I'm still here!

Hi there! I'm still out here plodding along trying to blow some life into the Real Estate market!

I can't believe I have not written in 6 months - time really flies when you turn your back or maybe it is just when you get older and appreciate time.

Well the good news is that things are truly getting better in the market and I have sold a couple of properties since I last wrote on this blog. Unfortunately I have not really earned much money because the fabulous striking municipal workers are not doing their work (since November) and our properties are not being registered.

Fortunately my investment are also starting to look better and I am still surviving out here. For those of you waiting for the conclusion of No good deed will go unpunished, I am waiting for the results of an audit before I write the conclusion. I should have it in about a month's time. Thanks for reading it and the feedback!

On a personal level, my dad has entered a new phase of his life and it has been quite traumatic to witness! My dad will turn 90 on 31 December 2010 and has started aging fast. He has been getting slower and slower over the last couple of years. He became ill in early April and we were quick enough to get him to hospital before it became too serious but he did eventually get pneumonia - luckily in the hospital where they pumped him full of antibiotics and he could recover. He has subsequently come home but was moved to frail care after 1 day at home and has been there since, I don't think he will get strong enough to go home again. He is quite happy being there and he is being treated well by the staff.

Charles is still in South Korea and will come home in October, he says only to renew his visa and work permit to go back again - I really miss him but am very proud at how well he is coping on his own.