My humble house

  • The beginning of a journey

    This is my first attempt to blog as a document on my renovation for the house in Muar . Also , to de-stress I suspect about doing up the house . There are 2 dwellings on a land that is approximately 1 1/2 acres .There is a main house with 3 small bedrooms , 2…

  • Venice, St.Marco Terrace

    19 Sept, 2026 Day 11 Today we checked out of our accomodation from Burano . We transfered to an self catering apartment at St.Marks Square .  Its a 13 century apartment but had a long flight of stairs so carrying luggage is a hassle . The girl waited for us so she carried our luggage…

  • Burano , 18 th Sept 2026 The Lace Museum

    Today, we are just chilling . Had a leisurely breakfast at home . Since, the sky was overcast, we decided to take a little walk along the main drag of Burano to the little square where there is a church. Around the corner , we went to visit the Lace Museum. Burano is course famous…

  • Murano Day 9, Thursday Sept 17 , 2026

    The day started dismally because it was raining heavily . The three of us Ann, Rahiyah and myself went for 3 cuppaccinos at a nearby cafe . Since it was raining, we decided to stay in for awhile to wait for the rain to let up . When the rain eased up, then we took…

  • Another day to Venezia, Day 8 . 16 Sept 2026 A visit to the Opera House .

    In the morning , we ( Rahiyah and myself ) took a short walk for our morning cuppacino’s at the nearby cafe. This was around 8 am . Burano only  gets busy after 10 am with day trippers till 6 pm then it becomes quiet again. The island depends on tourists for its livehood .…

  • Murano, Sept 15, 2026 Day 7

    Did a day trip to Murano, the infamous island of glass makers. There were many  glass furnaces owned by glass making families . Went for a hand blowing glass making demostration at a workshop . We ate pizzas at the restaurant that was owned by glass making workshop or foundry. I was told explicitly by…

  • Ninfa Gardens, Rome Sept 12,2026. Day 4

    We had arrange for a driver and car to take us to Ninfa Gardens. This was expensive . The cheaper way was to get public transport by train to the nearest town and then get a taxi. However, we couldn’t do that because we had a train to catch to Venice at 1551 on the…

  • Trip out to Venice, 14 Sept 2026 Day 6

    Today in the morning, we took a walk around Burano to search for a supermarket ha ! Found a supermarket and bought groceries. It was quite a long vaperetto ( water bus ) from Burano to St.Marks, maybe 45 minutes with a change . We walked around St.Marks and it got so hot. So we…

  • Burano island 13 Sept 2026

    We went walking around Burano Island with Ann, Rahiyah and Hannah. We took our time as the island is not very big . Its a narrow house with a small living room downstairs with a sofa bed. One bedroom upstairs where there is a double bed where Rahiyah and I are staying . Then there…

  • Muar on Tuesday 30 June  and picking Langsats and Mangosteens at the kebun

    I have not been blogging on my trips to Muar . Just been tied up with teaching and socialising haha . Met Encik Rahman at 7.30 am at the house . We went to the the kebun atthe back to inspect the trees. Durians are in season so sold everywhere . Mangosteens too but I…

  • Duku-langsats at the kebun

    According to Hamid , the duku-langsats have been flowering . Last year, I did get a harvest of duku-langsats so its of no surprise that the duku-langsats trees are flowering . Actually , bought a book on composting (haha ) so hoping all those dry leaves and cutted grass becomes mulch . The book explains…