Well, there are still some touch-ups to be done, but generally speaking, IT IS DONE! FINALLY!! Now we can get the house cleaned, and start putting our carpets in place, and generally sorting out the place. Husband was most industrious on Saturday - put up loads of pictures, photos, etc, including my one and only favourite painting (Trees in autumn/winter), which was handpainted, then acryliced, lacquered and varnished, and weighs in at 20kg all in. MAN that was a tough one to put up. The house looks nice with pictures on the wall.
In fact, with the painting done, the whole house looks bright and cheerful and fresh, inside and outside. Including the fact that we had plaster ceiling done for the outside patio area, and that has made the whole outside area look so clean and bright! The only thing that spoils the picture is that we have 3 cars parked at the house, so it kinda takes up lots of space :-p
Husband has been doing lots of trips to SG lately - every week, 3 days a week. And that will continue for the next few weeks at least, after which we hope that it drops to once a week. This coming week he is leaving early tomorrow (Monday) morning, back on Thursday afternoon (which has been declared a holiday for Malaysian civil servants and banks, and now my company has also declared it an off-day!). Then, on Sat 28th April, we fly off to Phuket Pavilions to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary (where DID the time go?), till 2nd May. Really, really looking forward to this break, as it has been a LONG time since we actually had a decent holiday!
No exciting news to share, other than that... so, till next time, have a good life!
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Life goes on...
Yep, heading to mid-April, have moved house from Mont'Kiara to PJ, and everything is still kinda topsy-turvy. All our kitchen stuff is still in MK, we are waiting for our contractor and electrician to give us the quote for doing up our condo unit in Armanee Damansara Damai, and at the same time our PJ house is being painted all around us! Of course, having the house painted while we are living in it does cause it's own set of problems :-p mainly because you can't really sort out the rooms till the painting is done! Hopefully should be done by early next week, and hope to have the rooms all sorted out by end of next week!!
Husband is in SG right now - and will probably be there every week, Wed to Fri, for the foreseeable future. Well, I guess I can handle 2 nights a week without him.... especially now that we are back in PJ and I am with my parents, so at least the house doesn't feel so big and empty and lonely.
Our Mont'Kiara condo unit is on the market - and I'll be glad when we have a buyer for it... at least some of the financial headaches will be eased considerably! It's always good to have property which appreciates, but it is annoying when practically everything is tied up in property and it takes TIME to liquidate.
Work is chugging along too - busy enough, though not particularly stressed. Overall very nice customers, a good boss, good team mates, and the usual annoyance of lots of projects and not enough resources. But then, that is the same anywhere you go, so no complaints.
Till next time, have a great life everyone!
Husband is in SG right now - and will probably be there every week, Wed to Fri, for the foreseeable future. Well, I guess I can handle 2 nights a week without him.... especially now that we are back in PJ and I am with my parents, so at least the house doesn't feel so big and empty and lonely.
Our Mont'Kiara condo unit is on the market - and I'll be glad when we have a buyer for it... at least some of the financial headaches will be eased considerably! It's always good to have property which appreciates, but it is annoying when practically everything is tied up in property and it takes TIME to liquidate.
Work is chugging along too - busy enough, though not particularly stressed. Overall very nice customers, a good boss, good team mates, and the usual annoyance of lots of projects and not enough resources. But then, that is the same anywhere you go, so no complaints.
Till next time, have a great life everyone!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Slight change of plans...
I have to be in good ol' Sinjapoh for work next week from Monday to Wednesday, so Husband is also extending his stay till then. I will fly to SG on Sunday (or Saturday even, if I can make it!), so that I have more time to spend with him. Then work on Monday and Tuesday and back home on Wednesday - I fly back, he drives back.
This, of course, means that when the movers arrive on Sat with our stuff from SG, I have to deal with them... and that we cant move our stuff from our current condo unit to PJ until Thursday. No worries lah.. it will work out.
Tomorrow am taking our real estate agent and a potential buyer to see our Armanee Damansara Damai condo. First one!!! Not sure if anything will happen, but to be honest, Husband and I had decided that we would actually like to live there.... so I am taking a contractor and an electrician (both are guys we have worked with for almost 20 years, through several renovations of various properties!) out there on Sat afternoon, to see what changes we want to do, and to talk about installing lights, fans, aircons, etc, so they can give me quotations. By the time they give me the quotation, we should have an idea of whether or not the potential buyer is serious or not, and can make a decision then.
So, wish us luck, whatever happens!
This, of course, means that when the movers arrive on Sat with our stuff from SG, I have to deal with them... and that we cant move our stuff from our current condo unit to PJ until Thursday. No worries lah.. it will work out.
Tomorrow am taking our real estate agent and a potential buyer to see our Armanee Damansara Damai condo. First one!!! Not sure if anything will happen, but to be honest, Husband and I had decided that we would actually like to live there.... so I am taking a contractor and an electrician (both are guys we have worked with for almost 20 years, through several renovations of various properties!) out there on Sat afternoon, to see what changes we want to do, and to talk about installing lights, fans, aircons, etc, so they can give me quotations. By the time they give me the quotation, we should have an idea of whether or not the potential buyer is serious or not, and can make a decision then.
So, wish us luck, whatever happens!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Moving, again
It's been two weeks since my last post, and I can't figure out where the time has gone.. it's just zipped by so fast! So, what's been happening?
Let's see, Tuesday 13th March, Husband drove down to SG again, for meetings. On Friday 16th I took the late afternoon bus to SG, (Aeroline, I would recommmend them anytime), arriving late evening. Saturday we went for a friends wedding (Congratulations to Martin Oliver and his truly lovely wife, Jasmine), where, would you believe it, I bumped into someone whom I worked with in 1982 and have never seen since!! In fact, it's kinda scary, the number of people I've been bumping into over the last two weeks, who I have not seen for 20 years or more. though I must say it IS nice that we still recognise each other - obviously we have not changed too much :-)
So, as you can imagine, the last two weeks have been a trip down memory lane! Ex-colleagues from UMBC days, and an ex-colleague from Business Girl days in SG. The world is VERY small indeed.
We left SG very early on 18th morning to head back to KL... and on Tuesday 20th March Husband had to head back to SG again!!! Dual purpose trip this time - he has a whole load of meetings from 20th afternoon all the way through to 31st March AND, on 24th March he had to empty out our water bed in the apartment in SG, in preparation for having everything packed up on 26th March for bringing back to KL. He'll be back in KL hopefully either 30th or 31st March, after handing the keys to the apartment back to the agent, while our stuff from SG will be delivered on Sat 31st March.
In parallel, in KL, on 24th Mar, I got the movers to send me a couple of guys to our house in PJ to help move down the things we want to give away or sell off... My parents have already found a family (mother with two daughters) who will find some of our stuff quite useful, so we are giving them a bunk bed, a queen size bed, a stand mirror, and our 2+2+1+1 black leather sofa set. So, anyway, moved all the stuff from upstairs to downstairs (outside, where it will sit temporarily, waiting to be moved or chucked away) on Sat morning, and then spent most of the rest of the day, until 3.30pm, TIDYING UP the upstairs. Sorting out cupboards, throwing away junk, etc. It was RATHER tiring.
4.30pm set off for a friends house in Melawati, where we were having a surprise birthday party for another friend. Dropped my parents off at their friends house in the same area, so that they could do some visiting while I was stuffing my face at the party. It was a very good evening... lots of talk, noise, laughing, eating, etc. Left around 10.00pm, after picking up my parents, took a night drive through KL city, and got home around 10.35pm.
Now I am back home in MK Pines, doing exciting stuff like the laundry :-) and then going to put my feet up and relax for a while.
To all of you out there, hope you had a good weekend, and hope you have a great week ahead too!
PS: Had to insert this picture, which is just one view from the balcony of our apartment in Armanee. Can you just about see the KLCC towers in the distance? Enjoy!
Let's see, Tuesday 13th March, Husband drove down to SG again, for meetings. On Friday 16th I took the late afternoon bus to SG, (Aeroline, I would recommmend them anytime), arriving late evening. Saturday we went for a friends wedding (Congratulations to Martin Oliver and his truly lovely wife, Jasmine), where, would you believe it, I bumped into someone whom I worked with in 1982 and have never seen since!! In fact, it's kinda scary, the number of people I've been bumping into over the last two weeks, who I have not seen for 20 years or more. though I must say it IS nice that we still recognise each other - obviously we have not changed too much :-)
So, as you can imagine, the last two weeks have been a trip down memory lane! Ex-colleagues from UMBC days, and an ex-colleague from Business Girl days in SG. The world is VERY small indeed.
We left SG very early on 18th morning to head back to KL... and on Tuesday 20th March Husband had to head back to SG again!!! Dual purpose trip this time - he has a whole load of meetings from 20th afternoon all the way through to 31st March AND, on 24th March he had to empty out our water bed in the apartment in SG, in preparation for having everything packed up on 26th March for bringing back to KL. He'll be back in KL hopefully either 30th or 31st March, after handing the keys to the apartment back to the agent, while our stuff from SG will be delivered on Sat 31st March.
In parallel, in KL, on 24th Mar, I got the movers to send me a couple of guys to our house in PJ to help move down the things we want to give away or sell off... My parents have already found a family (mother with two daughters) who will find some of our stuff quite useful, so we are giving them a bunk bed, a queen size bed, a stand mirror, and our 2+2+1+1 black leather sofa set. So, anyway, moved all the stuff from upstairs to downstairs (outside, where it will sit temporarily, waiting to be moved or chucked away) on Sat morning, and then spent most of the rest of the day, until 3.30pm, TIDYING UP the upstairs. Sorting out cupboards, throwing away junk, etc. It was RATHER tiring.
4.30pm set off for a friends house in Melawati, where we were having a surprise birthday party for another friend. Dropped my parents off at their friends house in the same area, so that they could do some visiting while I was stuffing my face at the party. It was a very good evening... lots of talk, noise, laughing, eating, etc. Left around 10.00pm, after picking up my parents, took a night drive through KL city, and got home around 10.35pm.
Now I am back home in MK Pines, doing exciting stuff like the laundry :-) and then going to put my feet up and relax for a while.
To all of you out there, hope you had a good weekend, and hope you have a great week ahead too!
PS: Had to insert this picture, which is just one view from the balcony of our apartment in Armanee. Can you just about see the KLCC towers in the distance? Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Our new condo at Armanee
Yep, you guessed it, we got the keys :-) FINALLY!!!
Actually, we got the letter from the developer on 22nd Feb (right after CNY), and we went in on 26th Feb (Monday) to make all the final payments. They then tried to make an appointment with us for the FOLLOWING week to pick up the keys... and Husband stood his ground and forced them to handover the keys immediately... so we were the first owners of Block B of Armanee Damansara Damai to get our keys.
Went straight there, and went up to our unit, and were TOTALLY blown away by the incredible view from our balcony. Let me say that the balcony is GORGEOUS, and the view, almost 270deg, is FANTASTIC. We can even see the KLCC Twin Towers in the distance!
Quality wise, to put it very simply, it is much better than the quality of the first two blocks (A & C). There is nothing in there that you would not replace in a renovation anyway, and everything else is minor stuff that Husband says he can do so easily. The only "major" defect, in that sense, is woodworm in one of the wooden strips that runs along the bottom of the wall in one of the bedrooms - and if you are planning on replacing it anyway, then even that is not an issue.
The area around there is pretty well developed - lots of shophouses with eating places, clinics, car workshops, small offices, service centres, mosque, super market, etc, etc, etc. The road works are slated to complete within the next few months (right now, I would say about 70% complete). There is a short 3km stretch left to finish. Though I must say that the traffic, despite the roadworks and jam, is still better than it used to be 3 years ago!
We have put it on the market, but are not quite decided if we do want to sell or not - we'll see how it goes. In fact we will be putting our Mont'Kiara Pines condo unit up for sale too. Anyone interested?
Other than that, I am happy to say that I have been steadily improving, healthwise. Work is getting more interesting and challenging. Husband and I are planning on moving to our house in PJ, see how it is living with my parents - mostly because we realised we just dont see enough of them or my sis and her family, or even my brother and his family... so by moving to PJ we hope to spend more time with all of them... and by end of the year, when our new condo unit in Mont'Kiara is ready, we can decide if we want to move again or not. See how lah!
Right now we are sorting out moving our stuff back from Sinjapoh to PJ, and from Mont'Kiara to PJ; working with the agent to see if we can sell Armanee and Pines; trying to sort out our financial life to simplify it as much as possible - target is for me to retire too :-)
Had some friends over for dinner last Friday - Husband did his specialty roast leg of lamb, and was told by our guests that it was "To die for". That, followed by steamed syrup pudding with custard for dessert kinda soothed the soul.
Saturday Husband and I, together with my sis and her husband, went to Damansara Village Steamboat to meet up with friends for dinner. 4 of us, LOTS of food, EXCELLENT FRESH sea-food and noodles and quail egg and loads of big bottles of beer, fried dumplings, chicken and beef satay, and the list goes on. I have to say the quality of the food was absolutely excellent - and bearing in mind that I am not normally a steamboat fan - we thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and the company. Met at 7.30pm and we kept talking and eating and talking and eating and never noticed the passing of time. Finally broke up our meet and eat session close to midnight. It was a really good good evening. For the 8 of us, the entire bill worked out to only RM50 per head! Excellent value for money.
If you are interested in trying it out:
- Damansara Village Steamboat, No. 1067 Jln Jenjarum, Kg Sg Kayu Ara, Off Jln SS23/10, 47400 PJ.
- Tel: +603-78031832.
- Business hours is 5.30pm to midnight every day.
Well, that's it for now. Wish us luck for our move back to PJ, and for selling our condos. Of course, if you know anyone interested in acquiring a condo in either Mont'Kiara or Damansara Damai, do let me know.
Have a fantastic March.
Actually, we got the letter from the developer on 22nd Feb (right after CNY), and we went in on 26th Feb (Monday) to make all the final payments. They then tried to make an appointment with us for the FOLLOWING week to pick up the keys... and Husband stood his ground and forced them to handover the keys immediately... so we were the first owners of Block B of Armanee Damansara Damai to get our keys.
Went straight there, and went up to our unit, and were TOTALLY blown away by the incredible view from our balcony. Let me say that the balcony is GORGEOUS, and the view, almost 270deg, is FANTASTIC. We can even see the KLCC Twin Towers in the distance!
Quality wise, to put it very simply, it is much better than the quality of the first two blocks (A & C). There is nothing in there that you would not replace in a renovation anyway, and everything else is minor stuff that Husband says he can do so easily. The only "major" defect, in that sense, is woodworm in one of the wooden strips that runs along the bottom of the wall in one of the bedrooms - and if you are planning on replacing it anyway, then even that is not an issue.
The area around there is pretty well developed - lots of shophouses with eating places, clinics, car workshops, small offices, service centres, mosque, super market, etc, etc, etc. The road works are slated to complete within the next few months (right now, I would say about 70% complete). There is a short 3km stretch left to finish. Though I must say that the traffic, despite the roadworks and jam, is still better than it used to be 3 years ago!
We have put it on the market, but are not quite decided if we do want to sell or not - we'll see how it goes. In fact we will be putting our Mont'Kiara Pines condo unit up for sale too. Anyone interested?
Other than that, I am happy to say that I have been steadily improving, healthwise. Work is getting more interesting and challenging. Husband and I are planning on moving to our house in PJ, see how it is living with my parents - mostly because we realised we just dont see enough of them or my sis and her family, or even my brother and his family... so by moving to PJ we hope to spend more time with all of them... and by end of the year, when our new condo unit in Mont'Kiara is ready, we can decide if we want to move again or not. See how lah!
Right now we are sorting out moving our stuff back from Sinjapoh to PJ, and from Mont'Kiara to PJ; working with the agent to see if we can sell Armanee and Pines; trying to sort out our financial life to simplify it as much as possible - target is for me to retire too :-)
Had some friends over for dinner last Friday - Husband did his specialty roast leg of lamb, and was told by our guests that it was "To die for". That, followed by steamed syrup pudding with custard for dessert kinda soothed the soul.
Saturday Husband and I, together with my sis and her husband, went to Damansara Village Steamboat to meet up with friends for dinner. 4 of us, LOTS of food, EXCELLENT FRESH sea-food and noodles and quail egg and loads of big bottles of beer, fried dumplings, chicken and beef satay, and the list goes on. I have to say the quality of the food was absolutely excellent - and bearing in mind that I am not normally a steamboat fan - we thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and the company. Met at 7.30pm and we kept talking and eating and talking and eating and never noticed the passing of time. Finally broke up our meet and eat session close to midnight. It was a really good good evening. For the 8 of us, the entire bill worked out to only RM50 per head! Excellent value for money.
If you are interested in trying it out:
- Damansara Village Steamboat, No. 1067 Jln Jenjarum, Kg Sg Kayu Ara, Off Jln SS23/10, 47400 PJ.
- Tel: +603-78031832.
- Business hours is 5.30pm to midnight every day.
Well, that's it for now. Wish us luck for our move back to PJ, and for selling our condos. Of course, if you know anyone interested in acquiring a condo in either Mont'Kiara or Damansara Damai, do let me know.
Have a fantastic March.
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