Bring the Pasar Back!

Talking about renovations, when I was walking from the Menara Utama to Menara Timur yesterday, I realised that the main corridor linking the two were closed. There was a big sign blocking the way. It used to be main walkway for patient transfer. It turned out that there was a some renovation work going on at Pasar Siti Khadijah, a foyer at Menara Timur.

It was called a pasar - meaning market - because back when I first joined UMMC, once a month, usually after payday, there were stalls being erected there, selling clothes, foodstuffs, gifts and I used to enjoy going there to buy some pickles. I knew the nurses like the market, and so were the patients. I used to buy pickles and snacks for the nurses back then. Unfortunately, the market stopped operating three years back. Not sure why, but it was a crying shame.

So far I have seen that they have put on a coat of paintAt the moment, the foyer were used for indoor sports, patient gathering and assembly points. I'd say, bring the pasar back!

A Mini Renovation

Before we return from the UK, we decided to invest on some properties back home and as a result now own a house not far from where we live with the in-laws now. There had been plan to move out, but since our parents were not really well, and Anita's brother was currently working in Turkmenistan, we decided to stay put. It was good for our boys as well. But the downside was, the house were empty. The unit next to our house was bought by the Anita's brother who working abroad, so from time to time, we do spent a weekend there.

A couple of weeks back, there was a break-in at our brother's place. We used to have an alarm installed, but due to regular lightning storms in the area, a short circuit actually damaged the system, so decided to do without them. Unfortunately, the burglars probably knew about that as well, and entered the unit. Our house was a bit more secure and the grill prevented easy access. Not so for the other unit.

Part of the renovation includes redoing the retaining wallLandscaping will be laterYes! It was Anita who picked the colour.Clearing up last year's door decorLastly Anita making sure everything was spick and spanThey managed to get in, and almost emptied the kitchen and the main bedroom. We decided after that to renovate both units to make them more secure, although we conceded that the best way to make the unit safe would be to actually live there and sort put the alarm.

As pa of the renovation, we also decided to paint the main gate as well as rebuilt one of the retaining wall - the house was built by a hill slope. The main garden were also being landscaped again. The whole thing would take another couple of weeks to be completed. Then we shall sort out the alarm. Will we move there soon? Very unlikely.

Renovations done

Well, almost. All we needed now was to fix the internet - the signal was pretty weak in the room downstairs- and to install Astro b’yond. The floorings were done, so was the painting and fixing of the new tables and cabinets. I had to replace my trusty old Black & Decker cordless drill - it mysteriously went off on the day I tried to fix the IKEA table. I was now equipped with a new and bigger drill - don’t take it the wrong way ….

Irfan of course helped with the screws and the paintwork. 

Renovations

Idlan and his asthma was really driving everybody nuts at times. We tried changing the beddings and pillows. No change. We got rid of the cats. He was still sneezing. We spend a small fortune on air purifiers and special ‘suck all’ vacuum. No luck. We even change out bedroom into a newly renovated space. He was still coughing at night. The funny thing was, the coughing seemed to disappear when we stayed at either our apartment in PD or the kampong house in Kuala Kangsar. The difference was night and day. We were convinced then that it must be something about the house or the room. It was on the same level as the main kitchen for a start. That will need sorted out.

We will start renovating our old room, turning it into a new living and study room. We will move some of the clutter from the bedroom out and hopefully get some fresh air in. We have got some new furnitures in as well. We also got a new LCD TV, and will connect a new ASTRO system in there - b’yond of course. Since it would be separate to the bedroom, I would be able to enjoy some football without bothering my in-laws in the main living room. I will be taking pictures on the renovation everyday to see the change!

Walking on the corridor of ..... not so powerful

Surprisingly empty for this hour

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