I'm sure he's in the pink of health. He sounds like someone formidable, as least by Malaysian standards.

Actually we talked about a lot more. About the hymo I received from the UK, about soaking the finished canvas+chest pad in water overnight, about the lead time, and of course haggling over the premium. He kept warning me that the chest will not be as clean as on a fused jacket.

We talked about the Tan Sri and his one-suit-every-three-weeks habit. We talked about collar canvas. Etc.

It's a 2-piece. Not enough cloth for a 3.

But I heard waistcoats are canvassed with linen.

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Added on July 25, 2010, 3:18 pmI put on my first AL suit last night to check the fit, and wow, I've really grown. It's so tight now, and there are divots on the sleeveheads because my deltoids have grown. My deltoids were sticking out from the sleeveheads. Haih. All that protein powder and gymming have really done something.

The navy DB will have to be much looser. Not just because I plan to put on another 3 kg of lean mass, but because I need to be able to wear a wool jumper under it.

Where are your negotiating skills? Use it!

It won't last. It needs to be pad-stitched by wizened old hands to have permanence.

Will be in UDM land for 3 weeks in September. No Vass land.

Bali tomorrow.