Metals by Ming

I got to know Ming Thein from Flickr and over the years had became a fan of the work of this remarkable man. The word got out that he had some of his work on show at Centre for Asian Photographer over at Jaya ONE. And since Anita and the boys wanted to check the place anyhow, so I thought I could hit two birds with one stone.

Why not?

The Centre was a lot smaller than I thought. Privately funded, it had a cafe at the lower floor and you take a step on the top floor of the duplex unit to see the exhibition area.

Ming had around a couple of dozens of prints on display. The theme concerns metalwork. People working with metals and fabrication. Quite literally.

The prints were gorgeous, but I found that the walls were too crowded. And the lack of narrative to take me through the photos were disconcerting. Maybe I was used to exhibits being of a certain look. This certainly was a slight departure to it.

None the less, the works would be something to be proud of. Something worth looking at, both the work and the centre.

The centre is located on the second floor of the newly reopened Jaya ONE.

The Boys were Back

The wait was finally over. The boys were back at the apartment. Anita had dinner before leaving and by the time that was done, the traffic had already subsided and the boys were fuelled up.

The plan would be to stay at the apartment until next weekend as next week would be one of those weird three day week.

So, the moment they arrived, the boys unpacked and were camped in their room. Back to the consoles and it would be a challenge to get them to sleep later tonight. According to Irfan, bedtime was cancelled. Good luck!

Weekend Out

Now that Idlan had recovered from his operation last week, it was time to make the move to apartment for the rest of the holiday months. Unfortunately due tmynwork commitment, we onlplanned to gavel some time next month, just before the school term starts.

The boys had been looking forward to the move. Packing hasn't started yet however. So, the next couple of days would be occupied with that.

With the maid away, Anita felt that it would be easier to cope at the apartment rather than the Gombak house. We could also travel in and out much easier from the apartment as well. The boys also prefer their own room.

So, at least we had plenty to occupy ourselves for the weekend.

At Mum's

For the Sunday kenduri, as planned, we packed up and leave for my Mum's place on Friday evening. We would be spending the weekend there. The boys seemed happy with that.

Clinic as usual for me this morning, and then we would be doing a bit of shopping in the afternoon. My Sister was still en route from their holidays in Singapore and would be joining us later in the evening. No doubt there would be more food tonight ....

Plans for the Weekend

It would be a kenduri for Idlan this weekend at my Mum's place. The boy would have his bersunat - circumcision - next week, so we planned to have a gathering. The complication would be that I would be covering for a few colleagues. I would arrange for some cover during the time but I could imagine that I would have my hands full.

To make things simple, we planned to spend the weekend at my Mum's. That way Anita could help out and I would not have to rush through too many places.

So, we would be packing on Friday and leave after the boys were done with their Al Manaar exam. Looking forward to it ..