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               A solid foundation DoD 23 may 2015 The building is progressing quickly. In the end, Mr Long put in a quote that was about 20% higher than all other bidders. When questioned he couldn’t explain his justification for this price. Mr Khai simply remarked quietly that he had already visited the land and seen that the site was clay and laterite… hence he knew it would required strong foundations. In the end we went with Mr Khai. Actually he is an ‘architect’ not an engineer. He will build the concrete box, install the windows and doors, put the pipes, wiring, drainage and sewerage in the walls and floors…and that is it. The rest I will do myself or sub-contract. Steel reinforcing bar, gravel. Sand, cement, and cheap wooden planks for the formwork have been delivered to the site and themen spent a couple of days bending, cutting and shaping the steel reinforcement for the foundations The foundations will have 30 cubi...

BLOGGY’S BACK   ! 15 May 2015 Wow…I just looked and realised that we have not blogged for a long, long time. Since the last instalment the geese have grown up, flown away and come back for one more lots of  …errr…goslings. Apologies good readers, for the hiatus. We just got caught up in …life. Denizens   of    Danang And now we are ’Denizens of DaNang’. “Why ‘Denizen’?”you may ask. Well…we live here. We are not strictly citizens of the city, but…we live here. There are many dictionary definitions of ‘Denizen’…e.g. “a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place”. Or the more formal British definition: “a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country”. Perhaps this is the best for me. I am British by birth and that brings with it lingering, habitual tendencies that affect my speech, grammar, humour, and a passion for HP Sauce. But I grew up in Australia, which accounts for my sense of humour, ability to ...