When Mr Contractor completes work (hopefully) next week, we will be moving into our very first Home.
We have lived in several categories of rented accommodation before, but this is probably the most exciting of all our previous domestic experiences; partly due to the time it has taken us to prepare our house, but mostly because we will be planting our roots for the first time in 3 years.
Everything from land assessment to the plants in our garden will be within our realm of responsibility, and from this, we anticipate a less care free life. Notwitstanding the added responsibility, we do look forward to a life together in a place we can truly call our own, in every sense. Perhaps this is a significant part of being a grown up, and building a life together.
It is a sense of pride, that we feel, that flows beyond words; or perhaps it is the case that we just can't find the words to accurately express our happiness.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Things are finally looking up... I think (Part 18)
The good news is that our house is finally done. Save and except for some minor touch ups here and there, Mr Contractor is moving in the right direction.
Further good news from since our last post is that Mr Contractor has finally commenced rectification work on the long bath. Today, Mr Scared Looking Indonesian boy came with Mr Contractor to add cement to the bottom of our bath. We were hugely relieved that that is all they needed to do (ie remove one tile and slot cement in) because otherwise, the whole long bath would have had to be removed. We are even more relieved that Mr Contractor is taking this seriously (as we still owe him 20K!). We certainly hope he keeps this up till the end!!
Still we dare not say when we will be able to move in just in case it gets jinxed! We have been very stern with Mr Contractor over the last week and thankfully Mr Contractor has played ball & cooperated.
Further good news from since our last post is that Mr Contractor has finally commenced rectification work on the long bath. Today, Mr Scared Looking Indonesian boy came with Mr Contractor to add cement to the bottom of our bath. We were hugely relieved that that is all they needed to do (ie remove one tile and slot cement in) because otherwise, the whole long bath would have had to be removed. We are even more relieved that Mr Contractor is taking this seriously (as we still owe him 20K!). We certainly hope he keeps this up till the end!!
Still we dare not say when we will be able to move in just in case it gets jinxed! We have been very stern with Mr Contractor over the last week and thankfully Mr Contractor has played ball & cooperated.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? (Part 17)
The standard question asked of us these days is "have you moved into your new house?" and our standard answer is "almost". The whole experience feels like a long car ride to some unknown destination when what we'd rather be doing is lying on a secluded beach somewhere!
A lot has happened since our last post. Mr Contractor has gotten his act together on a few occasions, and then slacked off, and then gotten his act together. The good news is that the house is done (yay!)
The bad news is there are a lot of defects, with the bath tub being a major one. Mr Contractor has installed the bath tub incorrectly, causing the bottom to be slightly flexible. Mr Contractor did not think anything wrong of it mainly because he did not test it when installing. This certainly raises alarm bells, but what can we do now but to insist he hacks it up and redo the job?
A lot has happened since our last post. Mr Contractor has gotten his act together on a few occasions, and then slacked off, and then gotten his act together. The good news is that the house is done (yay!)
The bad news is there are a lot of defects, with the bath tub being a major one. Mr Contractor has installed the bath tub incorrectly, causing the bottom to be slightly flexible. Mr Contractor did not think anything wrong of it mainly because he did not test it when installing. This certainly raises alarm bells, but what can we do now but to insist he hacks it up and redo the job?
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