PUTTING IN NEW PANASONIC AIRCOND IN FRONT UPSTAIRS ROOM

We are installing a new Panasonic air-conditioning in the upstairs front room.

Should be able to stay in this air-conditioned room tonight.

Have stayed in at night. Quiet but cold in the night.

VISITORS TO MALACCA HOUSE ON 29.7.2017

Tsi Kit with Yong Seng seeing their DIY wooden lathe made 40 years ago

Tsi Kit's schoolmates who were in Malacca to attend their 60th. birthday reunion party came to visit our parents house with their spouses.

VEHICLES THAT HAVE GRACED OUR REAR CAR PARK SO FAR

BMW X5 SUV

W 2292 A

Perodua and Toyota Avanza 1.3

WMK 8562 and WQM 5851

Isuzu 2 tons Lorry

THE MAKING OF OUR KAYAK, THE RED DEVIL, 43 YEARS AGO

Our handmade plywood kayak was constructed in 1974.

The frame was made from plywood and marine plywood was cut to size and screwed onto the frame by hand using brass screws.

Making the kayak frame by hand

Red Devil hung up at Malacca house car park as our artefact (2017)

This kayak is tested in the Straits of Malacca and was seaworthy.

Kayak can sit 2 persons. Taken at scout camping trip at Pengkalan Balak (1976)

Some friends tried out our kayak in 1975. We had a roof rack to carry it on our Morris wagon as well.

Later, we added a foot controlled rudder system, 8 ft. mast and a black cotton sail.

By doing so, we converted our kayak into a sail boat.

This kayak was also used to teach scouts about kayaking.

From our workshop in Malacca, we made 3 boats.

1 kayak with canvas covering but it listed to one side at sea launching. Failure. We even painted a fierce looking shark face at its bow.

2nd. boat was a flat plywood rowing boat which can sit 4 persons. Seaworthy as well.

We donated it to the Malacca High School Scouts Troops at their Scout den.

Our last boat made by us was our kayak below.

GETTING FRONT UPSTAIRS AREA INTO SHAPE

BED SHEETS BEING PLACED

WASHED UP REAR CAR PARK

Cleaning up the red devil with pressure cleaner.

Car park area being washed up