13.1.2025 Monday - a good chat

 I am delighted to hear that R mentioned to Sara we had a good chat. It was part of my simple plan to chat with everyone in the office each day, about the project which they are working on. It should not be too difficult with our small staff numbers (and with the convenience of texting). So I wonder over to him and we look at his drawings list, and then at the roof framing plan he is finishing for Freddie. He is enthusiastic and sharp, quick to understand things explained to him. His Hokkien is a bit poor

butterfly park with Roosh

, so I have to repeat myself sometimes. But that's ok, it is a good start - EH can see what we are doing. 

12.1.2025 Sunday - Yannick and Nigel

 

11.1.2025 Saturday - pottery lessons

 

10.1.2025 Friday - visiting orchids

 

9.1.2025 Thursday Seeing Justin

We arrive at noon, check in at our hotel - a shophouse type near the Chinatown MRT. Later we make our way to AMK where Eng2 waits for us at the ticket office. We have not seen each other for almost 40 years, he was completing his National Service when we last met. 

He recalled the days when we visited as a family, to a one-room apartment where nine people were already residing. He distinctly remembers my drawings, and that I once had a fit (probably due to heatstroke) and had to be sent to the hospital. I was probably 13 years old then. 

Kim Po seems very alert and pleased to see us. She and Sam struck it off, chatting about this and the other. 

 

8.1.2025 Wednesday

7.1.2025 Tuesday