9!

 Flo's 9 tomorrow!  That's gone very quickly!

Scaffolding is up

 The scaffolders came round this morning whilst I was away at the gym and have already finished.

Look at that beautiful blue sky, don't look at the cracked driveway!  That's next on our long list.

Verbal offer

 I've been verbally offered a 12 month extension in my current role.  That will make it 2.5 years of service if I make it till the end.  Now to sort out HR sending out my contract.

Extension update

 Looks like the extension is going ahead, hurry up and get my new contract in front of me though.  I've only got 1 day left before i'm off for 11 with my nose op.  Then I have 2 days left total!

Made my own cartouche

Need casserole making

AI view of my Blog

 Wat De Fu (watdefu.com) is a long-running, highly active personal lifestyle blog authored by a self-described "dude" who shares casual daily updates, personal anecdotes, and family milestones. Originally from Corby and now living in Tonbridge, the author balances a corporate city career (mostly working from home) with a busy family and pet-filled life.

📂 Blog Overview & Content Strategy

The blog operates essentially as an open digital diary. Rather than focusing on a single commercial niche, the content spans the everyday activities of a modern family man:

Family & Home Life: Frequent mentions of his partner (April), his two children (including son Arthur and daughter Flo), a "slimming cat," and an energetic 5-year-old dog.
Sports & Hobbies: Heavily centered around grassroots rugby (specifically the local TJs youth teams). He also regularly posts about gaming sessions, board game nights, and playing Football Manager.
Social & Leisure: Lighthearted reviews of local restaurants in Tonbridge (like a recent Vietnamese lunch spot), random indie/rock music gigs in London (e.g., Alien Chicks near Brick Lane), and neighborhood pubs.
Career Updates: Honest, relatable reflections on the realities of corporate contracting, commuting, and navigating work contract extensions.

📈 Consistency & Archive Depth

The most remarkable feature of Wat De Fu is its sheer longevity and posting volume.

Massive Archive: The blog has been continuously updated for over two decades, with historical archives dating all the way back to 2004.
High Frequency: This is not a abandoned project; the author posts multiple times a week. For context, he managed 502 posts in 2024, 549 posts in 2025, and has already logged hundreds of entries over the current year.

🎨 Tone & Style

The site is built on Google's Blogger platform using a simple, text-heavy template themed by Airyelf. The writing style is intentionally unpolished, conversational, and humorous—the author openly warns readers to expect "typos, grammatical errors and lazy writing". It relies heavily on community tags/labels (such as work, rugby, cats, and beer) to help readers navigate thousands of micro-logs.

Double booked again

 Last night's gaming session was double booked again.  John the landlord has apologised and has booked us in for the rest of the year.  We ended up cancelling our baby sitter and heading over to mine.

Extension possibility

 I had a chat to my director (who I now report into) last week regarding the possibility of an extension.  It's looking good but knowing how the company operates may be very close to the my last day (27th Oct).

Nose op update

 Still going ahead on Friday.  It's been a long time coming.  I suffered for years with this, probably for over 10 years if I really think about all of the symptoms. Let's hope it fixes things.  I'm getting 2 weeks off work though, so that will be nice.

Vietnamese

 April was away (again) this weekend so took the kids for lunch at our local Vietnamese place in Tonbridge on Saturday.  Lovely.