Well, its late. I got back from Mamma Mia! tonight (it was fab fun -- though the woman playing Donna looked like she was sleepwalking through the performance). I fell asleep on the couch - and woke up with a warm fur Kai collar ... very manja and happy.
Im exhausted. Partly because we had Christmas for 30 people here and partly because the renovation has hit that moment where everything just needs to be DONE... and its going slow. Its like the final hump, and you just have to push on through it. Everyone seems to be waiting for everyone else, and not much gets done in a timely manner.
The kitchen was installed today. Hopefully will go check it out tomorrow. It was supposed to be done on Tuesday, but Mr. Soo was late getting to the house, and then it was supposed to be done on Wednesday, but when I got to the flat, I found nothing had been installed.
Basically Mr. Soo measured the wall space at the outer edges - without measuring the inner edges. When he went to install the built in cabinets, he found there was a difference of between 1 - 2 inches. Sigh.
In came the sanding machines, etc. And a ton of noise on Christmas eve! What an incredibly frustrating process! Mr. Soo always seems to take at least twice (if not thrice) as long as he says he will. The thing is though, because he is such an artist, the actual end result is phenomenal. So its worth the wait, but it is stressful.
My upstairs neighbour is only adds to the stress - he called and abused me over the phone the other week. Yelled at me because it was taking too long and it was too loud! I wish upon him the responsibility for a renovation and a neighbour who is ten times as obnoxious as he is. Its called karma baby.
Anyway, the cool thing about all the built ins is that they are going to be hung on the walls. What this means is that when/if I ever leave or sell the flat, I can just take all the built ins with me. Very nice.
The other thing with the renovation that is stressing me out is the window that I put in on my balcony. When I first put in the application, it was with wooden shutters and frame. I was told I couldnt have the shutters - the outside of the condo needs to look uniform. What I wasnt told was that the frame itself couldnt be wooden either! So when it was installed, big drama. I now need to figure out if I can put aluminium siding on the outside, and keep the wooden windown inside, or if I have to take it all out and put in an aluminium window. Ugh.
The renovation is supposed to be done by the end of this coming week. Fat chance, lah. I think it will probably take another 2 weeks, for a total of about 3 months. It was supposed to take 2, so I guess its not THAT huge a change, but to be honest, I am getting sick of living in a high rise. I dont like not having windows open. I hate the fact that I am constantly breathing indoor air - and my sayangs are pining for some natural light, and some real plants.
Will take photos tomorrow and post.
Im exhausted. Partly because we had Christmas for 30 people here and partly because the renovation has hit that moment where everything just needs to be DONE... and its going slow. Its like the final hump, and you just have to push on through it. Everyone seems to be waiting for everyone else, and not much gets done in a timely manner.
The kitchen was installed today. Hopefully will go check it out tomorrow. It was supposed to be done on Tuesday, but Mr. Soo was late getting to the house, and then it was supposed to be done on Wednesday, but when I got to the flat, I found nothing had been installed.
Basically Mr. Soo measured the wall space at the outer edges - without measuring the inner edges. When he went to install the built in cabinets, he found there was a difference of between 1 - 2 inches. Sigh.
In came the sanding machines, etc. And a ton of noise on Christmas eve! What an incredibly frustrating process! Mr. Soo always seems to take at least twice (if not thrice) as long as he says he will. The thing is though, because he is such an artist, the actual end result is phenomenal. So its worth the wait, but it is stressful.
My upstairs neighbour is only adds to the stress - he called and abused me over the phone the other week. Yelled at me because it was taking too long and it was too loud! I wish upon him the responsibility for a renovation and a neighbour who is ten times as obnoxious as he is. Its called karma baby.
Anyway, the cool thing about all the built ins is that they are going to be hung on the walls. What this means is that when/if I ever leave or sell the flat, I can just take all the built ins with me. Very nice.
The other thing with the renovation that is stressing me out is the window that I put in on my balcony. When I first put in the application, it was with wooden shutters and frame. I was told I couldnt have the shutters - the outside of the condo needs to look uniform. What I wasnt told was that the frame itself couldnt be wooden either! So when it was installed, big drama. I now need to figure out if I can put aluminium siding on the outside, and keep the wooden windown inside, or if I have to take it all out and put in an aluminium window. Ugh.
The renovation is supposed to be done by the end of this coming week. Fat chance, lah. I think it will probably take another 2 weeks, for a total of about 3 months. It was supposed to take 2, so I guess its not THAT huge a change, but to be honest, I am getting sick of living in a high rise. I dont like not having windows open. I hate the fact that I am constantly breathing indoor air - and my sayangs are pining for some natural light, and some real plants.
Will take photos tomorrow and post.
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