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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Got a quotation from Gay World. They quoted us $18k. But that included some stuff we did not ask for or needed in the first place. Also met up Mona on Thursday. She came down to take a look at the house and listened to what we wanted and made some recommendations that made sense. She will give us a quote in about a weeks time.

....had stated in a previous post stuff I was gonna write about.

upcoming: Movie reviews for The Simpson's Movie and Hostel 2, our new house on Monday, my fitness regimen, Sunny, blog features, our 2 months married, 30 months as a couple, sleep and the lack thereof, my lappy problems, Ant, being alone, rabbit sex, Bumblebee, buffets, durians....

I think I will forgo the movie reviews as it has been over a week since and that's an eternity almost to do a movie review. But will discuss later about movies I wanna catch.
Fitness regimen? After a bright start, I have succumbed to apathy and have stopped doing any running or exercise. I guess it is hard to keep up any sort of activities alone. I lack the discipline nor the focus to do anything without setting down a goal or markers along the way.
Sunny: not sure what I meant when I put this in. Maybe I meant to say how much a part of my life he (notice the 'he' and not 'it' used)has become. As with many things in my life, the things that mean the most to me become personified. And my trusty Nissan Sunny and me have been through loads of shared experiences. He was with me at some of the lowest points of my life and is still here with me as I start a new family with my dear wife Agnes.
Blog Features? apa dah?? Another thing I have no idea about. Beginning to think I was high on something when I wrote that post.
2 months married/30 months as a couple: besides the house-related stuff not much has changed for us. We still do the same stuff and still live in our own respective homes. Agnes's school work does take a toll on our time together. She is stressed out enough with her work without having to worry about having to keep me company as well. Saturdays used to be our time together, but now we do not even meet up on Saturdays even. I know things will be more normal when the house is ready and when she graduates next year.
Sleep: anyone who knows me well enough would know I am a light sleeper. Insomniac at times even. The things I eat or drink can give me sleepless nights. Even worries and concerns about stuff at work and in my personal life can leave me tossing and turning. But lately I seem to doze off a lot more easily. My usual bedtime is round about 12, but lately I have been known to hit the sack as early as 9. Although old ways die hard, at least now I do get enough sleep on some nights as opposed to hardly any previously. You know, sometimes I wonder how my life would have been if I had grown up having a regular sleep cycle. I probably would have done better at school than i did. But all that is mere speculation at this juncture.
my lappy problems: due to the large number of files and programs on my lappy, it seems that my laptop lags a bit and seems to take like forever to get up and running. Not sure what the problem is actually. I do regular scans and maintenance but there is little or no performance improvements. Maybe I shall consign many of the picture files to an external hard drive and delete unrequired programs and files and take things from there.
Being alone: of all my insecurities, this one takes the cake. I am the sort of person who needs company in almost anything I do. My partner in life is Agnes, so having her around always makes my day. And the time we are apart is almost an eternity. She always is helpful to remind me that when we are finally living together, that I will see her until sian. That I will get sick of seeing her face everyday. But I do not think that is the reality in my case. I have a need to be around people whom I care about and care about me. I need to be around people who share my own ideals and aspirations. And to be in the company of like-minded people. To a lesser extent, I would travel far and wide just to have lunch with someone than to eat alone at someplace convenient.
Rabbit Sex: Muffy and Scruffy are back together in one cage and I could not be happier. Like me rabbits are social creatures and do best in the company of their own kind. Seems like Muffy's op did him more good than harm. He is alot more agreeable now. Gone are the obstinacy's of a teenage rabbit. Scruffy is due to go soon as well. More for health reason than anything else.
Bumblebee: besides Optimus Prime, Bumblebee is my favourite character in the recent Transformers movie. Every time I see a Bumblebee toy in stores I have to keep my hand from paying out at the cashier. Anyway Toys r Us has this new fangled Bumblebee toy that is coming out that probably cost a truckload of cash.
buffets: huh? *scratch head*
durians: butter durians rock!! need some.want some. Promised my office staff they will also get a taste of it soon.

Somehow I think I have missed out on something... hmm....

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Bloggers battered by viral storm

Google's Blogger site is being used by malicious hackers who are posting fake entries to some blogs.

The fake entries contain weblinks that lead to booby-trapped downloads that could infect a Windows PC.

Infected computers are being hijacked by the gang behind the attacks and either mined for saleable data or used for other attacks.

The Blogger attack is the latest in a series by a gang that has managed to hijack hundreds of thousands of PCs.

read the link above...
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new house, new dreams

Still find it hard to believe that we only been married 2 months. Not that it is a bad thing. But it seems that so much has happened since then that it has still only been 2 months. Of course that may have had something to do with Agnes being so busy with her school work that we have not had much 'quality time' together since then besides our malacca trip. But there are only a few more months of this agonising time and distance to go before we can really spend time together. So patience...

Collected the keys to our flat last monday. I must say it was a pretty good choice. It is pretty windy up there on the 13th floor. The view also not bad from the bedroom. I figure once we do the renovations it will turn out be a cosy home. Right now it looks rather sparse and raw with the lack of flooring in the living room and bedrooms. Actually I was expecting it to be furnished with tiles but it was not. Which is both a good and bad thing. At least we can afford to be a bit more creative. Our main emphasis is on the main bedroom/master bedroom and living room. So we will splurge more on that.

I think the single most important piece of furniture we will be investing in is our bed. Both Agnes's and mine favourite activites revolve around a bed so it would definitely be worthwhile to invest in a good mattress. We were also thinking to do some wallpapering in the room to set it apart from the other parts of the home. The main idea is to get that hotel-suite look for our room. We will probably apply the same method to the bathroom (i.e. hotel look).We also intend to install a built in cabinet behind the door to free up space. Initially we were looking for a Queen sized bed, but after due consideration we may go for a King bed after all. You can never have too much space in a bed. Due to both of us being light sleepers, a pocketed spring mattress is a must. Although the details are rather vague right now, we intend to go for a dreamy,romantic look for the bed room.

The other 2 rooms will serve as a study and store room respectively. The study will be home to Agnes's precious piano. There will probably also be a study desk and some cabinets, where we will store all the other stuff that we do not want to be inside our bedroom proper. As there are only the 2 of us for the time being, a 4-room flat is pretty big and allows us flexibility to keep the living room and master bedroom free of clutter. The other room will temporarily be where my 3 hamsters will reside. I am also hoping to somehow convince Agnes to allow the bunnies to stay there as well. Be a pity if such a room housed only 3 pathetic tanks or cages of hamsters. But first I gotta convince her of their cleanliness. The above configuration is only tentative and will subject to change.

We have also purchased new bicycles which will prove useful when we need to commute between the in-laws house and the various town centres in future.

We also been looking around for a renovation contractor and a good place to buy furniture. So far we have found two contactors, the curiously named Gay World and Asia Contactors. Will speak to Mona on Monday regarding her coming down and such. Agnes seem enamoured by the designer she spoke to yesterday at Gay World. Maybe he seemed more polished and professional than the old uncle we spoke to at Asia, but which is to be expected considering the difference in age and education.



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