Did you know that the birds here are really fierce? It has managed to peck its way through the wire mesh under my roof and nested there. And guess what? I don't have a ladder that can reach the area for me to go fix the wire mesh myself. Can't buy a ladder either coz I don't have a truck to bring it home. The wire mesh is approx 18 feet above ground. As a result, had to call my handyman Raul Vasquez to come by and give me an estimate. And even he doesn't have a ladder and will have to go rent one. He quoted me $100 for the job but I counter offered for $80 and he said yes. That's the good news. The bad news is that he can only do that when he's free and again, it's a test of my patience. Every morning, I can hear the bird move in that nest coz it's located next to my bathroom and though it irks me, I had to endure it until Raul fix it. Anyway, he finally came and fix it on Fri, 21 Nov and I had to part with my $80 :-(
And guess what? When Raul came to collect the payment from me, he came in his BMW. My goodness, am I paying him too well or perhaps BMW pricing. Not bad for a handyman's life owning a BMW. Who's talking about bad economic situation?
Anyway, today I managed to cook my beef bulgogi, recipe compliments from Sue Hee of Penang. It was a good first try and Sam and Ed loved it. Also, tried my hands in cooking "bastek". For those of you wondering what that is, it is basically a dish consisting of pork meatballs with potatoes. Sam's favorite dish for now. Here's the picture of the 2 dishes.
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