When we were still in Germany, we had managed to contact a contractor. We had discussed what needed to be done roughly for the renovation. At this point of time, this was how our apartment looked like, not forgetting to mention the ferocious winter in the last four decades. Plain cruelty. I sold my winter boots and jackets when autumn ended. I had difficulties roaming about in Berlin for the last two weeks before we left.
By mid of January, the drilling and hammering finally started. A whirl of dust tornado began to come along. Heavenly ! We loved it. How else to embrace the dust ?
This is only a mild picture of what the tornado was. I thought I spared you the mess.
We are happy to move from the state of Berlin winter to the ever sunny Penang island. Penang is charming. It offers the big city life in a small town and the infamous Ferringhi beach. There are old colonial buildings located sporadically in Georgetown. The town planning is less than brilliant as you could see , right in the middle of shops, there is a temple. Another example is a mosque placed just 5 feet from another mosque. The genuine smiles and friendliness of the unpretentious people paint the backstage of sunny Penang.
