18th July 2008
My wife and I have been visiting the site yesterday and today afternoon. Today is also the last day that my wife will be on site since our flight to Brisbane is early morning tomorrow, at 1.45 a.m. To help finalising last minute preparations, I took the day off. It's quite sad for my wife ... I can tell from the looks of her face (although she tried to hide it from me). But at least she and the kids did have the chance to view quite a lot of development in the construction process. I think by the time they are back for good in Brunei in December, the construction would be in the final stage. I guess that's why it is hard for my wife to bid farewell to our house!
The house from the front as at today. The view would definitely be different by the time my family comes back in December.
Back view ... with brick walls on both floors.
One of the bedrooms taking shape. All the bedrooms will have in-suite bathrooms.
Besides brick layering works, we also notice that the workers had started putting the decorative beam along the outer walls of the house. Frankly, this detail is easily to be overlooked, but thankfully the workers pay attention to every details of the house plan. The decorative beam, although a small detail, but adds feature to the house, as designed by Faizal, our first architect. It looks exclusive too.
Decorative beam under construction, as at 17th July 2008.
The decorative beam as at today.
Constructing more beams at the other side of the house.
Another look at the beam that has been finished.
A closer look at the beam.
As a final note, I will be in Brisbane with my family until 30th July 2008. So... this is it for now, there won't be any updates until August. Until then, enjoy viewing this blog ... and my kids' BLOG site too!
The whole overview
To the Master suites...
The kids bedrooms...
My sister and my brother in law at the site after picking me up at the airport...Thanks alot...
The balcony at the back of the house
The Indonesian and Thailand workers showing off their new caps freshly arrive from Brisbane
Shopping at IKEA yesterday. We bought kitchen taps, six bar stools, and some dinnerware too!
Syafi and Safiya with all the stuff that we bought...
I got more exhaust fans for the kids' bedrooms. The last time I was in Brisbane, I only bought two to show to my architect. Now with approval from him, we bought more!
To date, this is the most costly fixture that we bought. This in-sink erator can grind even chicken bones so that the dustbin would not be full of wet and smelly leftovers. My wife insisted on buying one to avoid mess in the kitchen... I guess she's already used to having one here in Brisbane... Hehehe...
These lights are useful and affordable. They recharge during the day, and automatically light up at dusk. I hope the garden will look better with them.
The house from the front as at today. The view would definitely be different by the time my family comes back in December.
Back view ... with brick walls on both floors.
One of the bedrooms taking shape. All the bedrooms will have in-suite bathrooms.
Decorative beam under construction, as at 17th July 2008.
The decorative beam as at today.
Constructing more beams at the other side of the house.
Another look at the beam that has been finished.
A closer look at the beam.
Syafi likes to have his picture taken.. and keeps on asking me "Daddy, is our house done?"
Progress in brick works
Look at that huge space, it's worth it to have a balcony, right?
Air-conditioners piping works all installed at the first floor.
What a beauty... The house as at 15th July 2008
Our majestic towers and arch.
Piping for electrical wiring and sockets on the first floor.
Brick layers... at the master bedroom, master walk-in-closet and library / study.
Syafi and Safiya posing on the heaps of bricks. I'm really going to miss having them around!
The house as it was today.
The water proofing chemical.
Cementing works on the roof gutter.
Cementing works finished... and notice also the cover of the water drain pipe.