Family reunion

Unlock your phone in 47 easy steps!

Have you ever done this? I thought I'sd sorted this out in the UK before I left. I paid 6GPB for a small bit of software to run on my phone which will liberate me from the Orange network. Well it didn't work - or at least the code it asked for wasn't right when I put the new Digi pre-paid card in. So I search the web and find a free utility which I need to download to my phone and run it to re-flash some new firmware blah blah blah... It all takes a couple of days but finally on Monday I'm fully unlocked. Still can't hook up to the GPRS data network so can't post directly from the phone. Still it's dirt cheap and apparently works in Oz so won't need to go through that rigmarole again! Anyway, my new number is 014-639 6103[Malaysia].

Party time!

The rellies have set us up for a big party on Saturday night at Lis's house. Apparently everyone is coming! And they do. Lis and Azlee have a fantasic house in PJ just 5 mins from Aunty Hafsah's. It is all very modern and feng shui, with a fish pool moat, and lovely hardwood floors and ceilings. And lots of fans so there is always a cooling breeze! Well veryone does turn up and I can't even remember all their names! There must be at least 50 people there! Aunties, uncles, and of course dozens of cousins! They all remember us and proceed to tell embarassing stories to Lola - who seem quite surprised! And of course there is the food. Everyone brings something so we are not going to go hungry! And they keep arriving, and brining more food! There's Ismail from Muar, Ahmed and Rafia - both quite elderly now - from just around the corner, and Malik and Zee from Shah Alam, with their 3 boys. Blimely they've grown! the last time they were little lads constantly on the go and biffing each other. And there's Ema with 3 of her 4 daughters. I swap business cards with the eldest two - Wani who is 23 is Sales development manager for Nestlé, and Fiz who is a manager with a venture capital company. Then there's Munirah, Noli's daughter. She is also 23 and she works at Deloittes.... And there's more food to finish! The elders tuck into freshly harvested Durian - the so called King of Fruits and definitely the smelliest! I brave a small bite and it's not that bad, but it does have a wierd creamy texture, like custard! Meet up with my cousin Azman who works at the Forestry Research Institute and we agree to go there on Wednesday fro a trip through the jungle!