Stylist House Call

Since they were little, the boys had always been fond of a single hair stylist when it came to haircut. And this "Uncle Truno", happened to be an ex-schoolmate of one of our buddies. Over the years, he had moved on from one saloon to another, and at the moment, he was in between jobs and he had just quit one before Xmas.

I found out that he had left when I called into the last place he was working at after Xmas and was told that he was no longer there. The school term was around the corner and the boys absolutely refused to let anybody else touch their hair. So, we had to call their "Uncle Truno".

He answered and he was more than happy to come over to the apartment to give the boys a nice trim.

I just had my cut at the mamak last week, so I was fine. Anita wanted a quick fringe and Truno just sorted out all three. He even arranged his own taxi to get in and out our apartment! It was definitely worth it!

Hopefully he would get a place to work soon as to be honest, he is a great stylist. He used to work in the US for close to 10 years before deciding to return home for family reasons.

Day Off

The original plan was to travel out of town. But it was changed at the last minute since our maid missed her flight. So, I was assigned to babysitting duty instead with Anita sorting our the boys books for school next week.

She had been gone since way morning since the queue at the school had been long for the bookstore. And our maid would only arrive later in the afternoon. Until then, there's would be me and the boys at the apartment. And yet had yet to wake up. Therefore, some peace and quiet until then.

I could do with a date with Anita though .... Of only somebody could hang around with my boys .....

Blackout

I was halfway through an episode of Downton Abbey with Anita when suddenly it was dark. There was blackout. And as expected, Idlan freaked out from his room.

We soon realised that it was not just our unit. The whole block - as well as the adjacent block - were all dark except far the lights coming from the corridor which were powered from an emergency generator at the basement. The generator also allowed one if the lifts to function which was great in situation such as this.

We decided to stay put. We opened the door to the verandah and just sat there listening to the chatter coming from the guardhouse. The Resident's Facebook face said that TNB was already informed and they were on their way.

It took them quite a while before the problem was fixed and the power returned almost an hour after it went out. Too late for Downton Abbey already now. Straight to bed maybe ....

Lazy Afternoon

Still no sign of our maid who was supposed to be back from the Philippines yesterday. As such, we decided to take things easy and just chill out for the afternoon. The boys definitely liked that idea. They would rather be at home all the playing with their toys.

My Mum would be having a kenduri tomorrow and I would be attending a wedding tonight. With the maid not in, I'd probably have to attend the wedding on my own. Too late to organise a sitter.

The clinic finished on time and since I didn't have that many inpatients, I reached home well early. Well, earlier than usual. A quick lunch, any I think I would take a nap. Weather outside was really great but I was in no mood to go out this afternoon. Chilling would be better ..... Happy Saturday all.

Lie in on Xmas Morning

I thought I deserved to get up late. And I didn't even go to bed late last night. 7 hours sleep. That was great although I did wake up for Subuh. It was after then that I decided to get back to bed.

And it was the right decision.

Woke up half an hour later. Hit the Facebook to wish friends and colleagues Merry Xmas, checked the news and a couple of blog entries later, it was time to hit the shower.

Again, for those celebrating, a Very Merry Xmas. I was sure a few other were in bed still chilling. Good on you!