For something to do...

Sat 16 August 2008

Days have passed. Life has been routine. Quiet. Peaceful. Good. Except for all the politic-king that is so rife these days...that has been the norm these days...esp after March 8...

Since this is my personal Blog, it will continue to be about me & about anything else related to me. Maybe even remotely related to me...for something to pen, if nothing at all...haha!

Well, for something to do...to improve on what has been getting to me as an "eyesore" of sorts...yup, it's the main pastime of our lives at Lot 10 OFH. In case you not know...OFH = Ole Folks Home. Ha ha! What else can you call it? 2 ole folks in a Home...?

Yup, our daily life has been centred around the so-called "Idiot Box" & its accessories. And if you have a look at what it looked like previously...having had to make do at that time with whatever me had, it was truly a makeshift affair. Works tho...Pics above show what our "media centre" looked like...way back in May 2005.

Now, this is the "minor" renovated look as from yesterday 15th Aug 2008 : Now, doesn't that look so much better? Kinda "flows"...with the rest of the furniture, huh?

Total cost? RM37.99 x 2 for the cabinets (chocolate beech colour)...supposedly vertical cabinets but me placed them horizontally for the different, improved look & better placement! And 1 pack of anti-skid rubber protectors to act as base protectors @ RM6.89.

Frankly, I was hesitant to spend that sum of $$. The following thoughts made me shrug off the negativity & made it a reality...

1. Thinking of how bad times are now & everthing else associated with our financial well-being as pensioners...& with hardly any visitors to Lot 10 OFH, it was felt that any aesthetic improvement to the OFH interior would be a waste of much-valued funds. But, one statement from my other half, which went something like this: "...we do things NOT for others BUT for our own satisfaction & happiness in what we can do for ourselves...and get to enjoy in our daily lives - that's what matters most!!"

2. Life would have NO meaning at all if one just simply waits for that inevitable day to go...with nothing to live for! Everything ends when one gives up totally...might as well go today itself, right?

3. And, most importantly, the Chinese saying (in Hokkien), namely..."Beh Chak Kee..."!! Yup, what's the point of keeping that insignificant sum (can hardly do much with it these days, right?) when spending it brings the personal satisfaction of having a much better interior view & ambience for Lot 10 OFH inmates!

And yup, what is Life, without its little pleasures?

Well, today is our Chef's Off Day. Lunch would be @Sweet & Cosy. Our Chef would be enjoying her fav curry mee. Me? My fav Kwan Lo Mee, of course!
Dinner? We'll see what our Chef has in mind then. Ha ha!

However, a visit to our fav video centre is a need. Most probably after lunch. We have run out of DVD videos to use for Cine Nite tonight. On the big screen.

Well, we count our blessings, right? Like what is commonly heard among retirees & pensioners...take every new day as a bonus! Enjoy the moment...bye!

Update : Managed to get a few 90+% clear DVD movies @our fav vid centre just now. Kungfu Panda; Hellboy II & Hancock. Gotta feeling it's gonna be Hancock ( starring Will Smith )for Cine Nite movie tonight...don't ask me how I know...hehe...