Hi All
Let's write a cheerier post and update you with some pics.
We are racing like hell now to get open for New Years Eve. It is going to be really touch and go but we will do our best.
Eveyday now there are major steps forward as we get closer to completion of the bar.
In the kitchen we have a specialist team working on the extraction unit. Once they are finshed we can do the last little jobs in there and get the Health and Safety man in to give the OK. We can then get our restaurant licence.
The metal doors have gone in and look really good. The are designed to concertina against the pillars when we are open.
The waterfall frieze has been installed and that is now almost complete except for the installation of the pump and dressing with plants.
The ladies toilets are close to being complete along with a special girls only chilling room complete with sink, dressing table and easy chairs. I am hoping this feature will cause a little buzz among the ladies of Chiang Mai.
The building of the back bar unit has finished and now we are having it varnished. It has caused me no end of stress. Getting the colour right has been something of a nightmare not least becuase they use completely different techniques of woodstaining here and there have been may communication difficulties.
The ceiling is being installed. In the end I went for one of the more expensive options and now I can start seeing the results I'm glad I did as it gives the whole building a solidity and completeness.
We have even started painting and decorating so hopefully we are coming into the final stretch.
Finally, a particularly important task was the relocation of the Spirit House which was something of a mystical ceremony overseen by Lee. The Spirit House is now in a better and hopefully more auspicious spot. I hope our spirits are happy with the improvements to the buildin and will bring us good fortune.
And finally if I don't have time to post again before the 25th, Rachel and I and all the team here at Tuskers to be wish everyone a very, very, merry Christmas
