Meet the Neighbours

Fast track: Church->Lunch->Optical Shop. Mum's pair of multifocals were getting very dingy. The plating on her frame had disintegrated, so she decided to replace it. Apollo's sis, Eva was already resigning to become an air stewardess, so we decided to make use of her super discounts before she leaves. Choices were limited because drastic reshaping of the lens was a no-no in order to preserve the power of the lens. Eva immediately went to work and it was ready within half an hour. Went to visit SK's new apartment in Bandar Kinrara after that to monitor the progress of the renovations. Still quite a bit to go really. Discovered some kind dampness at the bottom of her walls. Hopefully it's not some kind of shoddy plumbing. Then we went up to my unit. One of my neighbours saw us and gave us a friendly "Hello!". Seeing that we were admiring their beautiful home, the Malay couple, Fir and Lin were SO FRIENDLY that they unlocked the door and invited us in without a second thought. Bear in mind that I don't know these people! We could have been a family of robbers and they could have been harmless-looking cannibals. Fully-painted with Nippon Satin Glo! Plaster ceiling. Skirting. Extended kitchen. Heavy drapes. Comfy couches. Divans. Even the shelf above the TV costs MYR800. My jaw nearly dropped. By the time we were done with the grand tour, the heavy rains had set in and we could see how memeningkan it was to have the water blow into the corridors and worse still for Fir and Lin, to have to water spray into one's front door landing. Bad angle.

With the rains, came some flash floods at the Kinrara area. Ugh. And that also meant that my swim was cancelled. Rested at home while mum prepared dinner. She steamed some yam slices in the rice cooker and reheated some yummy roast pork. The neighbour had given us a choice cut. Every year I would get it free for several times because they usually buy a whole roast pig for their elaborate Taoist ceremonies. Couldn't resist the crispy skin. No swim, then sinful siew yuk. Arghhhhhhhhh.