Bangkok Week 504 February 22, 2018 Happy Chinese New Year! Let's celebrate with lots of house photos! View fullsize On CNY Friday, I bumped into a Lion Dance in MBK. View fullsize It could be heard miles away. Or at least, aisles away. View fullsize Celebrating CNY at Cantina in Ari... haven't been here since Julia was in town. View fullsize The egg, lit up (and reflecting) in all its Chinese glory. View fullsize The newly-famous product designer, conducting a live radio interview from his "home studio". View fullsize Meanwhile at the house: a worker scrubs the interior of our fresh water tank. View fullsize All sealed up and ready to be covered. (I hope the worker got out first.) View fullsize They've installed the kitchen roof now. View fullsize The second bathroom's tiles have been scored - in preparation for the glass. View fullsize Sink is in place. View fullsize The dropped ceiling and wiring have been covered. View fullsize Steel railings are in. View fullsize Hole for the skylight. View fullsize Sink in the master bathroom is in. View fullsize Another view of the railings. View fullsize Kitchen roof, from inside. It's got insulation pre-installed. View fullsize The downstairs bathroom -- is the ceiling too low? View fullsize They've fixed up the downstairs ceilings. View fullsize And are preparing the garden floor. View fullsize Looking inside from the driveway. View fullsize Gate is about to be moved outside! View fullsize One of the neighbor's dogs wonders what all the fuss is about. View fullsize Checking out the new mini-community-mall back in Ari. A neighborhood cat hangs out at the new burger joint. View fullsize The new Mexican restaurant is pretty punny. View fullsize All the CNY zodiac signs on display at Paragon. My rat looks pretty inquisitive. View fullsize We bumped into a second Lion Dance - this time at Paragon. View fullsize House Update #2 for the week. The kitchen cabinets have been installed. View fullsize The bookshelf which fits into the alcove there. View fullsize Underneath the island. (Whoops, the cabinet comes out in anticipation of the washing machine that's no longer there.) View fullsize Cupboard for the washing machine - and other storage. View fullsize Cabinets over the hobs. View fullsize Downstairs sink covered in saw dust. View fullsize Master bathroom sink - before the wooden shelf was shortened. View fullsize Second bathroom - again, before the shelf was shortened. View fullsize The study's floor has been polished. View fullsize The floor in the master bedroom. View fullsize The floor in the second bedroom. You can see the different color of the extension. View fullsize The stairs are work-in-progress. View fullsize Stairs from below. View fullsize The kitchen roof has been cut-to-size.
