Gonna scout around for more quotes for house renovations. Naturally more excited about the furniture than the actual house. Also gonna have to to lookout for fans and light fixtures so for when the contractors come in to do their work. IKEA anyone.

With Agnes so tied up with school and stuff, and Noel and Ant being around, seems like by default I have more time on weekends. No idea what we loafers can do. The zoo is always an option. There has also been talk of going Mustaffa's at ungodly hours, a JB shopping/makan trip, chocolate fondue..

In the meantime the two of them been making themselves useful round about the house, cooking and making stuff. Their latest project is the Attap Hut. You can find pictures and totally unbiased reviews of their handiwork on their respective blogs. But really, it was a job well done by them. No idea why no one thought of doing something like that sooner. I thought of being a part of their project, but thought better of it. I like doing such things. You know how it is when you are working on a DIY project and some smart ass comes along and takes over the entire project. A rather common occurence in the Boyd household. Like a somewhat wise man (a chef probably) said, 'Too many cooks spoil the broth'.Or something like that.

Noel mentioned something about me having a tattoo done. A picture of Christ even. So not true. There was a time when I was contemplating a barbed wire sort tattoo around my arm that that was about it. Those were ideas from a simpler time, when I had long hair, wore black, earrings and angst.

Dun think my dad would be up for it also seeing his health and all.

Anyway a tattoo is not applicable at this juncture of my life. People change. And I did too. Agnes strongly disapproves of tattoos. And even if she did approve I would not be agreeable anyway. As many have stated tattoo's are PERMANENT. Life can sometimes be so unpredictable. we all heard of poor morons that have had bad tattoo's done and they are stuck with it. bad spelling, mis-translated words, dis-proportionated images etc. also people change and get older. a tattoo may look great now, but who knows what it will look like 20 to 30 years from now? In short, tattoos are not a thing for me. And probably never will be again.

Ant...

I know I promised to write about her. But since that day lots of new developments have...umm...developed. Some things should be discussed in private and are not suitable for the public domain if you know what I mean. Just so my readers know I am leaving gaps in what I write here and there to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent.

Dun quite remember where and when I find met Ant. it may have been at Bar None when I went there with Agnes one time. Or maybe it was when she came over to our house. Anyway the first impression of her was,"how old is she?". She does look awfully young. Probably a result of good genes. Dilligent care. Or perhaps she is really as young as she looks! Anyway her profile lists her as 27. But that very same profile also says she hails from Dubai, UAE. So read into that what you will. But to me she does look to be in her lower twenties. Which is a backhanded compliment in a way.

Also from reading her blog(s) you can tell she is smart and articulate. And has a mind of her own to boot. Intellect and heart is a heady combination. And seems our little missus has both, which scores in my book. Had enough of bimbos and mean-spirited bitches.

Stars. Seems she loves stars. Muchly almost. Little wonder she always seems a bit over-dressed at home. Wonder how many star tattoos she has that I have yet to see.
Has loads of pics on her Multiply,Friendster, MySpace and Facebook.Not to mention her blogs. A media whore thats for sure. But unlike most of that ilk, she actually does actually look good in most of the pics.

Somethings have already been said about how the Boyd family has accepted her with open arms and she is now a part of our family. From what I know my mum (and she is the one you have to please around these parts) has described Ant as "Ok" and "very helpful". But much has been made about how she came to stay with us in the first place. The folks have not really been told the circumstances why Ant has "no home" and maybe Ant (and Noel)should tell her side of the story as long as we are all staying under the same roof. Mum (and dad) asked me how I felt about when Paula cane to stay before and I was ok with it then. As I am with Ant staying with us now. But really, before going ahead with letting people stay in the house, Noel should have at least have asked permission first. That he did not do so again this time has left a bad taste in the mouth. Mum seemed disappointed that Noel did not show respect to them by at least asking. Mind you this is no fault of Ant herself, but rather a sad reflection of Noel.

So Noel and Ant need to explain how she came about to be staying with us and get their blessings/permission. It may be a bit late to do so. But better late than never. At least I can stop Mum sending me smses regarding this matter.

Enough of the negative stuff. Back to the fun part...

Noel has had his fair share of bad relationships in the past. So it is always good to see him happy and contented. But don't all relationships start that way? Everything is hunky-dory at the start. Everyone is happy. But every relationship will reach a point when both parties have to step back and evaluate the relationship and ask,'Is this really what I want?'. So until then let the good times roll.

For sure Ant is a good fit in the family. She has that indefinable quality that people try in vain to define known as Emotional Quotient. She seems to know when and what to do and what to say. As so far, I have yet to hear anything negative to say about her except the 2 points I spoke of earlier. But neither of them have anything to do with her personally but rather an oversight on Noel's part.

Cookies!!! Om nom nom nom...
She seems to have a special affinity to the hungry blue monster of Sesame Street fame. The anti-hero of healthy eating and table side manners. Trying to deduce anything from this seemingly insignificant fact I came up somewhat short.
Cookie has eyes that move around in their sockets giving him a deranged, looney look at times. Hmm...
Cookie also eats almost anything and everything. But above all he craves the Big C...not that..... COOKIES!! Like many of us CM has many things that makes his day but that is that one thing above all else that makes him what and who he is.
..and CM is blue.Blue amongst other things relates to authority, off colour or adult-themes, will-power, spirituality, divinity, truth, equilibrium, the heavens, trancendence ...
Now before I go off on a tangent...

Btw... the two of them make mighty fine cookies! But I only got to taste one pathetic cookie. Don't talk to them for eternity just for the sake of being petty. Hah!

And the folks are buying Ant 2 goldfish for the pond! Unfair. Nobody ever buys me fish.


After getting that out of my system, it is back to Ant. She gets along famously with the cats. Just about anyone gets along with Monk. But UJ and Nico are a slightly different breed of pussy. UJ is an eating machine. A strange cat to say the least. But somehow Ant has formed some sort of relationship with the Fat Black One. Nico is the most introverted and reticient of the 3 bros (Monk, Poison and Nico himself). In a way the 3 cats parallel the 3 Boyd brothers but that is another post for another day. But Nico does not mind being carried by Ant which is kind of cool in its own way. I find a love of animals important in anyone. I detest people who are cruel or even indifferent to the plight of animals. I do not see how people can be so far removed from even caring about God's creation. So in short Ant scores points in this category too.

At the rate this is going, I may have to denote points and scores as I rate Ant. lol

Cooking category: Not very sure how to evaluate her here. Because most of the cooking is a joint effort between her and Noel. So it is hard at this point to really say how good (or bad) she really is. But thus far the food I have had the privilege of eating has been good to very good.

housework category: Err.... n/a.

Ok...ok...stop here. Dunno what else to write without grasping for straws.

Summary: Ant is a nice girl and hope she makes a decent man out of Noel yet. Thus far she has made an effort to get along with everyone and not rock the boat too much. Do not know enough about her to make an accurate assessment of her flaws and strengths, but she seems a keeper thus far. Only time will tell how much I written here holds true.

disclaimer: blog author lives in a well. His views should never be take at face value.

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