"And the walls came tumbling down.....!"

Finally the walls came tumbling down yesterday, Friday 4 July. Approval was given mid week.

I went in to check and found the place locked up. The workers had finished work and cleaned the place up somewhat. There are now piles of sand in the rooms, waiting for the workers to lay the cement screed, before the laying of tiles. We had chosen the tiles only on Thursday, and for the next three weeks or so, the tiles will be laid on the floor and part of the walls.

Other work services have also been scheduled. There will be two air condition compressors running for the three rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. I do not intend running all the air conditioners together, but will be judicious about them.

Last Monday, I brought Emma with my wife and the maid, by bus, to see the place. Emma enjoyed herself at the playground which was directly under the maisonette. She also liked climbing up and down the stairs. After that we toured the shops and ate lunch at the Food Park. By the time we had walked to the Cold Storage, Emma was tired out. I had promised her an ice cream treat, but unfortunately the shop was closed. So we had to take turns carrying her. On the bus ride home, Emma fell asleep and the maid had to carry her.

Yesterday, my friend Denis had called me, and I brought him along to show him my new place. We had dinner at the Food Park and shared a steamed fish and claypot tau fu. Quite nicely down and only cost me $21.40. We bought some curry puffs and chicken pies from a famous confectionery shop to take home. Costing $1.00 and $1.20 each respectively, they tasted good.

Today, being a Saturday, I was left alone at home. I went down to Holland Village with the intention of eating my favourite yong tau fu for lunch. At the last moment, I decided to try my friend's shop selling Ipoh hor fun. It was terrible! The soup was tasteless. I ordered the set meal of chicken hor fun with dumpling soup and a barley for $8.50. I regretted going there and spoiled my lunch. I thought of my yong tau fu, but I was already half full. So I bought from the Food Junction, a packet ayam penyet, thinking that I might consume it in case I get hungry later in the day. On the way home by bus, my son called me. He had spent the night in his friend's house. He told me he did not have lunch yet. So I gave him the ayam penyet, which is one of his favourite.

As I am writing this, I was told that we are having a family dinner tonight, which I am looking forward to. That will certainly cancel out my bad lunch. Why am I thinking about food when I should be trying to lose weight????

Till then....