Stuck at Houz Depot

[11/08/2010 18:53]

What a day. I had to rush to see a customer in Chow Kit in the afternoon and by the time I was finished with them, I headed for the next one just about 2 kilometres away. No mean feat except that I plumb forgot that its now Fasting Month. Which means, all the roads heading away from KL after 430 in the afternoon will be jammed up. And so, it took me more than half an hour to crawl through at least 70 metres and so, I tried as much as I can to maneuvre my car to the nearest parking lot and walked for the rest of the way.

And by the time I finished, its beyond going back. And the road conditions had worsened to the point that the only way to get out of the city would be to use one of the Helicopter companies specialising in lifting vehicles away. Unfortunately, they do not exist yet and in light of the global oil prices, its going to be more expensive than eating 100 Big Macs. So, the only recourse a tired and(still) sane person would do is to hang around the shopping complexes without buying anything. I would like to say, "Window Shopping" but then again, "Windows" is a new IT term....

Then as I was walking towards Pertama Complex, I noticed a new DIY shop from the old Indian-Cinema-turned-bazaar-and then-turned-bust place. Later on, I found out that its Houz Depot. I know, I know, with their music system 'advertising' about Houz Depot, and asking us to go there, I did not occur to me that I am at Houz Depot. Blame it on the tiredness.

This fruit juicer could be the one we're looking for
as the grips were made of metal. And for this price,
it is very very affordable. However, the catch is, if
Houz Depot is selling this weird brand for almost
1/3 off the price, would there be something wrong?

A .rmvb plaver with the works. From Network
connectivity to Sd cards to HDMI. Why Not?
My wallet kept saying, "For what?" and it is
right. There is no reason for it as I am still
looking for a NAS instead.

Despite the nice lighting and all, the price for a
MR16 (Halogen type) LED lights are still too
expensive. Just a wall hanging metal base with
a goose neck is already RM79.00

Now, for RM3xxx, I do not mind having this type
of shower system. Reminds me when I was at the
U turning on all the showers and concentrating it
onto one spot, just like a car wash ..........

Another nice idea is the transparent wash basin

And the semi transparent bath tub. The one in front
is about RM5,000, I think while the one at the back
is, well, twice the amount.

At the end, tiredness set in and this was the
only thing that was on my mind the whole
time. For Rm49.00, you have a trolley and
a simple bag. Its a nice idea but once I had a
really good look, the bag is too small and just
as it was designed to, its fit for a wet market.
But that does not stop me from thinking and
modifying it to accept a larger case. Well, lets
see what next month's salary brings.....

And finally, dinner at Houz Depot. This is Nasi Paprik
which is fried rice in an egg wallet. On the good ones,
they actually wrap the rice all round, just like a wallet.
Here, they tried to pass it off by just covering the rice
but in a way you suspect it was wrapped instead.

And so, there I was, eating the rice while the rest waited for hte right time and also, watching the traffic go by on a deserted street. However, the street that I want to drive through, was still as packed as ever, making it look like those open-space-under-the-tree car park instead.