Last night I was speaking with a person whom I hadn't seen for over a year .... they asked about Kaylia and it was so good to be able to tell them about the progress Kaylia has made since then. We are so fortunate.
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Conversely I also overheard another child being discussed .... and it sounded just like Kaylia 5 years ago! Now that Kaylia tells us how happy she is feeling, I can recognise just how unhappy she was back then.
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One of her favourite "after tea" routines is one she calls 'pink blanket' ..... she takes one of us over to the lounge and we sit together with her blanket draped over us. We sit together in a little 'private world'. I think it's the closeness she enjoys .... she looks into your eyes very intently and gets very close. It's just a little time of togetherness.
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Evening
Kaylia had a lovely time with Naomi this afternoon .... making up a game that involved singing and play-doh .... I'm not sure how it worked but Kaylia really enjoyed it.
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I've been battling rats .... our house has many places where a rat can squeeze through .... so they do! And Teddy goes mad! He barks his head off .... and we get sick of the barking. So I'm trying to set traps and baits .... and clean out all the hidden spots where the rats like to nest.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
#741 Thursday 1 November
It's good to be home! Kaylia is clearly glad to have me back ... big smile on her dial!
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Remember the battle with constipation? ..... I'm told that last night the system became 'un-bunged' in a big way! It seems that the bathroom needed a fire hose to wash away the mess. Hopefully this will have cleared the internal pipework .... if it has, then the next step is to allow the intestines to return to their proper size ... so the problem doesn't happen again.
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Remember the battle with constipation? ..... I'm told that last night the system became 'un-bunged' in a big way! It seems that the bathroom needed a fire hose to wash away the mess. Hopefully this will have cleared the internal pipework .... if it has, then the next step is to allow the intestines to return to their proper size ... so the problem doesn't happen again.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
#740 Wednesday 31 October
As I write, 2 guys from "Mr Fixit" are fitting lamp sockets inside the ceiling facade in the bedroom ..... the wires were there and a switch provides power ... but no lights!
The builder of this place was truly b-a-a-d. The guys have been unable to find any solution to the bathroom problems .... they clearly know what they're about so I don't feel bad that I have been unable to find it.
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Evening
The conclusion is that I have to rewire that section. I've worked how I can 'chase' in some new conduit from the switch to the light fitting ... a bit of cement to patch it and paint over .... voila! It's a worry that there are live wires in the wall that we have no idea where they come from. I'll terminate them safely and leave them there.
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[This space for homies to write something about Kaylia!]
The builder of this place was truly b-a-a-d. The guys have been unable to find any solution to the bathroom problems .... they clearly know what they're about so I don't feel bad that I have been unable to find it.
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Evening
The conclusion is that I have to rewire that section. I've worked how I can 'chase' in some new conduit from the switch to the light fitting ... a bit of cement to patch it and paint over .... voila! It's a worry that there are live wires in the wall that we have no idea where they come from. I'll terminate them safely and leave them there.
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[This space for homies to write something about Kaylia!]
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
#739 Tuesday 30 October
Today should be busy ..... but then things might not happen and it won't be busy! Time will tell.
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11am
The window carving is in place. It looks good. I think we'll buy more carvings from this place.
2pm .... the TV man has just made his house call .... I am very impressed! Within seconds he had located the fault and minutes later he has removed the part and replaced it. Cost .... $8 .... a new TV was $170
Needless to say we have kept his contact details ... he repairs all the equipment we have.
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Evening
Tea at the same place again .... I ordered the usual and I heard him mutter ".... not spicy" ..... so I say "Ya ... spicy!" When the meal comes it is a delight. The first two nights were good but the spicy version is much better!
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11am
The window carving is in place. It looks good. I think we'll buy more carvings from this place.
2pm .... the TV man has just made his house call .... I am very impressed! Within seconds he had located the fault and minutes later he has removed the part and replaced it. Cost .... $8 .... a new TV was $170
Needless to say we have kept his contact details ... he repairs all the equipment we have.
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Evening
Tea at the same place again .... I ordered the usual and I heard him mutter ".... not spicy" ..... so I say "Ya ... spicy!" When the meal comes it is a delight. The first two nights were good but the spicy version is much better!
Monday, October 29, 2012
#738 Monday 29 October
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At some point today, the new window carving is to be delivered and installed .... it's going to happen on Bali time! (Later: really Bali time ... tomorrow!) Till then I will be trying to find a TV repairer, a new TV, some plastic sheeting to make the pool fence completely child-proof, some new light fittings to fix all the garden lights ..... same old, same old!
Putu and Ketut have bought a brand new motorbike .... it's a very nice one too!
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This is an shot of Kaylia in the departure lounge at Bali on the way home in September. It must have been noisy but she's happy!
Afternoon:
Well I never ..... the TV repairman makes house calls! He's coming to fix the TV tomorrow.
I went to ACE to get more paint ... and found that I hadn't brought my credit card .... annoying. This system of getting cash to Bali is working well but I don't want to use it up by not having credit cards!
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We need many (....many many ....) replacement garden lights. I've found that they cost half the price in the local shop compared with going to Mitra-10 .... Mitra-10 charge 90,000 for a globe where the local shop charges 60,000 for the complete fitting!
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Evening
I've been doing the accounts for the expenses that Putu manages. Then fitting garden lights. It's a little fiddly and takes about 20 minutes per light..
Tea at Wr Parahyangan .... very cheap and good .... 16,000 for nasi goreng ayam.
Then walking to find DVDs .... sheesh ... nearly all on the list were sold out! I'll try again tomorrow.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
#737 Sunday 28 October
Bewdy! Overnight I won an eBay auction of a 6 month old Acer S3 Ultrabook for much less than half the new price ... $400
... and it was paid for by selling the old Buzzacot stationery engine .... so the actual cost of the laptop is the $50 I paid for the engine 10 years ago. eBay is such fun!
Over the years I have had a lot of enjoyment from eBay "wheeling and dealing" .... in 1998 I bought a 5Kva generator for a carton of beer .... I fixed it up and next year swapped the generator for a mobile welder ..... two years later I sold the welder for enough to buy a brand new MIG welder .... which I sold a few months ago for $900. A carton of beer turned into $900! Great stuff!
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Today? I'm still pondering the bathroom wiring problem .... there has to be a way to find out where the wires go ....
After fixing the lights on the outside of the villa wall, I have now noticed that there are about 10 lights inside the villa that have also stopped working .... ah well .....
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I slept all morning! I must be still needing it.
.Lunch at Warung Blanjong again.... prices are much higher today. Last night there was no service charge or tax .... today there is.
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This afternoon, I'm making an insect screen for the window in bathroom 2.
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Evening
The screen is going well ... once the window carving is put in place tomorrow, I will be able to complete the screen. The dreaded IT problems have struck again ... one of the LCD TVs has died .... just out of warranty! Fortunately they are not an expensive item. I'll replace it and see if the old one is worth repairing. In Bali, it may well be an option.
... and it was paid for by selling the old Buzzacot stationery engine .... so the actual cost of the laptop is the $50 I paid for the engine 10 years ago. eBay is such fun!
Over the years I have had a lot of enjoyment from eBay "wheeling and dealing" .... in 1998 I bought a 5Kva generator for a carton of beer .... I fixed it up and next year swapped the generator for a mobile welder ..... two years later I sold the welder for enough to buy a brand new MIG welder .... which I sold a few months ago for $900. A carton of beer turned into $900! Great stuff!
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Today? I'm still pondering the bathroom wiring problem .... there has to be a way to find out where the wires go ....
After fixing the lights on the outside of the villa wall, I have now noticed that there are about 10 lights inside the villa that have also stopped working .... ah well ......
I slept all morning! I must be still needing it.
.Lunch at Warung Blanjong again.... prices are much higher today. Last night there was no service charge or tax .... today there is.
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This afternoon, I'm making an insect screen for the window in bathroom 2.
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Evening
The screen is going well ... once the window carving is put in place tomorrow, I will be able to complete the screen. The dreaded IT problems have struck again ... one of the LCD TVs has died .... just out of warranty! Fortunately they are not an expensive item. I'll replace it and see if the old one is worth repairing. In Bali, it may well be an option.
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