It's welcome again...to a new week! Thank God that me still around to key in this latest post about my Life as is...
Yup, the weekend that was, was a good one! Considering the fact that me am growing older by the week, it was a fair & appropriate plunge to make, namely a weekend trip & stay @ Lot 43, Taiping!
And so it was that we packed our bags ( including my new "baby"... hehe ... you know what that is, right?) and headed down south. The heavy but short downpour along the way helped to wash & clean our car. And as it was still early when we arrived at Kamunting, Taiping, we headed straight for our destination ... Lot 43!
An unforeseen hitch held up our entry into Lot 43 though. However, the timely arrival of KL's mom facilitated our unannounced arrival. My...was KL thrilled to see us! Esp my other half... her granny!! KL literally ran into her waiting arms!! That scene was worth all the uncertainties of the pros of such a visit...way beyond words to describe!
Lunch was at McD's @ Taiping Sentral. And yup, we savoured the special pricing for its new special lunch offerings, namely the "12 to 3" offer.
With all tummies filled, we were taken for a drive through Lake Gardens where the Bank Rakyat fair was being held. The crowd was huge. Guess it's "pesta" time for Taiping folks!
Dinner was kinda special, too! KL & parents took us to the newly-opened SSL Hotel. Great ambience. Great restaurant corner. Me had Lamb Shank while my other half had their special Chicken Chop with black pepper sauce. Yum yum...food was tasty indeed! Have a look at the "KL in 2009" slideshow on the right of this Blog for a pic of KL during dinner...
Time passed & before we knew it, Sun 26 Apr was here! And so it was, breakfast cum lunch was Bah Kut Teh. A favourite with KL & family. Not bad.
An extract of the video me took of KL enjoying her BKT...
A final drive through of Lake Gardens and it was time to go back to Lot 43 to pack our bags for the return trip to Lot 10, A/S. I do not want to bore anyone of you with the usual hoo-ha of our enjoyable time spent with KL, esp of me as KL's very own personal "pain-healer"! Ha ha! Yup, she remembered all that me had taught her & shared her antics with everyone.
A brief stopover was made @SP for lunch cum tea. The Fried Koay Teow stall was out of Koay Teow...Beehoon & Tang Hoon were ordered instead. A great choice. Only RM5.50 for both plates. And with 5 medium-sized prawns per plate, too!
And so a great weekend ended with our safe return to Lot 10. And best of all, Lot 10 was safe & secure in our absence.
But, alas...a minor "disaster" of sorts confronted us after we had unloaded our baggage. Our old but ever-blooming orchid plants & their supporting old but dead & decaying guava branch, had come crashing down during our absence!
Probably due to a sudden gust of strong winds?Well, looks like me gotta go get a couple of pvc pipes to prop them up again...soon.
The evening ended well in Lot 10 with the inmates watching LIVE the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain GP. Frankly, it was a thrill-less, spill-less race compared to the earlier ones in Malaysia & Shanghai. Button won.
Well, that's it. A different kind of weekend for Lot 10 OFH inmates. Haven't had that kind of weekend for quite some time now. It was a welcomed change.
Now back to good ole routine life in Lot 10 OFH... back to Life as is....
UPDATE @2:45pm :
Yup, minor "surgery" has been performed on the "fractured" orchid plants that came down flat onto the ground due to probable winds during our absence.
A length of metal pipe driven into the ground next to the original site of the old guava tree stump which had broken & collapsed. ( Pls see arrow in pic#1 ) Then a length of telephone cable was used to tie the stump to the supporting pipe. (Pls see arrow in pic#2)
However, the above ops was not without incident... Yup, this ole man truly has old parts which were not up to par with work that needed to be done. It happened when I was hammering the pipe into the ground! My guess is that I must have either sprained my elbow joint or pulled some ligaments / tendons at that joint. No swelling. Only pain. So rest is all that injury needs...it's only very painful if I try to move the arm in certain directions.
Guess me need to constantly remind myself that my body is not that young nor capable anymore. In the meantime, do wish me luck for a speedy recovery...TQ!
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