Action...at last!

Tue 280910

Yup, ACTION...at last!! And yup, it was just 2 days ago that concrete drain structures were seen being unloaded at the far end of Lorong Teratai Jingga. Why?

It was presumed then and now confirmed that the pieces of pre-cast concrete U-shaped structures for a big drain were for repairing the collapsed section of the drain (For more info, pls refer to 24th March 2010 entry...TQ.) leading out to the main Western By-pass main road. To cut a long story short, we had heard "rumours" of a pending repair with an allocation of RM50k quite some months back, to alleviate the flash flood problems of our area. However, nothing "concrete" came out of that...

Until 2 days ago, that is!

Now...today...I could see an excavator and a couple of workers putting the pieces of pre-cast concrete in place...to replace the collapsed section of the drain there.

Pic on left shows the activity from a distance...from Lot 10, actually! Can you see the excavator? NB. With 5X digital zoom on my iPhone...

Well, what can I say? Except that now, hopefully, with the path cleared for rain water to flow out from our area, it would sound the end to our flash flood woes each & every time it rains heavily...even for just 30 minutes! Only time will tell...

And this shot is a close-up when me picked up enough courage to "investigate" further...haha!It, being the rainy season now (raining almost every evening!!), we should see some improvement with the "repair" although only in progress. Last night, the waters rose but did not proceed further than the rear wheels of our car in the porch! Normally, the waters would have reached our main house door...

Also yesterday & last night, me got not-so-good news about our good friend & colleague, Mr L. It appeared that he's not showing any signs of improvement after an ops to put a shunt to drain fluid from his brain earlier this month. And last night, they had to give him another blood transfusion as his haemoglobin level was pretty low.

We sincerely wish & pray that Mr L would, with God's blessings, overcome all odds and make a turn for the better...Stay strong & have faith, Mr & Mrs L !!

And, before I forget, a belated Happy Birthday to our son-in-law on his Bday yesterday (270910)!! It was good to hear that you & family had a great & special dinner to celebrate the occasion. Sincere apologies for being unable to be there in person to join you all, though...you know la...old man, old car, old body & all the rest... :(

Well, that was a longer post than I'd planned to make! Somehow me got carried away...hehe...

So have a great week, everyone!!

Just a short note...

Fri 170910

Yup, just a short note...just to let it be known that latest pics of KL are now up in the The 2010 KL slideshow just on the right of this Blog...

And yup, our KL got a new pair of boots on her recent trip! Kinda nice, huh? Princess-like, maybe?

Well, that's it! Short & sweet...Bye!!

In "Recovery Mode"...

Tue 140910

Yup, me in "Recovery Mode" now...for this old aching body...me not believe anymore in the saying that "one is as young as one feels...". I feel young in my mind but my body keeps on reminding me that I am really & truly OLD!

And yup, me need to...hehe...after almost 3D2N of KL!! Haha!

And yup, KL is just as hyperactive a kid (if not more so...) as she was when we last spent time with her!

So me will write more & post recent pics of her in this Blog's slide show (which is dedicated to her) in my next entry...soon...give & take a couple of days!

Other than that, Life has been routine for these 2 inmates of Lot 10.

Our good friend & former colleague, Mr L, who has been battling primary CNS Lymphoma since early in the year, recently had a downward slide in his battle. A shunt was put in to relieve the pressure from fluid building up in his brain and, in spite of that & coupled with running a temperature due to a chest infection, he has succeeded in getting out of the ICU! This guy is a really a great "fighter" by any standards! Keep it up, Mr L! We will look forward to seeing you back in A/S again...soon...

Our country will be celebrating for the first time (?) "Malaysia Day" on 16th Sept. We have been celebrating "Merdeka Day" or "Independence Day" since 1957. For once, the whole country ie including Sabah & Sarawak in East Malaysia, we will be ONE on this special day which has been officially declared a public holiday!

So here's wishing all Malaysians a very happy "Malaysia Day"!!

Just updating...

Tue 070910

Yup, just to keep all who pop in here updated nia...

For one, me still around lo...hehe...kinda silent cos nothing spectacular nor very interesting had happened...

However, there was one step forward in the achievement of family unity when our son & family came to Lot 10 for their first one night stay ever since the patch-up some time back. We sincerely appreciate & thank him for making the effort to cross that "bridge" towards being a family once more...

Like I've always emphasised to both my kids all this while...

"Lot 10 will always be their home as long as they feel it's their home in their hearts..."

With that over ( that was last weekend - 4th to 5th Sept), Lot 10 had a couple of visitors this morning! Yup, our niece in A/S came with her daughter, Jocelyn, for a visit as Jos would be leaving for further studies soon in UK. We sincerely wish Jos a very safe & pleasant flight on 230910 and a successful study period there!! Don't forget to keep in touch, Jos!

This weekend, the Raya weekend, would see our KL & family back for another visit/stay. Lot 10 inmates are looking forward to seeing how much our KL has progressed in various aspects of her development since undergoing some formal help to improve her capabilities as an ASD kid. From what we've heard, KL has been steadily improving since we last saw her. Keep it up, KL & mom!!

Well, dat's it for now.

To all our Muslim friends, we sincerely wish you "Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri!!"

To other friends, we do wish you "Happy Holidays!!" Be safe, ok?