1 March 2010, Monday
Day 36
Today I'm supposed to follow my husband to Malacca. Alas, because of the delay in the construction work in my kitchen, I have to shelve the idea as I need to be around to supervise the final outstanding work, i.e. painting of the ceiling, roof, washroom, and electrical fittings.
I fervently hope everything will go as planned. Tomorrow, the plumber is supposed to come in to redo our piping system. And if everything goes as planned, the carpenter would come in on Thursday to install our kitchen cabinets. And that would wrap up my kitchen makeover which has taken almost 40 days to complete.
And what's most important, I want to savour once again home-cooked food. And I'm sure my kids and hubby are looking forward to my cooking again.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Drinking nature - an unquenchable thirst
27 February 2010, Saturday
All my heart desires
All my heart desires
is to stand in an open meadow
and to get a whiff of green,
to taste the salubrious and unpolluted air,
to feel the earth want me,
without all this concrete pillars and beams
loathing me.
and to get a whiff of green,
to taste the salubrious and unpolluted air,
to feel the earth want me,
without all this concrete pillars and beams
loathing me.
Kitchen Makeover: Day 34
27 February 2010, Saturday
Day 34
Today, the plaster ceiling are finally fixed. What's left to be done next Monday would be all the painting and eletrical work plus final touches here and there. Pending the installation of kitchen cabinets, I have to put on hold cleaning up my brand new kitchen.
And because of all the delay in the outstanding work (I was hoping everything would be completed by Saturday), I have no choice but to shelve my plan of accompanying my husband to Malacca (he's there for a 3-day strategic planning meeting). Dread and double dread!!!
Day 34
Today, the plaster ceiling are finally fixed. What's left to be done next Monday would be all the painting and eletrical work plus final touches here and there. Pending the installation of kitchen cabinets, I have to put on hold cleaning up my brand new kitchen.
And because of all the delay in the outstanding work (I was hoping everything would be completed by Saturday), I have no choice but to shelve my plan of accompanying my husband to Malacca (he's there for a 3-day strategic planning meeting). Dread and double dread!!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Kitchen Makeover: Day 33
26 February 2010, Friday
Day 33
I was hoping that today most of the outstanding work would be done, but again was disappointed as Jali said that the plaster ceiling could only can be done on Saturday.
The plumber came to install the taps. And once he tested the washing machine tap, we were told the grim news that the water pressure was too low for it to function effectively.
This is due to the old taps from days gone by which may have rusted and blocked the water flow. Hence, we have no choice but to change to new piping system. And obviously, there's additional cost involved.
And, as today is a public holiday and since my busy-as-a-bee soulmate is around, we went to IKEA and Ikano Power Centre (Harvey Norman and Home Presentation) looking for kitchen accessories and fittings.
And I came home a happy woman as I got what I wanted for my kitchen - a beautiful black adjustable table which can extend on both ends should the need arise. And to complement our kitchen theme, we bought 2 black and 2 white chairs. The set is really pretty. I also indulged in 4 black vases and a transparent vase.
And later we drove to Jaya Jusco at Maluri as we wanted to look for an electronic crockery dryer. Earlier, we had scouted for it at Harvey Norman but was disappointed as the one they have in stock looks more like a hamster cage. So, when we saw the one at JJ, we bought it without much hesitation.
Drying dishes and cutleries has always been a thorny and wet issue, andwith this set, the problem of a messy and wet area would be a thing ofthe past.
All in all, despite the earlier disappointment (with the slow progress of my kitchen makeover and the grim news about our piping system), I am deliriously happy as I got what my heart desired. And I'm certainly looking forward to decorating my kitchen next week.
Day 33
I was hoping that today most of the outstanding work would be done, but again was disappointed as Jali said that the plaster ceiling could only can be done on Saturday.
The plumber came to install the taps. And once he tested the washing machine tap, we were told the grim news that the water pressure was too low for it to function effectively.
This is due to the old taps from days gone by which may have rusted and blocked the water flow. Hence, we have no choice but to change to new piping system. And obviously, there's additional cost involved.
And, as today is a public holiday and since my busy-as-a-bee soulmate is around, we went to IKEA and Ikano Power Centre (Harvey Norman and Home Presentation) looking for kitchen accessories and fittings.
And I came home a happy woman as I got what I wanted for my kitchen - a beautiful black adjustable table which can extend on both ends should the need arise. And to complement our kitchen theme, we bought 2 black and 2 white chairs. The set is really pretty. I also indulged in 4 black vases and a transparent vase.
And later we drove to Jaya Jusco at Maluri as we wanted to look for an electronic crockery dryer. Earlier, we had scouted for it at Harvey Norman but was disappointed as the one they have in stock looks more like a hamster cage. So, when we saw the one at JJ, we bought it without much hesitation.
Drying dishes and cutleries has always been a thorny and wet issue, andwith this set, the problem of a messy and wet area would be a thing ofthe past.
All in all, despite the earlier disappointment (with the slow progress of my kitchen makeover and the grim news about our piping system), I am deliriously happy as I got what my heart desired. And I'm certainly looking forward to decorating my kitchen next week.
Kitchen Makeover: Day 32
25 February 2010, Thursday
Day 32
Today, the workers laid the floor tiles, and thank God all the tiling work is finally completed. What's left to be done is plumbing which would be done tomorrow.
Day 32
Today, the workers laid the floor tiles, and thank God all the tiling work is finally completed. What's left to be done is plumbing which would be done tomorrow.
Kitchen Makeover: Day 31
24 February 2010, Wednesday
Day 31
As my kitchen floor was rather uneven, the workers spent today cementing it, and finalising the tiling on the concrete cabinet.
Day 31
As my kitchen floor was rather uneven, the workers spent today cementing it, and finalising the tiling on the concrete cabinet.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Kitchen Makeover: Day 30
23 February 2010, Tuesday
Day 30
Today marks the 30th day since my kitchen underwent a makeover. And I'm fervently hoping that by next week, everything would have been completed.
I miss tinkering in my kitchen. I miss a clean and neat house. And most of all, I miss my own cooking. I miss whipping up a frenzy in my kitchen.
Basically, I miss home-cooked food as we have been tapauing or dining outside the last 30 days. And believe me, all of us are getting sick and tired of consuming outside food. Some days, it gets downright unbearable, thinking of just what to eat.
Day 30
Today marks the 30th day since my kitchen underwent a makeover. And I'm fervently hoping that by next week, everything would have been completed.
I miss tinkering in my kitchen. I miss a clean and neat house. And most of all, I miss my own cooking. I miss whipping up a frenzy in my kitchen.
Basically, I miss home-cooked food as we have been tapauing or dining outside the last 30 days. And believe me, all of us are getting sick and tired of consuming outside food. Some days, it gets downright unbearable, thinking of just what to eat.
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