RENOVATIONS COMPLETE! The house has now transformed and rolled out!
(my 'guy' room... the store. Linda reckons that i'm deluding myself... sad.)

Actually already done that a couple of months ago but i was too crap lazy to sign in to blog. Matter of fact, this whole rebuilding thing had really exhausted me. I'm just trying to find some time where Linda & meself could eff off somewhere and just VEGETATE as my old friend Vernon used to say when faced with stressful, idiotic situations.

So here's an update of what's happened since the last entry:

1. We had the housewarming for neighbours and family. It was fun. I think, it was also the first in the neighbourhood and they enjoyed it caused they stayed for more than a while! Got the food, the furniture but GUESS WHAT!?! us two smart-bums forgot the DRINKS!!! Eek! Dad and uncle Kwang solved that problem by driving off with RM120 from my wallet and a short visit to the local H&L super.

2. Our sister school colleagues came to town and we hosted the three ladies for dinner. Took them to the Junk and had a great time. We adjourned to the house for coffee and tea and more 'im'polite conversations!


(picture not taken at our place... interestingly, we didn't take any!) Meet you again, Lana, Robyn & Kaylene!

3. The guys and girls decided that since we didn't have an 'open' housewarming, they'd invite themselves to warm the place up for us! So sweet...


(Elissa, Frank & Calvin on a waaay too small couch!)


(Frank, Calvin & Mike) Hey, Carol! Thanks for letting me borrow these two shots from your Facebook album... albeit without me asking. thanks, you are sooo kind.

4. We added to the family a 4th member... no, Linda did not have a new baby. We finally brought over David's dog, Paffy... yes... i know... what kind of name is Paffy? Dunno-lah... you go ask David. He was adamant that it was a Paffy Dog.




5. And finally, David has developed this notion that because we have a semi-walled up backyard, it's okay to go FULL-ON Birthday suit for his version of 'indoor'-outdoor showers! Looks good actually, maybe next time i'll join him!

tired. home renovations. message to prepare. exam papers to grade. God is good. in HIM i can. in HIM i live. JOY. PEACE.

We had a wonderful weekend, this. Arnold, Cheryl and Theo Nathan flew over from Nilai. It was a blast. Theo and David had so much fun enjoying each other's company. Parting was really. really excruciating. They were oh so sad.

We did the croc farm, 'tambang' boat ride up the Sarawak River, had crabs at a restaurant (although this restaurant's food standards were not as high as they used to be... bad), enjoyed a fantastic dinner at Pinoy along Padungan Road, and watched the two monkeys play the whole day!

Here are some pictures to go along with the words above!








and David took this shot himself.

Goodness... Kuching's slowly becoming a 'wired' city. Even my neighbourhood 'kopitiam' (coffee shop) has free WiFi ! And, the uncle here makes one of the best coffee in Kuching. He's been in the trade since he was 15 years old.

Being a designated cluster school is nice but, there are accompanying headaches. Firstly, the mountains of paperwork to get through - this is before getting the cluster status and even now. Every single thing we do, buy, learn or think must be documented.

Secondly, the scrutiny - i've lost count as to how many 'guests' we've hosted from the Ministry of Education who've come to look into our planning and implementation.

Thirdly, the 'red tape' - i guess all these checks and balances are necessary to ensure that the money given to us is spent wisely. However, give us a break and trust us a little, please....

Aside from the challenges outlined above, we're glad to get the cluster status and the assistance which we've been waiting for since 1997 &, Oh, i'm speaking from the perspective of our wind orchestra. Thank God for our WOTeam led by Rabiah Hj Ghani which includes Goh Hui Leng, Rosmuna Putit and myself. I'm so blessed to work with them and i hope i won't let them down.

Check out our new Wind Orchestra blog at The SainsKu Winds.