My humble house

  • Moving last bits of furniture to Muar house

    I have arranged for a lorry to transport restored furniture on Deepavalli Day to Muar house. Hopefully , this will be the last lorry load of big items to Muar house. I have not blogged for about a month because to be honest have been just too lazy . I have been going back to…

  • Dad’s carpet

    Went on Saturday to PJ house to get the carpet . I had to ask Munirah to come along as I needed her help to get the carpet into the car . The carpet was heavy . I could not carry it on my own. We drove  to the shop at Jalan Klang Lama .…

  • Before’s and After’s

    Just to recollect some of the restoration that I have done on pieces of furniture for the Muar house . The cane arm chair is I believe in the furniture from the 1970’s . The golden brass bed is my sis’s wedding bed . The bed was a present from my parents to her for…

  • Solo trip to Muar- Day 4 & Day 5

    I basically just worked on my laptop . Had so much to do in terms of work . I have to come back to Muar as I got to solve the mattress problem for my bedroom ha ! Also, there is another cat ( a fat cat ) sauntering around in my garden , see…

  • Solo Trip to Muar-Day 3 Monday

    I did the most important errand today . This is to go to the Pejabat Tanah to collect documents on behalf of my brother . I did this within 20 minutes ha ha ha . Drove to Pejabat Tanah in Muar at 8 am and was able to find parking in the compound which is…

  • Solo Trip to Muar – Day 2

    First thing in the morning . I set out to Linda’s daughter house to have breakfast with her . Her daughter recommended this cafe which served good food but only for breakfast and tea . There was a queue maybe because it’s Sunday morning but Linda told me its a popular place . Cafe was…

  • My Solo Trip to Muar- Day 1 ( Saturday)

    Drove alone to Muar on Saturday morning . I was suppose to go with a friend but she had something at work last minute . That’s ok because these things happen . Left my condo at Templers at 8 am and arrived in the Muar house at 10. 30 am so the journey took me…

  • Johore Bahru and tea with Derek and Singapore

    Called upon Derek for tea on our second day in Johore Bahru . He is 95 years old ! He is still lucid ( thank god !) as we were able to have a conversation with him . He does have short lapses of memory but he is aware of this . For instance ,…

  • Day 4 Drove from Muar to Johore Bahru dated 25 July 2024

    On the 4th day of the trip, I drove from Muar to Johore Bahru. The drive took me about 2.5 hours as I wasn’t driving fast . We arrived in Johore Bahru after lunch . We stop by the highway R&R and had our lunch and more fish asam pedas . The fish asam pedas…

  • Day 2 Trip to Muar with Mazni dated 24 July , 2024

    Day 2 in Muar starts with Encik Rahman coming to the house after the termites man left the house . This was  about noon time . The two cleaners were already in the house . Encik Rahman showed me the kebun behind the house. Then we went to see the other kebun at Sg.Sudah .…