Christmas is Around The Corner

I was in town to collect mails. I noticed a number of shops and hotels have already put up the Christmas trees and decorations.

Before you know it, Christmas is around the corner!

Experience at the 2nd Car Auction

Last Saturday 11 Nov, with the support from my wife, I attended another car auction. This time, I was still eyeing for another Nissan Frontier. My first priority was a one-year old unit. The bidding was a fight between 3 bidders. Reserve price was set at RM54,000.00. I had to give up after my final call at RM57,000.00. I did not think spending more than that amount was worthwhile. It was then up to RM57,500.00 offered by a couple. But this other man who was determined to get it upped another RM500.00 to RM58,000.00. No more call after that.

Because of that unsuccessful bid, I had to ask the auctioneer to go back to another unsold 2005 registered unit. Surprisingly, this was quoted at a much lower reserve price of RM44,000.00 compared to the last unit we acquired. I wonder whether there is any hidden unrevealed defects! This time around, no more bid was received after the reserve price. I got it at the reserve price. I will be going to the store yard to collect it tomorrow. I hope that it is in working condition!

Driving with Joystick

My friend emailed me this new generation Mercedes Benz. What is so special about it? Well, there is no steering wheel. You drive using joystick! Amazing! Probably, our grand kids will be "driving" this kind of car.

Office Renovation

For people visiting our office since August, the place is like a war zone. Sound of drilling, knocking, hammering, dust all over the place. Staff members wearing face masks as if the office is in some kind of quarantine. We have been breathing air filled with smell of vanish and paint for so long that I am not surprised that by the time this is over, I will be partially addicted to glue sniffing.

Believe me, doing renovation in a normal work place is the last thing one should consider. We have been trying to delay this. But then, we really have no alternative. If we have to do it the normal way, our office business would have to be shut down for a solid 4 months. By then we can close up for good.

But then the good news is that as of today, the place is turning up really well. Most people who visited our new office all gave a thumb up to the new look. Now come to think of it, it is probably all worth the trouble.

Wait for the the final look when it is all done up. My guess is, probably another 3 weeks to go.