Getting organized for jobs around the house

This morning we went walking around Lake Titiwangsa - the first time for the new year. I left the folks to stroll and explore while I picked up the pace and did one and a half laps. I met them back at the start and from there we drove home for breakfast. The weather is great for sitting outside for meals but unfortunately the construction noise just makes it too noisy for me so I sat there for a bit with Dad and Ann before heading inside.

About 11 we drove out to Ikano and got started out shopping for all our projects around the house. Our first stop was IKEA where we were looking for some kind of frame that we could hang my lanterns off of above the bar. We managed to find something that we thought might work. We also bought a cardboard box with attached lid to convert into a light tent so that I can take photos of my jewellery.

We dropped that off at the car and headed across the road to the Coffee Bean for a coffee break before hitting ACE Hardware. We spent ages in there buying paint and all the painting accessories, electrical stuff for the lamps and a few other bits and pieces we needed. I couldn't believe it when I walked out of there with all this stuff and it only cost 160 ringgit! We did well.

By this stage it was lunch time and we decided to head to Midvalley for lunch so that we could pick up the last of the things on our list. We stopped at the Food Garden food court, grabbed some food and then headed across to Midvalley so that Dad could get his hearing aids serviced. From there we went to ACE Hardware again and then Carrefoure to pick up the last of the stuff on the list.

It had been a full day and we got home about 5. We were all exhausted but we had achieved everything we wanted to. Dad went off for a bit of a snooze and Ann and I started polishing the brass lanterns that will hang above the bar. They were so badly tarnished that I hardly recognized them when they were polished.

I was too tired to cook for we picked up pizza from California Kitchen for dinner and watched some stuff on TV before heading to bed.