116. 28/11/10
the men of idaman 5/7 doing gardening together-gather.
the construction of our garden plot officially completed today, rite from the front to the side perimeter ended at the backyard-vegetable bed. the side gate is ready with lock.
further housekeeping needs to be done and will be bringing in plants. have alredi in mind wat to be planted-flowering shrubs & herbs keeping close to the theme fragrant garden.
Btw jj had his first birthday celebration @ idaman
115. kebun buah2an
21/11/2010 planted - pokok ciku & mangga harummanis
thus complete the straight row of growing fruit trees of
pokok jambu batu / mangga madu / ciku / mangga harummanis
114. Fragrant plants
since the very beginning I've a very specific idea of what types of plants i want grown at our garden. been searching all over johor right up to muar back to spore nurseries finally i've found them.
Top left hand corner on the left:
Melaleuca leucadendron aka pokok kayu putih aka pokok gelam aka australian dwarf eucalyptus trees
Top left hand corner on the right:
Quisqualis indica aka Drunken Sailor aka Chinese honeysuckle or Rangoon Creeper aka sesunduk
Top right hand corner:
Lavender plants
Bottom:
2 fruity plants
for my Fragrant Garden
all were bought from a small roadside nursery the road after UTM towards pontian, this is our second buy from this apek as our earlier batek, gum and japanese bamboos were also from here. the apek is very informative and knows his plants to a T giving us the accurate name and tips readily. He can identify even from the photos that i showed to him thru iphone.
Prices are comparably cheap compared to the others we've been in town and free transportation.
the roadside nursery
113. Backyard 1
21/10/2010 - my scented Lemon bottlebrush gum tree is starting to bloom with red flowers.
the backyard is undergoing a makeover also today as a raised vegetable bed is being constructed. Just a small plot for my culinary needs.
112. Salam eidAdha
semoga segala pengorbanan dlm kehidupan kita diberkati oleh Allah swt.
Rabu, 17/11/10 - 10 Zulhijjah 1431
111. Garden landscaping 2
15/11/10 - we came in ard 7.00 pm to check on the progress on Day 2
1) bricks perimeter cemented
2) 2 out of 3 bamboo plants re-allocated at the outside garden
3) 2 out of 3 palm(kurma) trees planted replace above at the indoor garden
4) called Tari on the wrong plants bought to opt for the first design on ixora
5) paid 50% of total cost to Om
6) request to search rangoon creepers vine for the front gate
110. Garden landscaping 1
14/11/10 we left the house in this state. stay tune of the makeover - Day 1
109. Homestay JB
For families looking for short term homely stay instead of hotel.
Going to singapore for holiday to Universal World, Sentosa or MBS, alternative accomodation as location only 15 minutes away from 2nd link immigration.
Going to singapore for holiday to Universal World, Sentosa or MBS, alternative accomodation as location only 15 minutes away from 2nd link immigration.
108. Fruit trees
We were lucky to acquire this corner house as it came with a vacant plot of land separating space for a safe distance from the TNB.
We take "ownership" of this space since its directly beside our house and feel compel to have a nice landscaping that is aesthetical to the surrounding of garden concept. In line with this we have to exercise restraint in haphazard planting until a nice design is agreed upon.
A raised herbs bed is also being considered at the backyard where all the culinary herbs and spices the plants of chilli, coriander, basil, rosemary, thymes and others would be planted.
For the moment suffice with the Pokok Mangga Madu and Pokok Jambu Batu Merah both grown "tot" trees and at bearing fruit stage alredi. @ cost RM$45
Next week balek kampung dah boleh petik buah jambu batu as a few small fruits are already sprouting out from the branches.
107. the Roof
05-07/11/10: this deepavali weekend stay came with a shock to see our top roof slightly damaged due to strong winds/ribut, was told the area was stormed somewhere last monday. Actually when we arrived late thursday nite we didnt notice any laying debris on the grass that could give away the damaged roof. We only realised on friday afternoon after being told by our front neighbour Hj Rahman of the sight above way up of the misplaced roof trusses! Alhamdullilah though our damaged was not so extensive as our front corner neighbour where even their TV aerial was bend outofshaped due to the force of the formidable winds. The repair was done on Saturday evening when the labourer from UEM customer service office came to fix the front neighbour house and thanks to all our concerned neighbours for being there for us. To Durga and family happy dewali and thanks for the dinner and thoughtful act.
105. our Life ROI
Living cost (unbelievable) mthly bills include:
water RM$4
electricty RM$80-$100 (full utilization of 5 aircons, heaters & ovens)
Astro RM$80 (pkg living & discovery channels + sports + astro citra movies)
Gas RM$20 # (since May still 1 tong)
Comes out mthly = RM$164 (exclude #)
It makes economic sense to live here and earn S$.
But not now....our kids "belum jadi lagi"
schooling here is another option we explored and visited Sri Omega Int'l School was impressed
with the British curriculum offered but not now.....
For now let it be our transitional getaway home
on to unmeasurable cost
Living here makes us realize the value of peaceful and unhurried pace
Community socializing berMarsyarakat
For now let it be our R & D expenditure i.e
Retreat and lets see how it Develops from here....
water RM$4
electricty RM$80-$100 (full utilization of 5 aircons, heaters & ovens)
Astro RM$80 (pkg living & discovery channels + sports + astro citra movies)
Gas RM$20 # (since May still 1 tong)
Comes out mthly = RM$164 (exclude #)
It makes economic sense to live here and earn S$.
But not now....our kids "belum jadi lagi"
schooling here is another option we explored and visited Sri Omega Int'l School was impressed
with the British curriculum offered but not now.....
For now let it be our transitional getaway home
on to unmeasurable cost
Living here makes us realize the value of peaceful and unhurried pace
Community socializing berMarsyarakat
For now let it be our R & D expenditure i.e
Retreat and lets see how it Develops from here....
