Visitors from Germany....

After Niki's safe arrival home on the 5.8.2010 and our time spent with my Swiss friend and family, we were ready to receive our next guests from Germany, Uwe and Claudia, on the 14.8.2010! Joerg took off a few days and on Mon 16/8 we went into Singapore to see the new Casino from the Sands. The architecture is quite impressive. We had a 'guided tour' of the view of Singapore and its surroundings with the 'phone' when we were 200m above ground level! The swimming pool of the hotel was also at the top most level and we just wondered! After our 'exhausting' trip in Singapore, we went for a good chinese foot reflexology and body massage. Uwe and Claudia enjoyed it although they were sceptical before we started out. Then we came home for supper - chicken curry and french bread!
On Tuesday we drove around in Johor Bahru showing the Istana grounds and end up at City Square waiting for Niki. Then we came home for tea/coffee break with cheese cake. It was pouring cats and dogs and so I have to take a video of it but the one I am downloading has no thunder and lightning! Just a typical tropical, torrential rain, watch how it is washing away the earth or top soil! (Sorry, failure to upload!) Just some pictures of our time together.

Another new week .......

Yesterday I went for a farewell lunch for our Japanese friend, Seiko. She was the one who played host to us when we were holidaying in Japan and bringing us around her hometown. It was a steam boat lunch and it is good to meet up with old friends once in a while.

It is exactly 1 week since Niki came back and he is grumbling that he should have stayed back in Germany one week longer! He has still not got over his jetlag and sleeping late at night. Today I brought him to Danga Bay to have a workout with his skate board! He has been pestering me and since he needs some exercise to make him tired for bed! Anyway it is only 2 more days and school will reopen! Oh no! No more long morning sleep for me!

We have visitors from Switzerland!

The days just passed by so quickly. On Thursday, I went shopping for the printer ink again. First (on Wednesday) I went to find it in the Danga City Mall where we bought the Xerox printer and guess what? The two outlets which they have were closed!!! So the next day, I went to Landmark mall to look for the similar outlet and managed to find the 4 ink cartridges which cost me RM1111! Since waking up in the morning, I felt something wrong with my left ear. I could hear but felt not the usual self - something like when one has some water in the ear after a swim, but I didn't go swimming since a long time! So, I head towards Wisma Maria to see Dr Ong, the ENT doctor. As the nurse said, "You are very lucky as the doctor is going off for a holiday starting today! Next time, it's better if you ring up to make your appointment! He was still there and I even had a long chat with this doctor who is forever so serious!!! I think he was already in a holiday mood going to Melbourne to see her daughter! Then I prepared myself to go to the Changi airport to pick Niki. I was there punctual but had to wait another hour before Niki shows up as he was the last to be escorted out! The next day, Friday, I was not feeling well with light migraine! In the evening we had a badminton match and so I had to participate. How fortunate that Niki has brought me the tablets from Germany! On Saturday I had to bake some cakes for our guests, the Kindt family from Switzerland. We knew each other (I mean my friend, Susanne) when Daniel was working with ABB for the power plant in Pasir Gudang. Now she has brought along their 3 children, Selina (16years born in Kuantan), Jonathan (13years) and Deborah (11 years). They brought us so many chocolates and cheese! (Vati is all smiles as Niki didn't bring any chocs back from Germany!)



This is Daniel & Susanne.











Niki is playing with Selina, Jonathan and Deborah.

Busy, busy with what???

Today we managed to do our Tai chi but we had a hurried ending of the session because of the dark clouds above our heads. Since I had ordered some fish from the Mini market, I decided to borrow an umbrella and went to collect them! The threatened rain was blown away by the wind and I arrived home dry! At 9.30am, it started to rain and Rahman came today with a friend, to do some gardening. I am glad as I wanted to put back the water plants from my Japanese garden. Let's hope it is water tight now!

I went round the garden when the sun came out again and took some more pictures of our plants with their fruits!










Since we are at fruits, I also took some photos of the local ones I bought yesterday and today!
Want to try some of these rambutans?















How about the dragon fruit?


This banana is from our garden!