Happy New Year 2010!!

Thur 31 Dec 2009

Yup, it's now the very last day of 2009...really time to wish "Good riddance" to 2009 which wasn't a very good year for most ppl in the world!

And yup, it's time to welcome in the New Year of 2010! And here's wishing one & all a truly Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year in 2010!!

And yup again, to share the happy occasion, a few pics of our fav grandaughter, KL, had been added to the Blog slideshow "KL in 2009". Those pics were snapped with my ole but still trusty N73 during our special "SOS" session with KL from 27th - 30th Dec, 2009. (Pls check out previous entry for details. TQ.)

Have a really good year ahead! Thanks a meg for your kind patronage of this humble Blog in 2009...

And of course, may God bless our humble abode, Lot 10, & it's ole inmates with another bonus year...hopefully of better, happier & healthier days. Amen.

An SOS...

Mon 28 Dec 2009

Yup, an SOS call was received yesterday ie 271209 just after our late breakfast...from our daughter EL. KL's grandmother (her "lai mah" ) in Taiping was too sick to take care of her grandaughter, her "lai soon". And my daughter & her hubby had no alternative plan at hand in place for such an emergency....

And so it was...these 2 ole inmates of Lot 10 had to drop everything, put on hold their own lives and make preparations to leave Lot 10 unattended for a few days. And yup, to these 2 ole inmates, it was gonna be a hectic tiring few days ahead...with a hyperactive kid with special needs on our hands!

Taking care of kids full time has never been, nor was or is, our vision of what retirement & our golden years should be filled with...knowing fully well our very own strengths, limitations, weaknesses & health problems. However, it was the opposite view of the "lai mah", namely the grandmother in Taiping. Only God knows her true reasons, considering her age & health conditions. Her inability to care is too obvious to all who know about her.

And frankly speaking, it has been a truly uphill task for her and a pitiful journey for the young child, who has since been diagnosed as being a case of (luckily)mild autism. As is, KL is very stuck to her mom now. Sorry but regretfully details of problems cannot be revealed here in this public Blog but suffice to say, we feel very sad for both mother & child. Unfortunately, we also cannot do much to help, considering our physical, mental, emotional & health limitations.

Both my children could not answer my question when I asked them..."If we take care of your kid(s) and should anything happen to any one of us, can you take care of us?"
Yup, that's reality...like a hard slap in the face...like it or not. Hurts you where it matters most but sadly true. Believe it!

Like me believe & had told my daughter so...it's KL's life...her fate...her destiny. If KL's a survivor & destined to be a success story, then she will somehow be ok & even turn out to be successful in her own chosen career. One person can only do so much...nothing more than what is humanly possible.

In view of prevailing conditions, wouldn't you agree that it's about time that my daughter & her hubby to seriously sit down to discuss ways to find a workable & satisfactory solution for the care of their daughter? IMHO, I do NOT think that grandmother can continue to look after KL for very much longer. Neither can we remain on call to rush down with a 2-hour plus drive in an ole junk each time she falls sick? Can we remain perpectually healthy while the other can fall sick? You tell me...

Well, that's the gist of it. Our max help rating is a max of 3 days...which is the max of max! Have to face reality. Because if anything were to befall these 2 ole inmates, it is without doubt that these 2 ole inmates would be on their own on a downhill trip till their suffering is terminated through the kindness & compassion of God.

As is, both these ole inmates have as yet to really & truly find peace & happiness in the almost 10 years of retirement. Nothing but hurt, followed by more hurt...disappointment by more disappointment, etc., etc. Are we destined to suffer so? I sincerely hope that God is all compassionate & will bless us...

My recent wish for Peace & Happiness to end these last few days of 2009 has also been disrupted and unfulfilled...as the situation is now.

If as planned, by the time we return to Lot 10, it'll be New Year's eve ie 31 Dec 2009...less than a day before we welcome in the New Year of 2010.

So my wish now has to change to one of wishing for 2010 to be a year of Peace & Happiness, with reasonably good health for both ole inmates of Lot 10! And that finally, me & my other half of 40+ years would be able to truly walk together, hand in hand, of one heart till one has to leave the other behind...

Best wishes for a very Happy New Year 2010 to all visitors to my humble Blog!!

The Magic of Christmas...

Sat 26 Dec 2009

Yup, Christmas is now over but not the season. So hopefully the spirit & magic of Christmas will bring good tidings & good cheer to one & all...

And yup, for one piece of good news, our niece, YL, is now out of hospital, none the worse after her exploratory ops on Thurs. Our sincere wishes go to her for more good tidings this Christmas season.

As for Lot 10 inmates, it's been a quiet Christmas after the short tremor that shook the air within Lot 10. Luckily it didn't persist and all was calm quite soon after. We can only hope & pray for everlasting peace & happiness to prevail in Lot 10 in the days & years ahead. And of course, reasonably good health for both inmates. We leave it all in God's hands...

Anyway, COD should be the usual today since today is Saturday. A day for some value time between these two ole inmates. The previous one was kinda happily disrupted by the unexpected KL & family visit which was a good replacement. Only Cine Nite could not be carried out because the dinner part was replaced by one with our fav KS Mee on the evening of their departure.

Well, it's only 5 more days to go before the New Year...2010! And it's hard to believe that it's been almost 10 years since our retirement! Like ppl say, time flying past fast is a good sign that time has been kind to oneself. True?

CNY or Chinese New Year is also drawing nearer & nearer. Feb 14 &15. Correct? Better top up me piggy bank fast...yup, it's that time of the year of giving out angpows (red packets). And as pensioners, there are no bonuses to come in handy, right? Ha ha! It's more of a time for adults to make kids happy...and for young ppl to enjoy themselves!

I now leave you with those thoughts of the new year ahead. Have a great weekend!

Tremors in Lot 10...

Thu 241209

Yup, Earthquakes with tremors up to 6.1 on the Richter Scale occurred in the capital of West Sumatra yesterday. There were even aftershocks of 5.3 but luckily, there were no casualties.

However, a similar aftershock ripped through Lot 10 late yesterday evening. Coincidence? Nope. This was another one of those caused by an unresolved issue...namely that "S"!

You see, the "story" of that "S" was related to a niece whom we visited in hospital prior to her exploratory ops the next day ie today. And in the process, my other half totally forgot what had supposedly been agreed upon during the previous tremors that shook Lot 10 recently.

Before me forget, all the very best wishes for a safe ops & quick recovery to our niece, YL, for her exploratory ops today!! CU soon...

Yup, to elaborate, on 061109, my other half had put her mark down to acknowledge & certify in black & white (in a sealed envelope) that "There is nothing more to say to protect him (him = that "S")." Her very own words. To be exact...at 9.30pm. That statement was signed & sealed then.

That was a kinda short-lived statement then because she went against it the very next day, 071109, at 11am! That was also noted on the same piece of paper she signed.

However, me was relieved & happy that since that day, no further incidents happened. Thankful...even hopeful, too, that there would truly be closure over that "S's" issue and Life would take a turn for the better with happier times ahead for these 2 inmates of Lot 10.

Previously, there was never any record nor proof of any understanding reached / agreed upon. That time marked a great difference. My other half agreed to put her understanding in black & white on paper...signed! No more arguments over what she had said.

Sadfully though, that was not to be. While relating the events that led to the present situation & final closure of the issue recently, my other half once again came to the defence of that "S", thereby putting me once again in bad light...me the bad father, me the one who could not just close my eyes to all that had happened...that I was the one who stopped him from coming back to patch up....

How could I let that "S" come back? Now, would you stand by & allow such a guy to come back when all he had in him was anger, not a hint of remorse, and still continuing to exhibit the feeling that he had done no wrong at that time & that his father was the one who had started the issue? I still have printouts of all his smses to me then as proof. Pls go back to the past entries and then do pls let me know, ok?

For those not in the know, pls refer to past entries on this issue dating back from March 2008. Too much had happened & too long a time has passed since then to relate all over again here. My sincere apologies.

As is, it now appears the ghost of that "S" will continue to haunt inmates of Lot 10 as long as my other half still cannot bring herself to teach a son who had gone astray...a son who had disrespected his father and up to this day, who still does not feel any wrong-doing, sadness nor remorse! A guy who had only been able to reach where he is today because this father stood by him through thick & thin, picking him up each time he fell...supporting him financially, emotionally, & God knows how else.

I can never ever forget his very own words, uttered so painfully about his daily life then...."I am on my toes every second!". My other half & God can bear witness to that statement & his emotional state during those years of immense stress. We were there for him all that time...his pillars of strength & support, not forgetting also, our shoulders for him to cry on...

I believe that in Life, all relationships can only be fostered & enhanced if it is a 2-way affair. Agreed? If that "S" can live without acknowledging & respecting that I am his one & only father, the father who went against all odds to support & protect him till he could stand on his own 2 feet, then similarly, so can this father! I truly thank God for opening my eyes finally to what is really in the heart of this "S". Definitely not me.

A new year is coming. My wish for this new year, 2010, is for Peace & Happiness in Lot 10 and for its inmates. Especially for my other half to be able to walk hand-in-hand together, with me by her side, happily knowing what is most important now in our final years together...

As is, we have started on the road to you-know-where but we are beginning to be walking along the same road, not as a loving couple but as strangers. People used to say that children in a family would be a bond to bring the couple together but that "S" had done nothing since March 2008 except to put up a wall so high & thick between the very two persons who brought him into this world & gave him all the loving care & love to the best of their limited resources but all straight from their hearts!

Unfortunately, also like some people say, "Fame & Fortune" can also change a person. Some changed to be a better more humble & appreciative person, thankful & grateful for his blessings. However, there are also those who changed to be more proud & arrogant, exhibiting the "me am greater than thou" complex! This "S" belongs to the latter group. Sad but true.

To all whom we've related the story of that "S" to, there was nothing but shock all the way. Unbelievable, so they say. Believe it! I have learnt that nothing is impossible in this world. Both good & bad.

The worst part in all of this is that my other half is now torn between her love for her son and that for her husband of 40+ years. My heart's prayer is that she would see the light soon...our future happiness depends so heavily on her doing so...

The greatest problem now is her denial. Denial of what she herself had witnessed & experienced together with me throughout that the life of that "S". May God give her the strength & ability to see the truth through whatever is clouding her mind...and so bless these two ole folks in their final years together. Amen.

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Merry Xmas & A Very Happy New Year!

Mon 21 Dec 2009

Yup, it's that time of the year once more...the Christmas season & soon it'll be time to welcome in the New Year! Time to leave the ole year 2009 behind with all its bad, but more of time to bring forward & cherish all good & happy memories of 2009 right into & throughout 2010.

And yup, our fav grandaughter, KL, together with our daughter & family gave both inmates what appeared to be an unvoiced Christmas wish(?) fulfilled! Also probably the last visit of the year, too.

Yup, to summarize, it was a happy though hectic & tiring (as usual) weekend which was surprisingly also extended by one more day...KL & family only went home today!

Well, KL has improved & developed a greater understanding of things for quite a bit since we last saw her. Her laughter & sounds of happy times truly rang throughout Lot 10 during the time she spent with us. If only all adults can see & feel Life's wonderful blessings through the eyes of kids like KL...

So do enjoy the happy faces & poses by KL in "KL in 2009"...pics are already up for your viewing...

And yup, guess it's also time for Lot 10 inmates to wish one & all a very merry Christmas & a very happy New Year 2010!! Cheers!!

TM fixed line in Lot 10 is DOWN!

Thu 171209

Yup, what luck! And yup, for something like this to happen in this last month of 2009!

Yes, the TM fixed line of Lot 10 went completely dead yesterday! However, it went unnoticed until late in the night...past midnight actually. Yup, our fixed line is rarely used for calls since both inmates have our individual mobile phones. The fixed line is mainly used for accessing the Internet. And the Internet access was there...working fine like nothing was wrong! In spite of the voice line being down...phones in the house were DEAD! No dialling tone.

A call was made to the TM (Telekom Malaysia) 100 line. Via my mobile phone. A fault report was lodged. I was told that the problem would be attended to the next day. I then slept...rather peacefully. Surprised? Ha ha!

Today 2 guys came in a van. Just after noon. They were wearing TM-coloured T-shirts with the words "TM Contractor" or something like that. Didn't pay much attention though. They had announced that they were from TM...

As expected, they checked the internal wiring & telephone socket...although me told them that it's nothing to do with the internals but more of an external problem.

Finally convinced that that was true, they requested for a ladder. If my eyes told me correctly, they did have a ladder on top of their van. Also confirmed by my other half. Anyway, our ladder was put at their disposal.

To cut a long story short, it was finally confirmed that the fault was a faulty connection at the TM junction box somewhere nearby. Our connection at the pole behind Lot 10 was cut & moved to a new connector...a new "pair" in their terminology.

Unfortunately though, it appeared that the connection at the exchange could not be done as the personnel there was having their lunch break! So Lot 10 was left, not only with a dead voice line but even without Internet access! Our line was totally cut off!! Thought repair personnel were supposed to repair & improve the faulty situation but alas, this was not so in this instant.

Anyway, I was given a mobile number to contact should the line be not activated after the lunch break. That sort of made me wonder...why should I need to contact anyone? Shouldn't these ppl ensure that the line was activated after the lunch break? Not for me to remind anyone?

Well, after our lunch...after 2:30pm...me found the line was still as DEAD as ever. So a call was made to the given mobile number. I was told to wait awhile..."Tunggu kejab" in Malay. And after about 10 mins, me got a call from TM ppl, not the guys who came. I was asked to confirm if the line is now working.

On thinking back, isn't that a joke? Kinda ridiculous even! Let's say...you called me on my phone...I answered you on that phone line and then you asked me if my phone was working then? Ha ha!

Not matter...most importantly, Lot 10 is now reachable via its fixed line once more! And Internet access is also back! Thank God for blessing this home & its inmates!

Me just putting in this entry to put on record this unfortunate incident and that now, all's well once more in Lot 10.

Have a good weekend, ok?

Views (3)...

Tue 151209

Yup, guess what? There is another letter to the Views pages in The Star today in the continuing "debate" over pensioners & their remuneration...and, of course, their problems, namely financial welfare.

Well, this writer (now writer #4) whose letter was published today, had also responded to writer #1 (pls check out my 1st entry entitled "Views..." ) who had voiced, according to this writer... that

"Logically, it is true that a person should not expect anything if he is not contributing to society."

However, writer #4 also clarified that

"Retirees deserve the right to receive benefits like pension because they already contributed to society."

All pensioners thank you, writer #4!!

A good point brought up by writer #4 is this...

"I can't imagine the chain reaction that would be created if our Govt stops paying pension to all retirees. This move will definitely increase our poverty statistics."

And the part I could not agree more was where our "friend" wrote that

"The writer (writer #1) also said that retirees should depend on their children and not the Govt."

And then followed by...

"How sure is the writer that all children will help their parents?"

Personally & frankly, I could not agree more because I happened to be one of those retirees whose son (that "S", remember?) had not contributed a single sen to help his parents except for that one time when I put it to him in a very very nice way that he should give his mother at least something every month. He did. RM50. Only ONCE. That's it! Period!!

And that was years & years ago. Only God knows when...

After that it was me, time after time again, who gave to him...not wanna go into details here. Enough had been said in my past entries.

Such children feel that they & only they have expenses...that only they have to pay for this & that in their lives BUT their parents can just continue to live on (like in an idiom...) purely "fresh air and sunshine"! Their parents' everything can perpetually last like forever, not needing maintenance, replacement, etc., etc.

How parents wish all that were true...

Sincere apologies for side-tracking...

To continue...

In his concluding paragraphs, writer #4 made my day! He wrote clearly & simply...that

"They (retirees/pensioners) should be enjoying their lives, after many years of contributing to society....They deserve to be rewarded."

Thank you...thank you...thank you very much, on behalf of all retirees / pensioners...

Views (2)...

Mon 141209

Yup, pls do allow me to make an update entry on the views that were found previously in The Star on Fri 111209...

And yup, it's because of a response to that writer (writer #1 in my previous entry) which was published in the Views page in The Star today.

This writer #3 responded with...to quote the relevant part...

"The bulk of seniors....are alarmed that while goodies were dished out to those who are gainfully employed, the Budget gives them nothing but takes away part of their savings, at a time when they cannot work."

He (I'm assuming it's a "He') further added that...

"If the Budget cannot give any goodies to the seniors, what we are asking is, do not take away part of our savings, make life difficult than it is."

And he sort of ended with

"We were your age once. We were also narrow in our range of thinking once. We had simplistic views once. We also lectured our elders and parents once upon a time."

How true...don't you agree? Every old person was young once...and most, if not all, old people went through everthing else that had to do with youth & being young. Life is a cycle, as often quoted.

Recently, I even went as far as using this line as a form of simple advice... "Never grow old..." Can you do so? I mean...Never grow old?

Well, our writer friend finally ended his letter with

"...take this advice or we will have to pray for all of your generation to be wise, mature, caring, understanding...."

Would he have to? Pray for the generation of the 1st writer? Or is there hope?

YOU tell me....

Views...

Sun 131209

Yup, for a change me am gonna write about a couple of views that me found in the Views page in The Star papers on Fri 111209.

And yup, it's related to pensioners & parents...

One writer (let's call him simply writer #1)wrote in to say that pensioners

"don't understand that money is the reward for work done. Therefore, if you are no longer working, you cannot expect to receive any money."

The writer further adds that...

"a person who has been working for many years and has already been paid for that work cannot expect to continue to be paid for his past contribution."

Well, the answer to that writer's views was found in a second writer's letter. This writer (writer #2), presumably a pensioner himself, wrote

" ...it was clearly stated in the service scheme that we were eligible for free medical, and that pension and gratuity would be paid based on the number of months we have worked. And now that has been denied us. Is this fair?"

Another view put forward by writer#1 that I firmly disagree with is when he continued to voice that

"Parents who have provided for their offsprings' every need for 25 years or more certainly have the right to ask for something in return. If your child has a good job and a good income and you are in need, you should ask him to help you."

Now how many retirees/pensioners out there are in that so lucky position and can ask their offsprings for help? Most would thank their lucky stars that those offsprings had not asked them for help instead!

The best part in his letter was when he further added that

"...And if he does not answer, you should pray. A person cannot change what is in another person's mind, but the power above can."

If only what he believed truly works....a simple prayer? Our "friend" must be joking...

What do you think?

A breath of fresh air...

Fri 111209

Yup, it's a new day...and yup, it's a new weekend (here in Kedah) and yup, too, it's a breath of fresh air in Lot 10!

A little update on my "Closure" entry for starters...something that came to my mind when I woke up this morning...

A close relative had commented recently that what had happened to me in & since March 2008 was only a small matter. According to her, there were parents who had to legally & publicly (in news media) dis-owned their sons for the problems which they had brought to the family esp to their parents! And yup, to the extent of putting their parents in harm's way!

My response? A response which I did not & could not make at the time out of respect for her as an elder... "What about those sons who had respected their parents, brought about a nice future for their aged parents, cared for them so well in their golden years and practically ensured their safety & well-being...physically, emotionally & financially untill they had to go?"

Yup, for all those sons who were bad, there were also those who were good & filial...those who had responded likewise, in good loving ways, to the love & care given to them by their loving parents. Don't you know so?

Anyway, there's now "Closure" and me am trying my very best to ensure that these 2 old inmates will live their final years together...lovingly... in peace & harmony. Till one of us has to leave the other behind...

Let's go to better happier events now. Ha ha! Yup, Life is about moving forward...moving on...

On 071209, me finally found a computer retail outlet that had the original Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS OEM software on DVD in a sealed pack for sale! Yup, I got it for RM408. I had been using the RC version since it was offered by Msoft...however that was the Ultimate version, which, of course, came with more features. An orig Win7 Ultimate version would cost lots more...no way me could afford to throw that kinda sum of money!
Pics, to share, of the Win7 OEM pack & a screen capture of the screen of my lappy to show the Sign-in screen.
The FOC Win7 Ultimate RC version would be disabled in stages from March 2010 though.

Well, it took me 2 full days to install the new OS into the original 320gig HDD which came with my laptop & also to install all my other software to make my lappy up & running smoothly once again...of course, with rest, meals & even sleep in-between...haha! And, it's fully activated now! YES! Me happy happy now...won't you be in my situation?

Best of all, Life in Lot 10 has been slowly but steadily returning to normal. We've been having our walk-walk sessions at the malls, coupled with meals out...doing what had made these 2 inmates happy all this while. CODs were back with Cine Nites. A good sign indeed.

Have a great weekend...

UPDATE @6:38pm :

Hi...it appears that Win 7 Home Premium OEM is available in Penang for only RM385 and the Ultimate for only RM720.

However, if I were to make a special trip to Penang just to get one, it would cost me lots more than the extra RM23 that me paid for my copy. Why? Simple. I would need abt RM30 for petrol & abt another RM30 for highway & bridge tolls...a total of abt RM60 more! That would be abt RM37 more than the extra RM23 me paid for my pack! Correct? Not inclusive of more if me need to take lunch or any form of nourishment! What abt the time I'd have to spend travelling all the way there?

Moreover, if any problems were to be encountered while using the provided disc to install due to problems in the disc, it would mean another trip to Penang!! Phew...

So, is it really cheaper in Penang? Yup, for ppl in Penang. Not for me!

Closure...

Wed 091209

Yup, Closure at long last! Finally. Closure to a major issue that had been haunting Lot 10 inmates, esp me, for the past 21 months or so. Closure so that the 2 ole inmates can now move forward & live their remaining years in peace, accepting what Life has left to offer in our remaining years together...

And yup, Closure came from the sending back (on Dec 4th) of the last 2 items that belonged to that "S" who caused all the pain, sorrow, unhappiness & all the bad in Lot 10 and also between its 2 inmates since that "black day" in March 2008 when the "devil" broke loose in Lot 10!!

And, as always, there's that inevitable question..."Why me?"

And as always, there's NO simple answer...

Life's like that. Just a question of whether we can accept the reality of Life. Not what we wished for but what & how Life would ultimately turn out to be...finally...for us. Not to wallow in self pity, sorrow nor regret. But to accept.

Like our former PM used to say...

"If one of your limbs is gangrenous, one has no choice but to cut it off so that one might survive..."

Well, our "gangrenous limb" had been cut off. We will survive. We would be better off without someone who had forgotten his roots & how he could ever have been what he is today. We definitely do not need a non-feeling, non-remorseful, non-caring & arrogant person whom we not know nor recognise today. The person we had known & loved, left Lot 10 in March 2008...and never found his way back home!

Somehow I do still believe that Life is a cycle and God is fair. However, only time will tell...if we live long enough to see.

May God bless this home & its residents...Amen.

Congrats!!

Sun 061209

Yup, Heartiest Congrats to M & P! On their Chinese ceremonial wedding today...may they be blessed with a long, happy & loving marriage with loving children!

And yup, I attended the wedding dinner held by the bride's family on Dec 4th in Pg. It was a grand & happy occasion with over 20 tables of relatives & guests on the bride's side. There was a live band in attendance with various special events during the dinner itself.

Here is a pic of the happy loving couple, the Live Band & of course, view of part of the ballroom where the dinner was held on Dec 4th...to share...**excuse the not-so-sharp result from my ole N73 :We sincerely wish both of them a happy & long married life ahead and a great future together!

And, of course, thanks alot for the kind invite & the opportunity to share in your happiness & pride in becoming a FiL for the 2nd time around, KY!

Well, our stay at our fav niece's place that night was good with a great curry mee dish so thoughtful of her for breakfast the next morning. After breakfast, we went for a walk-walk session around Gurney Plaza...both the old & new wings. And was further treated to a special dim-sum lunch by our fav niece & family. Nice. Thanks a meg, KI!!

The above would have to do for now. A great weekend, it was! Me now need my "recuperation" period of time. A couple of days? Maybe longer a bit? Ha ha!

So, do pardon me for taking leave now...TC!

The Sun shone thru...

Wed 021209

Yup, the Sun rose this morning like any other day but it shone through warm & bright into Lot 10! However, in reality, the sky out there was cloudy & gloomy but to Lot 10 inmates, it was just the direct opposite inside!

And yup, the weather in Lot 10 is now sunny & fine! And... like the saying goes...

"All's well that ends well..."

Well, I guess better understanding had come with time & bad experiences and both inmates kinda realised that it did not augur well for our future & life ahead if we allowed anything to do with that "S" to affect us so much.

And frankly, it's true! We both felt so much better after the air was cleared and the Sun shone through...a great feeling!

Not much had happened since...except that we had to make some minor preparations for a trip to Penang and an overnight stay at our fav niece's place eg like "robbing" Petro's ATM to finance the trip & expenses, reloading our T&G card & refilling our ole junk's fuel tank to last the trip! Yup, we'd be attending a wedding reception (dinner) in Penang on Dec 4th...the wedding of the daughter of my other half's brother. Congrats, M & P! Also to the happy & proud parents! CU all soon...

As such me would be away & off-line before... & most probably a couple of days after in order to "recuperate" from the extra exertion & undue stress that this ole man might have to endure...haha!

So until me am back again in top form, here's wishing one & all a great weekend ahead! In advance...