I can’t remember whether everything was done in a week. The renovations got a little complicated, especially with the kitchen. All is good now though! Here’s an album of photos I took this weekend.. We’ve been enjoying our new place for three or so months now. It’s a nice place to invite friends to, and a nice place to wake up in, what with bright monring light and a fresh breeze.
Don’t die of shock, but I’ve even been doing some cooking, for the first time since I left Oz seven years ago. It’s so nice to have a decent kitchen!
On a side note, I just found out the meaning of ‘Kayu’ in Kampong Kayu tonight (yes, I could have found out much earlier if I’d ever asked anybody). Kayu is the Malay word for coal, and Kampong Kayu means coal village, since the river behind our place was once used for trading and transporting coal.
If you look at the photo taken out our back window, you’ll see they’re rebuilding the bridge over the river. That same bridge once featured severed heads stuck on stakes during the Japanese occupation, and some folks think the place is haunted because of that.