reno woes 3

pressing on with the count:

11. the main con continues to be elusive

12. HOM to the rescue as de facto project manager troubleshooting guy and part-time electrician. his earlier education coming in useful, i say

13. another permit appears to be missing 

14. and the cabinet measurements need rescuing

in other news, and in the fine tradition of murphy's law as applied to home renovations, the car breaks down today in the course of duty.

anatomy of a (middle-aged) date

i meet him after work.

me in a dress, he in longs.

we pay the peak-hour toll into town.

we dine on sake and sashimi.

and head home for coffee.

niceeee. 

new eating place

we discover a new eating place at funan mall. ingredients by weight and a most umami chicken and fish maw soup base that has me lapping to the bottom of the bowl.

unfortunately the mall has changed. it is now an eclectic mish-mash of women's young adults' kiddos' and f&b places in addition to the tech stuff which circumspectly stays on level 3. so we get a delicious lunch but do not find our new printer.

new toys

the workmen put in a new playground. HOM and i avidly follow their progress as we prepare for A's visit in a fortnight. it occurs to me this is the first time in thirty years we look at a playground with any interest.

soon we'll need to look for a stroller too.

plan b

kbt at bao er instead of jb. it turns out to be a smashing alternative. cool weather after the pre-dawn shower ice cold kaya and 'fridge solid butter in toast that stands up unaided topped off with a lazy stroll through the saturday fair at the market. pleasures seem to get simpler as we get older.

reno news: the electrical wall boxes arrive today, which is great timing indeed.

scuppered

we plan a quickie trip across the causeway for the long weekend, HOM and i.

wake up early zip over have breakfast at ah koong coffee at oriental shop at mid-valley lunch at new lucky then massage. don't forget the hanjuku cheesecake from lavender. good plan, eh!

we manage the wake up early bit. the live traffic camera shows a solid line of car lights to the border.

we go back to bed.

lookin' nice

today i notice that they try to make even the temporary pathway to the MRT station look welcoming and living room-like. which is very good of them and almost makes up for the additional 10 minutes i have to walk to get to where i want.

in additional news, the cement screed is finally poured. yesssss. one month late, but i tell HOM it definitely feels like we are renovating and progressing now.