The past week was such a busy week that it whizzed through just like that. 

As we have an order from Abu Dhabi -our first international client, wah, so bangga- they are sending a local third party inspector to our office to audit and endorse our documents before we can actually commence work.

And so, that left us scurrying all over the standard procedures, standard documents, etc etc etc , blah blah blah and by the middle of the week, we are ready.

Armed with loads of documents, about two inch thick, we wait for the inspector to come.

He arrived on time and started to inspect the materials in our little factory. -Passed-

He inspect all the fabrication schedule - Passed -

He inspect all the drawings and schedules - Passed -

**Phew**, wiping off the sweats off my forehead.

"Please pass through the next one, the most important one, the welding procedure", I whisper to myself.

He inspect the welding procedure, and….

He commented some issues which are irrelevant, and…

He says he will HOLD ON to this documents.

My heart drops. We have been preparing all this for the past 2 weeks, endless hours poured into it, and God knows how many endless nights that I have to wake up in the middle of the night worrying this. 

And that's it. It's final. He left without second thoughts. "Mou yan ching gomg".

Leaving 3 bewildered face behind staring at him driving away, wishing to give some signs but not daring to.

Sigh. Without the welding procedure, how to continue? It's like setting up a chair using all the pipes together, stacking it up. But cannot weld the chair in place!

Excuse me while I go hybernating again and crack my head on how to solve this issue.

Due to "Koon jong yew kau" (Request, here are some more oldies but goodies from the 80's. Ever heard these before?

a) Jacky Cheung's "Lei Hoi yi Hau" (After leaving you)

b) Jacky's "Lan Yue" (Blue Rain)

c) Emil Chou "Meng tien wo yau jia gei nee" (I'll be marrying you tomorrow).

Sorry, Gooly, I am not too far to "Meng tien pu hui jia"! Anyway, I have no plans not to go back tomorrow, hehe. And Wen pie by Jacky Cheung will be next coz I have to look for the songs deep down inside the CD box, OK?

By the way, can anyone please feedback to me if they can listen to the songs that I have provided the link? Some can listen and some cannot listen. Please comment so that I can rectify the problem. Thanks. 

Happy Listening! 

It's the time of the year again….

Yes..home alone…with the kids anyway.

SH has gone for her annual retreat with her friends including Chris and I am sure that they will have a marvelous time there. (And me too..)  This year they are going to Nakorn Nayok again for the weekend.

The first real sign of self satisfaction in me is probably over dinner tonight. Never seen Joanna gulping down the food so fast before and before I could say anything, she handed her bowl of spahetti to me and says, "Daddy, I want more!"

And what did I cooked that raise the appetite of my two kids so well? A can of baked beans and 3 fry eggs, can you believe it? Haha. 

Joanna was having a fever so I'd thought better not to give her rice or anything oily. The past few days was terrible with her kicking the fuss of sticking a piece of CoolFever pad on her forehead. She'd hate the strawberry syrup too but eventually, she loves it.

And so, she had spaghetti with baked beans mixed into it. SH..cook more baked beans, OK?

Sometimes, it is so heart warming spending the time alone with the kids and relax a bit without the usual off-the-limit rules. That's what I usually encourage with the kids anyway. I think they also need a bit of break sometimes.

And so….

We'd watch Indiana Jones all the way till midnight. Joanna loves them.

We'd water the plants in the garden and have a splashing time.

We'd read story books at night cuddling together.

We'd a g reat laughing time together.

In a way it is good that SH can have a break at the retreat and I can have a break with the kids and the kids, in return, have a break from the normal routine enjoying themselves.

Suits very well for everybody!