{"id":19753,"date":"2014-01-10T22:17:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=19753"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:24:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:24:45","slug":"work-in-progress-part-42-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/01\/10\/work-in-progress-part-42-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 42 (B)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Part two of pictures taken at our keys handover day. There wasn&#8217;t many persons about, but once most residents have moved in, the scene will probably look quite different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19754\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4865-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Deck chairs beside the main pool. Just a few weeks ago, strong winds during a monsoon storm blew one of these into the lap pool. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4865-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4865-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deck chairs beside the main pool. Just a few weeks ago, strong winds during a monsoon storm blew one of these into the lap pool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19755\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4866-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Main pool BBQ pit. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4866-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4866-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Main pool BBQ pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19756\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4867-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Structure of steel, glass, wood and stone.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4867-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4867-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Structure of steel, glass, wood and stone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19757\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4868-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Back view of the Grand Clubhouse. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4868-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4868-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back view of the Grand Clubhouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19758\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4904-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The chess set pieces I saw in an earlier visit weren't on the chess board this time round.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4904-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4904-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chess set pieces I saw in an earlier visit weren&#8217;t on the chess board this time round.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19759\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4907-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah is going to adore the children's water playground. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4907-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4907-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah is going to adore the children&#8217;s water playground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19760\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4911-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"One of the several gazebos at Fun World. They look like little wedding tents!\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4911-key-collection.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4911-key-collection-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the several gazebos at Fun World. They look like little wedding tents!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19761\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4912-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"After months of wondering if topiary was ever going to get a head, it finally did.\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4912-key-collection.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4912-key-collection-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After months of wondering if topiary was ever going to get a head, it finally did.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19762\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4922-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The cascading waterfall. There was a very strong chlorine smell from the water though. Not enough for you notice while you're in your units, but obvious enough when you're walking right past the waterfall.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4922-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4922-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cascading waterfall. There was a very strong chlorine smell from the water though. Not enough for you notice while you&#8217;re in your units, but obvious enough when you&#8217;re walking right past the waterfall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19763\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4956-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The library. I think residents are going to use this place more as study areas than anything else!\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4956-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4956-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The library. I think residents are going to use this place more as study areas than anything else!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19764\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4958-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"From just outside the library.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4958-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4958-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From just outside the library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19765\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4960-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Lots of landscaping touches, like the large series of steps going down from the Clubhouse to the Chipping Green.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4960-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4960-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of landscaping touches, like the large series of steps going down from the Clubhouse to the Chipping Green.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19766\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4961-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The beams supporting the contemporary bridge. The bridge looks awesome from below.\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4961-key-collection.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4961-key-collection-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beams supporting the contemporary bridge. The bridge looks awesome from below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19767\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4966-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The lap pool, as seen from a low angle. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4966-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4966-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lap pool, as seen from a low angle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19768\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4968-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"Amazonian Lily Pond at Tranquil World, where our block is. Ling laments though that the lilies are baby size - hopefully they'll grow over time.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4968-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4968-key-collection-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4968-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazonian Lily Pond at Tranquil World, where our block is. Ling laments though that the lilies are baby size &#8211; hopefully they&#8217;ll grow over time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19769\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5008-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The contemporary bridge. After taking pictures of it from the outside for nearly a year, I finally got to actually step on the bridge LOL.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5008-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5008-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The contemporary bridge. After taking pictures of it from the outside for nearly a year, I finally got to actually step on the bridge LOL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19770\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5012-key-collection.jpg\" alt=\"The lap pool stretches for quite a distance. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5012-key-collection.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB5012-key-collection-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lap pool stretches for quite a distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part two of pictures taken at our keys handover day. There wasn&#8217;t many persons about, but once most residents have moved in, the scene will probably look quite different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526],"tags":[515,531,547],"class_list":["post-19753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-home","tag-minton","tag-e-m5","tag-e-pl6","wpcat-526-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blog-2014-minton-OMDB4968-key-collection.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19753","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=19753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}