3.11.2026 Monday - clearing the decks

2.11.2026 Sunday - visiting Chris

 Yesterday, we had dinner with Judy's parents and tonight we are invited by Rudy's parents for a family dinner. Good timing - I like this; both sets of parents are nice, family oriented people. I am not so familiar with Rudy's father Chris as he is constantly busy with his business and golf.

As it turns out, we do not have a good opportunity to chat casually over dinner. It is a large family affair, everyone including grandma and Emma (their first grandchild) is there. But at the end of the dinner, Chris says to me 'we will see each other again, soon.' when the two of us are outside minding yougn Emma taking her for walkies to get 'peanuts'. 

It is a good Sunday - I spend the morning drawing the hotel plans and making good progress. At pickleball, I have a good workout, and play a few games with Sam who joins the architects to have a hit.

1.11.2026 Saturday - visiting June

 

30.10.2026 Friday - cooking for friends for the end of the week.

I decide to call if a day at 3:00 pm, cycle for a swim and home at 5:00 pm to cook dinner for neighbours and friends. It has been a good day for the office; we have three projects approved at planning stage - a warehouse, some landed housing and a new hotel renovation. And this is important to me because these are with 3 different clients, different typologies with varying degrees of 'waiting time' ranging from 3 months to half a year to almost 3 years. 

So, I tell myself I should reward myself with an early day, and use the time to cook dinner for some of us who did not have dinner at home to look forward to. We call Marc's parents who are amused that we have not done this before (invite each other over for dinner, our houses are 5-minutes walk away), and we tell our other daughter to come and eat with us. 

I enjoy the cooking - slowly preparing the sauce, drinking whisky on the rocks and listening to 80''s hits. This is very therapeutic for me, the pace of cooking western meals is my natural rhythm. 

 

all ok. dad cooking pasta. I am roasting a chicken and will make up an easy green salad.

kung loongs parents coming for dinner. as well as my other west malaysian daughter

29.10.2026 Thursday - lunch followed by a site meeting

 

28.10.2026 Wednesday - Day 2

This morning, it rained but I went for a walk anyway. 6500 steps - good start to the day.

27.10.2026 Tuesday - slow jogging

 I am happy with my new morning routine, this is only Day 1 but I walk / jog for an hour starting at 430 a.m. pass the park, the hospital and loop home. 

At work, we meet early - each person reports their to-do list this week. Halfway through the meeting, two nice things happen; Belinda drops by with home made bread (I had earlier told them about World Architecture Day), and a client rings up with an offer of a new job. He had just signed us off on a new hotel project this week, he must be really fond of our work. After that, I felt like taking it easy but there were prior meetings arranged, so I have to attend to them.

Pity.