A wedding and a holiday camp

Oh man, this has got to be the busiest week ever. First it was KK's godbrother's wedding, which meant not one but three nights of makan and helping out. He's after all the only son.

How chaotic? Think dozens of relatives from outstation, think of the meals they had to prepare, think buffet dinner the next night and finally a grand vegetarian dinner at a restaurant on the final day. Phew!

The next day was the start of the Vacation Bible School for the kids and as I had volunteered to help out, there I was with my camera.

I actually did not think it would be so exhausting but after the third day my BP level had actually shot up tremendously. By the way, I think I may have to start medication soon... :(

But it was great fun shooting the kids at play, at study and at mealtimes. Thank you, Lord, for the children, for your Word and for your Grace.

Facial

Gone for my second facial in two years. Painful, yes, but I guess it's worth it because I am prone to blackheads. Not cheap though. I paid RM50 two years ago and now it's RM75. I guess there's a price to pay for looking nice.

How my Saturday went

The bath at the house which was on sale. Nice or not?

Yahoo, today's Saturday so that means I get a day off. I always look forward to this day of the week as it means:

* I get to eat a nice breakfast -- usually dim sum -- with my missus and kids and spend quality time with them;

* I get to maybe go to MPH or Kinokuniya at MidValley or KLCC and lepak there before we end up at a movie or something.

Well, one out of two ain't bad. We found a new shop to have our dim sum and it was quite a tasty treat. Not too expensive (though the waiter was surly most of the time) and the environment was okay. The food was yummy.

We wanted to watch Casino Royale but decided against it later as it was the first school holiday weekend and the movie just opened a couple of days ago. Sure no tickets.

So we went house-watching again and fixed an afternoon appointment to view a 2 1/2-storey house.

After a little shopping at Jusco in Pearl Point and picking up KK who was at a Hari Raya do, we went to the said house but it turned out to be smaller than we expected. Guess there is a big difference between a house that is renovated and one that's not! So, buy or not buy?

So much free time

Got a day off finally after a long week. Funnily enough, don't know what to do with all the free time. After having a hearty breakfast and paying the house bills, I suddenly had a lot of lepak time on my hands.

Hmmm. I think it's because my maid has come back from Indonesia and so the chores at home were all pretty much done.

Actually, I do have some stuff to do -- write an article, pack my things, plan my wife's book, watch a DVD, update this blog (ha ha), reply e-mails, punt some stocks (must make some money for my new house-mah), go to Low Yat and buy my gadget stuff, call up an old friend for a drink... etc -- but having an off day seems like such a luxury so become quite lazy-lor.

Actually, my mind's still on the 2 1/2-storey house. Can I afford it? But I want, I want...

House-hunting

Went house-hunting with the missus and the kids last weekend. Don't know why but we were suddenly bitten by the need-more-space bug. I guess I'm also getting fed-up with some of my neighbour's relatives.

After 12 years, it is time to get a new place. Pity about the RM5k spent on my toilets though. My other half did take a lot of time and care choosing the fittings.

Strange but then we actually thought we could continue staying in the present place for at least three more years.

Anyway, one old semi-dee that we checked out did give us the creeps. Firstly, after waiting a long time for the agent to show up with the keys, we suddenly discovered that the outer gate and the main door were actually not locked! It was only four in the afternoon but the interior of the house was really dark -- the agent blamed it on the tinted glass on the windows -- we could not see much of the kitchen and the back. The house at the back was also abandoned after some partially-completed renovation work so that also added to the state of disrepair. Creepy.

Another semi-dee opposite was in better condition and still tenanted but we all agreed that the space inside the house was quite small. Things also looked quite old and there were lots of mosquitoes. Next!

Anyway, we ended up looking at some 2 1/2-storey houses and guess out, everyone's pretty enthusiastic. The downside: leasehold, RM470k, and still need to renovate the porch to park two cars. Hmmm. The missus is quite smtten though and I know that what the missus likes, the missus usually gets!