Ceilings Done

The main living room was halfway done. The ceiling at least. Next would come the soft furnishing instalment on the living room while the ceiling work would begin in our main bedroom.

During this period, we would be sleeping in Idlan's room. Once the bedroom was done, the work will then shift to the children's room, my study and the small living area. Hopefully by time work were being done on the other rooms, our main bedroom would be back in commission.

The next month would be a bit of a nightmare as we had to move things about in the house.

School Soon

Irfan would have another week of holiday, but Idlan is not so lucky. His class would start from Wednesday and he would have to start his morning routine again ...

He finished his holiday assignments last night and went through his tasks for the coming week. He also cleared up his room - stacking his Nerf guns away from his bed. Next came his school bags as well as starting to go to bed earlier than he had been during the holidays.

Idlan clearing up his roomFiles in the right placesEverything was ready apart from his lack of training for the upcoming games that he signed up for. He will start on Ultimate Frisbee every Friday afternoon from this week ..... Good luck!

A Long Stretch

8 calls over 40 days did not sound too bad. I was sure I had done worst stretch before. But in private practice, it was different. It was more hands on. Coupled with the fact that the stretch went through my boys Xmas break was really a downer. We ended up staying at home much of the time.

Add to that the renovation which was going on, certainly the weeks could have gone better. And Idlan would be starting his classes again tomorrow, after only 3 weeks break.

It was my day post-call, and my next one would be another 3 weeks away. Time to stretch my back a bit before another series of call around the Chinese New Year period. I also booked 5 days off work in a couple of weeks time. I was thinking of a weekend away maybe with the family. It had been a while since we went back to Penang. I wonder where Anita fancied going ....

Waiting for Fireworks

New Year struck right during the halftime of United playing Middlesborough, which made things rather complicated. As soon as the halftime whistle went, Anita and I went out to our balcony in anticipation of the fireworks.

Unfortunately there were more building erected since last year around the Mid Valley area - the Eco City Park - which blocked our direct view. But the rapturous sound of the firework was heard everywhere. The biggest display came from the direction of KLCC. But noticeably, there were lesser celebration this time around. The fireworks at KLCC also only lasted a mere 10 minutes. I could remember it being much longer before. I guess everybody were being sensible with the economy at the moment ...

The display at Mid Valley was less spectacular although it lasted longer. The sound was more deafening as it was only half a kilometer away from our apartment. After all was done, it was back to the football .... and a cracking game of football it was ....

The Renovation has Started

After moving into the apartment three years ago, we finally got our act together and settled for a renovation. Anita had a few ideas and managed to engage an interior decorator that suited her taste. So, the first day of renovation was today!

Cue the dust and the noise, it looked like this will go on for another month, in phases. We started out with the main living area first. By the end, the whole apartment including the maid's room would be transformed.

Hopefully everything would be ready before Irfan's birthday in February just in case he wanted a party.

Anita was under stress at the moment as the maid would be away for Xmas. The renovation would also be on hold during the holidays which gave us some respite. We might have to spend some time away from the apartment when our master bedroom were being upgraded. Hopefully that would be in a couple of weeks time ....