Jojy-Saly and Murali-Radhika were the first guests in our unfinished house. We'd wanted them to come by, offer their suggestions and see as to what all were implementable among them before 'the point of no return'. As I maintain, when one buys a finished house, one really surrenders the freedom to have it one's way - in other words, one needs to accept the attendant constraints without going in for too many additions and alterations!
The changes that one can bring about have to be aesthetic, practical, badly needed for better living and finally, backed with funds, of course. My friends have suggested quite a few changes, all of them being implementable except for one - the enlargement of the guests' bedroom(it's a wee bit small too!) on the top floor! And why? The resultant protrusion will eat away the the splendid expanse of the balcony. On the other hand, the enclosing of the balcony with French windows, all around, seems to be a better proposition but the natural air flow will be cut off as the enclosure would have to be provided with controlled atmospherics!
Meanwhile, work continues at a reasonable pace. The new trusses that have been erected at the front and the rear have enlarged the footprint of the house without altering its original facade.
We'd kicked off back to Kochi by around 1430 h and was at our place by teatime. And I could catch up with my customary evening walk!
Tailpiece.
Saw the evening's episode of KBC that had Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif on the hot seat to sell their new movie, 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', the last film made by the late Yash Chopra. It was two hours of sheer entertainment, masterly performed by the three of them! And educative, as well.
The changes that one can bring about have to be aesthetic, practical, badly needed for better living and finally, backed with funds, of course. My friends have suggested quite a few changes, all of them being implementable except for one - the enlargement of the guests' bedroom(it's a wee bit small too!) on the top floor! And why? The resultant protrusion will eat away the the splendid expanse of the balcony. On the other hand, the enclosing of the balcony with French windows, all around, seems to be a better proposition but the natural air flow will be cut off as the enclosure would have to be provided with controlled atmospherics!
Meanwhile, work continues at a reasonable pace. The new trusses that have been erected at the front and the rear have enlarged the footprint of the house without altering its original facade.
We'd kicked off back to Kochi by around 1430 h and was at our place by teatime. And I could catch up with my customary evening walk!
Tailpiece.
Saw the evening's episode of KBC that had Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif on the hot seat to sell their new movie, 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', the last film made by the late Yash Chopra. It was two hours of sheer entertainment, masterly performed by the three of them! And educative, as well.
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