Friday night all of us (including Decy's mom) went to LIS to hear the concert.  Lots of very very good music from the high school kids.  Chely's group was the last group to sing ... they did 3 songs.

Ok, so, for Chely's choir there was about 70 people ... Chely's in the soprano group (they don't break out 1st and 2nd).  The songs were very well done ... very well balanced.  On several occassions the director pointed to the sopranos to bring up the volume for a special part ... of the probably 8 sopranos only 2 had decent voices ... there in the auditorium ... with hundreds of folks listening and 70 kids singing you could clearly heart the sweet sound of Chely's voice lifting above the others ... crisp, clear, beautiful ... just like the director wanted.

Chely has so much untapped talent in music ... and, beginning next week she will be taking private singing lessons ... we are going to try to develop that God-given talent.

As for Thaysa ... we are still trying to find that 'sweet spot' for her and her talents ... for now, she is taking some modelling classes ... and will be in a few fashion shows at the end ... this should be a confidence builder for her.

Decy says that Fairus is going to take her and the girls to the TV production studio (not sure when as he is moving to England in a couple of weeks).  Fairus is going to re-introduce Decy to the staff (recall that Decy use to act in soap operas before we met) and the girls also.  He seems pretty confident that the girls will be offered some bit-parts (in due course) ... the girls are just not your normal Indonesians ... and their confidence and the way they carry themselves sets them apart from others.

RE the Cars - A-ok ... all is in place (Yeah).  Friday we released the rental car and driver.  Decy said that Pak Supandi (driver's name) cried a bit ... I understand he didn't have any work after this and was hoping he could be one of our permanent drivers ... but we had already chosen Pak (Mr.) Mustafa and Pak Mulyono.

RE the Palm House.  On Friday we received the QA/QC audit report .... as soon as the owner agrees to the list (which is pretty short) we can move towards executing the lease.  I figure it will be Friday next week at the earliest that the lease is actually executed.

After the lease is executed we will establish a firm move-in date ... organize security 2-3 days before move-in ... and then move in the furniture.  My best guess is the weekend of 13-14 October that we check out of the hotel and sleep in the house for the first time ... BUT, its not a done deal yet ... anything can still happen.

Amsouth still sucks !!!

Time to wake Decy up and for me to go get a 2 hr massage ...

ciao ciao.