New Bucida Trees and Japanese Roses

We have just planted three variegated Bucida trees in the small garden at the main entrance. The garden bed we have filled with Japanese Roses of various colors. We have also added spotlights and water sprinklers.

Bucida Molineti (Variegated Leaf)

A slow growing tree from the Bahamas with a strong horizontal branching habit, this attractive plant may reach 25 feet in height. This adaptable plant will grow almost anywhere except under extremely salty conditions or dense shade. It makes an excellent specimen or container plant, a good rock garden plant, a bonsai subject, or in the interiorscape. (Source: zookeepersjournal.com)

Happy Vesak

Guard House New Lightings and Plants

Prima Duta's guardhouse is the nicest in the neighborhood. It's a beautiful sight especially in the evening when it's lighted up.

Guardhouse view from inside.

We have also planted new plants at the main entrance to help beautify this stretch of Jalan Dutamas Raya.

Tremors Felt At Prima Duta Condo

Tremors were felt at our condo this afternoon for a minute. A check with online news, reported that an earthquake hit the water off west coast of northern Sumatra with a magnitude of 8.7 at 4.38PM, triggering tsunami warning.

Happy Chinese New Year 2012

Newly renovated guardhouse with CNY decoration.

CNY decoration at a lift landing

Best Locks For Your Door

Dead bolts are the single most important security feature of your doors. A deadbolt lock backs up a lockset on entry doors to provide maximum security.

The word "dead" refers to the fact that there are no springs to operate the bolt. It is locked or unlocked manually by a key or thumbturn on the inside.

There are a number of configurations for deadbolts including those incorporating deadbolts into conventional key-in-the-knob locksets.

Jimmy-proof deadbolt locks use an interlocking bolt mechanism to give maximum security. It's most suitable for two leaf door like our main door. It's mount on the back of the door with four tamperproof screws. See here.

Additional security comes from two interlocking vertical bits that engage the strike when the lock is closed. This means the door cannot be pried open because there is no room between the jamb and the door for a pry bar.

There are two styles of jimmy-resistant locks-single and double cylinder. The first needs a key to unlock the door from the outside. A knob or lever opens it from the inside. The double cylinder requires a key to open the lock from inside and outside. The double cylinder is recommended for doors with glass. Anyone purchasing a double-cylinder deadbolt should be cautioned to always keep the inside key in the lock when they are home. In case of fire or other emergency, the danger of a double-cylinder lock is that the key will be missing.

Some jimmy-proof deadbolt locks come with a guard that prevents the lock from being opened with a screwdriver from the outside. This guard is a steel plate that is drawn back on a spring when the lock is installed. If the cylinder is pulled out from the outside of the door, the guard springs across the opening.

It is also a good idea to suggest one-way tamperproof screws be used with double-cylinder jimmy-proof deadbolt locks.

Source from www.acehardware.com

New Swimming Pool Furniture

We have replaced all the old swimming pool furniture with these new ones. The new umbrellas will be arriving in the next few days. These new furniture gives our pool a fresh look to usher in the new year - 2012. Happy new year everyone!