When you are a bit of a geek there is nothing like that rush of blood to the head which happens when you once again get access to a high speed, unlimited data connection. I feel alive again!

On the less geeky family relationships  side, other parents will appreciate the relief of finally having internet and cable TV while the teenage son is staying, not to mention the marital benefits of not having a husband moping because he hasn’t got access to his normal sports channels during the Rugby World Cup.

After two weeks of trying to get the internet/cable sorted we finally got an installation date of this afternoon. It being Jon’s second to last day we decided to head across to IKEA first thing to choose some things for his bedroom. We left reasonable early, as the second thing you learn here is to beat the queues aim to be there before 11 a.m. And of course the Astro installers decided to break the mould of the first thing you learn here – Malaysian delivery and installs are typically late. He rang me as we were in the taxi on the way to IKEA to ask if they could get it done in the morning!

We did a fairly rush shop and he met us as we arrived back (or they met us, there were four of them) The next hiccup in the saga of getting connected – we needed four power points for all the equipment so I had to race down to the supermarket to get an extension box.

Jon has used his IKEA construction skills and put together two side tables, and finally was hungry enough to go exploring for food by himself after the next appointment to swap the cars ran true to form and was late.  Having him here is a story of its own, particularly finding the balance between playing tourist while he is here versus him being home for the holiday. He hasn’t been impressed with the haze which has been ranged from very bad to extreme most of the time he is here, but like the rest of us he is getting used to it.