19 February 2010, Friday
Day 26
Today, both my husband and I are bound for Singapore. It'll be the first time, we're flying SilkAir.
And we're leaving the workers to resume work on my kitchen make-over. I hope everything will turn out okay with both of us being away.
Occasionally checked with the kids and was told that the wall tiles had been completed. Phew!!! Thank God there's progress.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Kitchen Makeover: Day 25
18 February 2010, Thursday
Day 25
Today, the workers were supposed to resume work, but when I checked with Jali, the site contractor, he told me that they would only come in tomorrow. Alas, I lost another precious day to the completion of my kitchen make-over.
I'm like Pinatubo volcanoe, wating to explode....
Day 25
Today, the workers were supposed to resume work, but when I checked with Jali, the site contractor, he told me that they would only come in tomorrow. Alas, I lost another precious day to the completion of my kitchen make-over.
I'm like Pinatubo volcanoe, wating to explode....
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Kitchen Makeover: Day 21 to Day 24
14 February 2010
Day 21 to Day 24
Today till 17 February, the workers (both Indonesians and Chinese) take a break. And they are supposed to resume work on 18 February (Thursday). Hopefully they do.
To all my Chinese friends, Gong Hee Fatt Choy!!! I reckoned the Chinese are welcoming an extremely HOT tiger. For the last one and half weeks, the heat has been unbearable and sweltering. Turning the air-condition on doesn't reduce the heat very much. At this point of time, I wish I'm holidaying in a cooler country.
Day 21 to Day 24
Today till 17 February, the workers (both Indonesians and Chinese) take a break. And they are supposed to resume work on 18 February (Thursday). Hopefully they do.
To all my Chinese friends, Gong Hee Fatt Choy!!! I reckoned the Chinese are welcoming an extremely HOT tiger. For the last one and half weeks, the heat has been unbearable and sweltering. Turning the air-condition on doesn't reduce the heat very much. At this point of time, I wish I'm holidaying in a cooler country.
Reunion of some sort
13 February 2010, Saturday
After a lapse of almost 1.5 years, today I met my ex-student, Omer Cepalo from Bosnia. He had been holidaying in Malaysia the last 1 month, but only managed to contact me at the very last minute through Zameer (another ex-ESOL student from Pakistan).
Omer Cepalo is scheduled to return to Bosnia tomorrow (Sunday). When I received a call from Faizal (also my ex-ESOL student from Malaysia), that both he and Omer Cepalo wanted to meet up today, I agreed immediately as I needed a break from supervising my kitchen makeover.
As my daughter Ina has also been cooped up in the house the last 1 week (she's back for a 2-week Chinese New Year break), I asked her along. Without much hesitation, she agreed.
We met at KLCC and had a sumptous and delectable lunch at House of Sundanese. Although the food was pricey, it was well worth it as the dishes were really good. Afterall it's not everyday that I could dine with my ex-ESOL students.
After lunch we went our separate ways; Omer and Faizal walked into Kinokuniya, and my daughter and I headed towards the LRT, enroute Amcorp Mall, as she wanted to buy a couple of stuff. In the end, she didn't buy anything as most shops were closed as the Chinese would be having their CNY reunion this evening.
We ended up buying McDonalds for my hubby and boys who hadn't taken their lunch (what my husband called as 'heavy tea') and I managed to nick two books from BookExcess (knowing how I cannot resist books), it's amazing that I only bought two books this time around.
All in all, it was a good outing for my daughter and I, as what I'd termed as "mother-daughter" time.
And, it was wonderful that I managed to have a REUNION of some sort with my ex-ESOL students. So long, farewell guys. Till we meet again, God knows when, especially for Omer, who's ensconed on the other end of the globe, i.e. Bosnia.
After a lapse of almost 1.5 years, today I met my ex-student, Omer Cepalo from Bosnia. He had been holidaying in Malaysia the last 1 month, but only managed to contact me at the very last minute through Zameer (another ex-ESOL student from Pakistan).
Omer Cepalo is scheduled to return to Bosnia tomorrow (Sunday). When I received a call from Faizal (also my ex-ESOL student from Malaysia), that both he and Omer Cepalo wanted to meet up today, I agreed immediately as I needed a break from supervising my kitchen makeover.
As my daughter Ina has also been cooped up in the house the last 1 week (she's back for a 2-week Chinese New Year break), I asked her along. Without much hesitation, she agreed.
We met at KLCC and had a sumptous and delectable lunch at House of Sundanese. Although the food was pricey, it was well worth it as the dishes were really good. Afterall it's not everyday that I could dine with my ex-ESOL students.
Muhammad Faizal with his brand-new 2010 hairdo
We ended up buying McDonalds for my hubby and boys who hadn't taken their lunch (what my husband called as 'heavy tea') and I managed to nick two books from BookExcess (knowing how I cannot resist books), it's amazing that I only bought two books this time around.
All in all, it was a good outing for my daughter and I, as what I'd termed as "mother-daughter" time.
And, it was wonderful that I managed to have a REUNION of some sort with my ex-ESOL students. So long, farewell guys. Till we meet again, God knows when, especially for Omer, who's ensconed on the other end of the globe, i.e. Bosnia.
Kitchen Makeover: Day 20
13 February 2010
Day 20
Yesterday Jali told me that his workers would come in this morning to cover the upper portion of the kitchen door with bricks, now that they have fixed the door, and the workers who's supposed to fix the mistake in the grille size was supposed to come too.
In the end, only work on my door, and fixing of the gutters were completed. My windows are still not fixed yet as the workers failed to turn up. Angry couldn't begin to describe my current feeling.
In any case, last evening, I received a call from my ex-student saying that Omer, my ex ESOL students is in town and wished to meet up. As I have veen supervisng dilligently and patiently my kitchen makeover the last 3 weeks, without any break, I agreed to meet up as I deserved a much-needed break. It has been quite a stressful 3 weeks, to say the least.
Day 20
Yesterday Jali told me that his workers would come in this morning to cover the upper portion of the kitchen door with bricks, now that they have fixed the door, and the workers who's supposed to fix the mistake in the grille size was supposed to come too.
In the end, only work on my door, and fixing of the gutters were completed. My windows are still not fixed yet as the workers failed to turn up. Angry couldn't begin to describe my current feeling.
In any case, last evening, I received a call from my ex-student saying that Omer, my ex ESOL students is in town and wished to meet up. As I have veen supervisng dilligently and patiently my kitchen makeover the last 3 weeks, without any break, I agreed to meet up as I deserved a much-needed break. It has been quite a stressful 3 weeks, to say the least.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Kitchen Makeover: Day 19
12 February 2010, Friday
Day 19
I was told that today, the electrician would come to fix all the electrical sockets and fixtures (hanging lights, downlights, fan, exhaust fan, cooker hood, hob). I did raise some issues with Jali but he dismissed my concerns (it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know all these, somehow a blogging housewife seems to know better.....)
So, when the electrician came, they were quite annoyed as they realised that most things were not ready yet despite being told otherwise by Jali, i.e no hole was drilled for cooker hood; wall lights and fan couldn't be fixed yet as the walls hadn't been painted yet. And the wall facing the washroom has not been plastered, hence they couldn't fix the electrical socket.....and the list goes on......
There's still a lot of things which are not done yet despite it being Day 19:
1/ Floor tiles
2/ Wall tiles (5%) left
3/ Grille
4/ Door
5/ Tiling of table top
6/ Gutters
7/ Painting of ceiling (dry area)
8/ Plaster ceiling of wet area
9/ Painting of washroom
10/ Kitchen cabinets
11/ Plumbing work
12/ Glass frame for windows (kittos' rooms)
Later in the afternoon, the workers came to fix the door and grille for the window. Thank God they called me before they fixed the grille for the windows.
Depth-wise, the grille was far too big. Of course I had told them they needed to redo or readjust as there was no way I was going to have an oversized grille spoling the beauty of my kitchen!!!! They promised to return tomorrow to fix the mistake.
I'm trying very hard to contain my anger and frustrations.....
Day 19
I was told that today, the electrician would come to fix all the electrical sockets and fixtures (hanging lights, downlights, fan, exhaust fan, cooker hood, hob). I did raise some issues with Jali but he dismissed my concerns (it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know all these, somehow a blogging housewife seems to know better.....)
So, when the electrician came, they were quite annoyed as they realised that most things were not ready yet despite being told otherwise by Jali, i.e no hole was drilled for cooker hood; wall lights and fan couldn't be fixed yet as the walls hadn't been painted yet. And the wall facing the washroom has not been plastered, hence they couldn't fix the electrical socket.....and the list goes on......
There's still a lot of things which are not done yet despite it being Day 19:
1/ Floor tiles
2/ Wall tiles (5%) left
3/ Grille
4/ Door
5/ Tiling of table top
6/ Gutters
7/ Painting of ceiling (dry area)
8/ Plaster ceiling of wet area
9/ Painting of washroom
10/ Kitchen cabinets
11/ Plumbing work
12/ Glass frame for windows (kittos' rooms)
Later in the afternoon, the workers came to fix the door and grille for the window. Thank God they called me before they fixed the grille for the windows.
Depth-wise, the grille was far too big. Of course I had told them they needed to redo or readjust as there was no way I was going to have an oversized grille spoling the beauty of my kitchen!!!! They promised to return tomorrow to fix the mistake.
I'm trying very hard to contain my anger and frustrations.....
I'm in labour!!!
12 February 2010, Friday
I'm in labour and my due date is not till 24 February 2010. Actually, I'm about done with my translation project. I'm now at Phase 3,i.e proofreading stage, and by the next couple of days, I should wrapup everything and hand over the completed assignment to ITNM.
Icouldn't wait to be relieved of this as it has been a long andlaborious process. Come to think of it, why do I keep on doing this?The money isn't that great, and it's a painful process. I likened doingtranslations to being pregnant:
1/ Conception stage (Acceptance of project)
2/ 1st Trimester (Translation)
3/ 2nd Trimester (Editing)
4/ 3rd Trimester (Proof reading)
5/ Labour (Finalising and tying up loose ends)
6/ A Baby is Born (Handing over completed project)
Andin my case, during stage 2 to 5, you keep cursing yourself on whyyou're in such deep s&*%#@, and after you've gone through Stage6, with a short break, and if another project comes along, you agree,just like agreeing to have another baby, despite going through a longand painful labour the last time around. Life is such, and I'm noexception.
And, especially when you see your nameprinted on the book, it's such a euphoric feeling, and reallysatisfying, just like holding and caressing your own baby.
I'm in labour and my due date is not till 24 February 2010. Actually, I'm about done with my translation project. I'm now at Phase 3,i.e proofreading stage, and by the next couple of days, I should wrapup everything and hand over the completed assignment to ITNM.
Icouldn't wait to be relieved of this as it has been a long andlaborious process. Come to think of it, why do I keep on doing this?The money isn't that great, and it's a painful process. I likened doingtranslations to being pregnant:
1/ Conception stage (Acceptance of project)
2/ 1st Trimester (Translation)
3/ 2nd Trimester (Editing)
4/ 3rd Trimester (Proof reading)
5/ Labour (Finalising and tying up loose ends)
6/ A Baby is Born (Handing over completed project)
Andin my case, during stage 2 to 5, you keep cursing yourself on whyyou're in such deep s&*%#@, and after you've gone through Stage6, with a short break, and if another project comes along, you agree,just like agreeing to have another baby, despite going through a longand painful labour the last time around. Life is such, and I'm noexception.
And, especially when you see your nameprinted on the book, it's such a euphoric feeling, and reallysatisfying, just like holding and caressing your own baby.
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