Living in the House

Before we made the move last Wednesday to live in the house, we were able to get our Master Bedroom painted with the right shade of brown.

We also had a water source and drain pipe installed in the room near the kitchen that we are using as a Laundry Room and then installed the Washer and Dryer after painting it a light shade of grey (forget the Nippon color).

We chose the Panasonic NA 14VA1 Eco Drive Front Load Washing Machine as it is using an inverter and is water saving supposedly. It also has a 1400 rpm spin cycle which made it more powerful than the Bosch and Electrolux models being sold here in Malaysia we were also looking at. I may have mentioned that Dryers are not that popular here in Malaysia, most people line dry their clothes. So the dryer options are somewhat limited and expensive. Because it’s just R and I we decided to go with a low-end dryer as we are on a budget. The dealer selling us our Panasonic items said the most popular and reliable model here in Malaysia is the Fagor / Edesa Tumber Dryer. We chose model SE-60 T. When it arrived it seemed small in size compared to the washer and when it is working it goes off and on in a weird fashion, not what I am used to with other dryers. I wonder if it turns off and on because to keep it from getting too hot in the Malaysia heat??? Don’t know. But, at least we have a working dryer which I haven’t had since I left the US!

Since we moved in there has been a lot of activity on the house including our Broadband TM line being installed, so more posts on the way....

TM and Landscaping

Yesterday we went to TM which is Malaysia’s phone line company which also offers Broadband service. We went through the application for a phone line and internet for the rental condo last October. At first they told us that foreigners have to pay an extra 1,000myr deposit. But we convinced them that we are with the Malaysia My Second Home Programme and are not staying here temporarily. Our visit yesterday was to transfer our phone line and broadband accounts to the House. Awhile back they told us that it would take between 1-2 weeks to make the transfer (very inconvenient for us as we are on the internet all the time). But yesterday the representative told us it will take only three working days to complete. We are happy but skeptical because she said that within 24 hours our services would be turned off at the condo (it’s over 24 hours and we still have service) and secondly because there has never been a phone or broadband account for the house. We see phone line jacks inside the house, but have no idea if they will be able to use them or if new lines need to be run.

Well, we might we offline for awhile.

PS I snapped a shot of these bushes or trees??? which are quite popular here in Malaysia on the way to TM. I am thinking about planting one at the front of the house between the front door and the covered patio. Think it might make a nice base for the front landscaping which I am currently wondering about.... should it be fuller with more green or more minimal with those pellet rocks that I always see with minimalist/contemporary homes... more rocks and less plants near the foundation of the house.