Work-in-Progress – Part 18

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Another weekly update on the ongoing construction of The Minton condo. There’s a couple of other very non-new home posts that we’re planning to do too – including our girl’s recent birthday celebration in school, and also a new baking machine that I bought for Ling – so for those of us who’re more interested in the regular programming in our blog, hang on.=)

Given that Ling’s now pretty heavy with our coming baby boy, it’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’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.

Blocks 8 and 8A against the a sunny Saturday morning.
Blocks 8 and 8A against a sunny Saturday morning.
These should be the barbeque pits at Tranquil World.
These should be the barbeque pits at Tranquil World.
The compound map notes this to be the rock n' log outdoor chess set. As to what that is, I haven't a clue.
The compound map notes this to be the rock n’ log outdoor chess set. As to what that is, I haven’t a clue.
Blocks 14 and 14A. There's a lovely reflective sheen coming off the glass windows against the morning light.
Blocks 14 and 14A. There’s a lovely reflective sheen coming off the glass windows against the morning light.
The water playground area. Hannah is going to love this later!
The water playground area. Hannah is going to love this later!
I couldn't figure out what this one was, but someone in the FB page pointed out that this will be the treehouse playarea.
I couldn’t figure out what this one was, but someone in the FB page pointed out that this will be the treehouse playarea.
Totally no idea for this one!
Totally no idea for this one!
Tree planting going on in-front of Block 12C.
Tree planting going on in-front of Block 12C.
Tree saplings are grown off-compound and transplanted over.
Tree saplings are grown off-compound and transplanted over.
The Retail Outlets block has gotten a new coat of paint.
The Retail Outlets block has gotten a new coat of paint.

Something a little disconcerting too. We encountered Aedes mosquitoes around the compound. Ling with her trained eyes spotted them easily. Those of us who’d been reading the local news will be aware that the first death this year 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.

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:

google-search

Back to our regular programming next.=)