Bangkok Week 489 November 9, 2017 The renovation has officially begun! And Christmas is officially here! View fullsize Friday, November 3rd: an auspicious day to begin house construction! View fullsize Feng shui -- specific to our house, on this day -- indicates where precisely the construction should begin. View fullsize A zoom-in on how these decisions are made. View fullsize Right here: it's best if the construction starts right here. View fullsize Meanwhile, in Singapore... they're testing new auto-bag-drop systems. View fullsize Looking promising. View fullsize Christmas has come to Starbucks Singapore! View fullsize And to Changi, more broadly. View fullsize Tile shopping fun! Dark grey, or darker grey? View fullsize Finally! This is exactly the one we've been looking for! View fullsize These tiles would be perfect for the kitchen. View fullsize And this is the throne -- I mean toilet -- we've been looking for! View fullsize I always knew the hand rails on the BTS were meant for something more. View fullsize After delays of over 20 hours, Rachel *finally* made it to Bangkok! View fullsize Tuesday morning in Singapore - with a great view of Chinatown. View fullsize Veggie bento boxes for lunch in Singapore. View fullsize Meanwhile, in Bangkok: the winter coats are out! View fullsize House update! The demolition is coming along. View fullsize Big changes are (finally) afoot. View fullsize Can you guess what used to be here? View fullsize This used to be the 'maid's room'. View fullsize This used to be the bathroom in the second bedroom. View fullsize Not much left in the master bedroom, either. (Note the wallpaper that was under the built-in cabinets.) View fullsize A peek behind the house, via a hole in the back wall. View fullsize Material removal!
