{"id":18728,"date":"2013-06-02T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T06:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=18728"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:42:39","slug":"work-in-progress-part-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2013\/06\/02\/work-in-progress-part-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another weekly update on the ongoing construction of The Minton condo. There&#8217;s a couple of other very non-new home posts that we&#8217;re planning to do too &#8211; including our girl&#8217;s recent birthday celebration in school, and also a new baking machine that I bought for Ling &#8211; so for those of us who&#8217;re more interested in the regular programming in our blog, hang on.=)<\/p>\n<p>Given that Ling&#8217;s now pretty heavy with our coming baby boy, it&#8217;s been pretty tiring for her to run around the very large compound to take videos (we still take a lot; just that they haven&#8217;t been posted here on our blog ). The Olympus 75-300mm lens has been real instrumental allowing us a view of little details of the work going on from a distance away, though a lot of times, the both of us are routinely guessing what exactly is a new structure under construction really supposed to be.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18729\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-01.jpg\" alt=\"Blocks 8 and 8A against the a sunny Saturday morning.\" width=\"330\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-01.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-01-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blocks 8 and 8A against a sunny Saturday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18730\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18730 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-05.jpg\" alt=\"These should be the barbeque pits at Tranquil World.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-05.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-05-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These should be the barbeque pits at Tranquil World.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18731\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18731 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-11.jpg\" alt=\"The compound map notes this to be the rock n' log outdoor chess set. As to what that is, I haven't a clue.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-11.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The compound map notes this to be the rock n&#8217; log outdoor chess set. As to what that is, I haven&#8217;t a clue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18732\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18732 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-14.jpg\" alt=\"Blocks 14 and 14A. There's a lovely reflective sheen coming off the glass windows against the morning light.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-14.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-14-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blocks 14 and 14A. There&#8217;s a lovely reflective sheen coming off the glass windows against the morning light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18733\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18733\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18733 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-15.jpg\" alt=\"The water playground area. Hannah is going to love this later!\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-15.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-15-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water playground area. Hannah is going to love this later!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18734\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18734 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-16.jpg\" alt=\"I couldn't figure out what this one was, but someone in the FB page pointed out that this will be the treehouse playarea.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-16.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-16-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I couldn&#8217;t figure out what this one was, but someone in the FB page pointed out that this will be the treehouse playarea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18735\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18735\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18735 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-18.jpg\" alt=\"Totally no idea for this one!\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-18.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-18-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Totally no idea for this one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18736\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18736 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-22.jpg\" alt=\"Tree planting going on in-front of Block 12C.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-22.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-22-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-22-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree planting going on in-front of Block 12C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18737\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18737 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-26.jpg\" alt=\"Tree saplings are grown off-compound and transplanted over. \" width=\"330\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-26.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-26-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree saplings are grown off-compound and transplanted over.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18738\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18738 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-29.jpg\" alt=\"The Retail Outlets block has gotten a new coat of paint.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-29.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-29-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Retail Outlets block has gotten a new coat of paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Something a little disconcerting too. We encountered Aedes mosquitoes around the compound. Ling with her trained eyes spotted them easily. Those of us who&#8217;d been reading the local news will be aware that the <a href=\"http:\/\/yourhealth.asiaone.com\/content\/first-dengue-death-he-waited-5-hours-ttshs-emergency-department-says-mum\">first death this year<\/a> from Dengue fever has just occurred. I sure hope that residents in our new home will be civic-minded enough to be watchful of the common breeding grounds of these pests.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes. A visitor to our blog commented recently too that our blog is currently the top and first hit when one Googles for construction of The Minton. Curious, I checked it out, and he was right LOL:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/google-search.gif\" alt=\"google-search\" width=\"600\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back to our regular programming next.=)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another weekly update on the ongoing construction of The Minton condo. There&#8217;s a couple of other very non-new home posts that we&#8217;re planning to do too &#8211; including our girl&#8217;s recent birthday celebration in school, and also a new baking<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2013\/06\/02\/work-in-progress-part-18\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 18<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[515,544,531,543],"class_list":["post-18728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home","tag-minton","tag-olympus-75-300","tag-e-m5","tag-14mm","wpcat-6-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/blog-visit-22.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}