My new tree
Ahhh ... my new tree. Isn't it pretty?

My Kitchen - Before
And my new kitchen ... Filled with cabinets, tons of storage space

My Kitchen - After
And debris

Before
And a dishwasher that actually washes DISHES!

After
Where ever my dishes might be.

Pantry
I'm not showing off my pantry space, I'm airing it out. The shelf-liner paper I bought smells like the Trojan factory.

More Kitchen
Looking into the family room. Now where did I put that Dial hand soap?

Priorities
One thing I did not lose.

Downstairs bathroom - Before
The wainscotting has to go.

Downstairs Bathroom - After
Where did my bathroom go? (A little reprise for my blog readers who recongize the Oktoberfest hat.) I wonder if my spi

Dining Room
Soon to be my office

Office - After
Where I sit right now ... hidden behind a screen.

Pipe Dream - Part I
This would be the first room I set up. I bought a leather bench for the Bay Window, a couple of leather chairs, and a r

Pipe Dream Abandoned
If you squint, you can still see the Bay Window. ("The rug looks great." - Niko Del Sesto)

Oh and ...
I had to take all of my clothes out of my dresser because it was too heavy to get upstairs. It was still light out when

Spices
Are you in here?

The Guest Room
Since I decided to put my office downstairs, we ended up with a guest room.

Guess room
I'm pretty sure it's still there.

I love my BATHROOM!
Master bath with storage space galore

I loved my bathroom.
Now with 100% less storage space.

Pipe Dream Number 2.
My body ACHED from moving. There were days I could barely walk. The only thing that got me through was knowing that at

So that happened
And pipe dream 2 was aborted. I wonder if it was Freudian that the blow dryer was so close to the tub?

My first night's sleep in my new room
I pined for it.

And then I didn't ...
Fortunately, I only slept 5 hours.

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If you build it ...

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We will trash it ... (But hey, thank God I have easy access to those Christmas lights)

Pipe Dream Number 3.
Those two two-hundred pound boxes are garage shelving units. I dreamed of a neat organized gargage ... free of rat shit

And I'm almost 100% certain
That my spices are somewhere in there.

On a final note ...
Nothing appears to be broken ... except my toe.

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The Petronas Towers - midday

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Get used to them. They are also known as the "Twin Towers"

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My hotel as seen from the ground level of Petronas Towers (for obvious reasons, I refuse to call them the Twin Towers)

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She looks exactly the same from the front

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A sausage and veggie bun

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Did not try it

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Day at the beach

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Towers at dawn

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The world's tallest Murugan (I don't know what that is either, but it was awesome)

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At Batu Caves (a limestone cave and Hindu shrine)

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Which you climb a lot of steep steps to get to

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A lot

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Cool Hindi shit inside the cave

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Caveness

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Gives you a great perspective on KL. This beautiful statue, covered in gray skies and surrounded by ugly buildings.

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Did I mention I climbed those steps?

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I swear to God this one reminds me of my sister

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It was impressive, what can I say?

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I think there's a monkey in this shot

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For sure in this one

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This was not a zoo. They were just right there.

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Like 3 feet from me.

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While I was intruding on a really moving Hindu religious ceremony.

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Another cool deity.

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Is that a Pineapple in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

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And now begin the butterflies

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These things were manic. They moved like hummingbirds.

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My "art" shot.

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Abayah courtesy of Islamic oppression, shoes by Nike

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Pretty sure that's the last butterfly

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some nasty roach like thing

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oops, another butterfly

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Scorpions with millipedes off to the side

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This is actually my favorite shot

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Petronas Towers at night. Love that shot! I need to figure out how I can erase that street light.

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On my last day, I finally discovered where it is they keep the plugs.

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The ubiquitous Malaysian Butt Washer instructions. (Like a bidet, without the function)

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My shower

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My room