19.1.2025 Sunday - add walking to the routine

 It rained the whole night, in the morning I walk for an hour before some strength training (100 body weight squats). This is Day 1 to the routine, let's see how 30 days will impact my fitness.

I skip squash and continue to check through the Springvale set, which tests another type of fitness. ANd like a long run, I am glad that I did it when I complete the task at 6pm

18.1.2025 Saturday - is for drawing

 

17.1.2025 Friday - Steel-lifting Stage 2

 I finally get to work on Block 3, and this morning I have what Ricco would call a good chat with JY. We discuss the practical aspects; Fire-fighting access, circulation, land in front of the river, we also talk about the key concepts which differentiate this with our other schemes for this client - the green link connecting all levels with pauses at every floor, views of the river, architectural language. After this, she sets off to calculate the building volume to work out the extend of the fire -fighting access. 

Block 3 apartments

16.1.2025 Thursday - steel in broad daylight

 

15.1.2025 Wednesday - plenty of site work

An early start to the day in preparation for a Pre-CPC inspection at Renna, I asked Sam to come along, jokingly saying that she is replacing her son. Sean is busy planning tonight's photo shot of the first steel frames at Singgahsana. 

Andrew has been planning the logistics for the lift; site clearances, traffic control, flood-lights, etc. He has been updating everyone prior to the lift scheduled for 8pm tonight. 

Coincidentally, Eric is in town and wishes to have dinner, I tell him I have to be near this site, and show him our drawings. He is excited and wishes to see the 'lift'. We have dinner at the Kantin, and meet new people fom Taiwan - I don't remember all their names, only that I paid for their dinner and drinks. 

I need to speak to Eric about our plans this year.

 

14.1.2025 Tuesday - enjoying the health

S goes in for a procedure to insert a stent to relieve congestion near his heart. I makes me think about how we have both been quite fortunate with our health. Makes me wonder how I would deal with the situation if she was ill. I am so dependent on her for all these matters, I appreciate her with a Japanese lunch after she collects a cheque from Teck's office. 

Later that evening, on the car ride home after squash I ask the good doctor about stents and so forth. He confirms that he himself has not gone for a test, but uses the fact that he is playing squash regularly without any ill effects as a gauge of his heart health. I tell Sam this but she ignores me.

13.1.2025 Monday - a good chat

 I am delighted to hear that R mentioned to Sara we had a good chat. It was part of my simple plan to chat with everyone in the office each day, about the project which they are working on. It should not be too difficult with our small staff numbers (and with the convenience of texting). So I wonder over to him and we look at his drawings list, and then at the roof framing plan he is finishing for Freddie. He is enthusiastic and sharp, quick to understand things explained to him. His Hokkien is a bit poor

butterfly park with Roosh

, so I have to repeat myself sometimes. But that's ok, it is a good start - EH can see what we are doing.