House Renovation Diaries – Day 1 – Destructions Begin

Ladies and gentlemen, renovating a house is difficult! Too difficult! Not that I have to do anything about the physical work. Not a brick I have to lift but decisions! They are wayyyy to many decisions I have to make, from way too many choices of choices that go endless on and on… Luckily there is a pillar of truth that I can always come back to, hug it tight and knock my forehead on it and most of the time I will my senses back.

It is the pillar of truth at the temple of the BUDGET! Money, suckers! Money!! Thank God I have a limited of that else I would go bonkers and tear down all walls and build new ones with those luxurious finishings!

Goshhh!! This is all amazing. Ok I am not gonna elaborate on the time and the exciting pain (ehh?) of choosing the color of my tiles but in this diary series let’s see how all the work progresses.

Day one – 17 April 2010, also Miki’s two years and three months birthday.

day 1

We went to the house and saw two Indonesian workers has already started their work. They were drilling off the tiles from my dining room and kitchen.The breakfast nook has been detached from the cabinets in my east wall and the tall food pantry also has been removed to make way for the removal of tiles behind it.

I am not sure if i want that pantry to be installed back in place or installed somewhere else or cut into pieces and make new furniture or just scrap it! See! too simple a thing..too many usage too many pros and cons. Ok buat rumah Kokades and MinMin ajelahhh

end result at day 1

When we came back again that night the broken tiles has been neatly lumped against the wall and what was used to be very neat and nice is now disastrous! Awesome!

Of course it is awesome, I had not only 2 Indonesian laborers working, there is an extra Awang Kenit helping. See!

I was sweeping the porch, trying to get rid of all the fallen leaves when Miki came menyibuk-ing.

“Miki nak sapu, Mummy! Miki nak sapu!!” he said.
“Tak payah biar Mummy buat..”
“Alaaaa.. Miki nak sapuuuu… Mummy penat! Mummy tak larat….” and he snatched the broom away from me.
Thank you son, but I am actually very larat, OKKK! Ingat Mummy apa?? takde stamina??? Lautan gelora bisa kurenangi apatah lagi porch sekangkang Miki??? Next time confirm Mummy panggil maid harian. Ops!

That’s Miki at 2 years 3 months. Tall for his age. People keep guessing he is 3 years plus. Hair too curly-murly and pretty for a boy, people keep guessing he is a girl despite being dressed in the most boyish way that Mummy can think of. Speaks way too much for a toddler, Mummy and Daddy keep wanting to tampar muka ko berkali2 sebab sangat kurang asam dan notti dan mengada-ngada dan gedik!! Sangat sayang budak kecik ini… tapi jangan ko cuba2 conteng dinding Mummy yg baru nanti!! Hmmp! :p