Working Across Borders

It's been over a month since my last post.  Am happy to report that things are moving at a relatively smooth clip.

But first, a rant.  We had some delays in April and early May due to inclement weather, which prevented the backhoe from doing its work many a day.  Once the sun decided to cooperate the banks didn't.  Thanks to Malaysia's ultra-efficient Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (Malaysian Companies Commission), our company records were not updated, which caused some two weeks of to-ing and fro-ing with the banks and the Company Secretary and the like.  Believe me, having money but no way to access your bank account due to a technicality is really annoying!

Hopefully, it's now all sorted out!  We begin work on our foundation this coming week.  Even the pool has been concreted and is sitting still until it is time to tile it once we are nearing completion of the whole project.

Meanwhile, I have been busy wading through suppliers of various kinds - linen, toiletries, web, software, you name it.....  While it's all been rather fun in a way, there have been moments when I wished things moved faster and people were just that much more efficient.  But hey, all in a day's work!

We've also been busy doing the groundwork for the interior design.  While it is all still preliminary, I think things are shaping up quite nicely.  One thing's for sure, this resort is turning out to be a cross-border project of epic proportions LOL!  Architecturally, it was designed predominantly remotely - with me in KL and the architect in Langkawi.  The logos are being done here in KL as is the interior design. Restaurant menu being put together between Perth and KL, staff uniforms designed in Melbourne and a cocktail menu also being put together in Melbourne itself.  The good thing is, with technology, most of it is being done via phone/e-mail/Skype, without the need for folks to fly to and fro too much :-)

By the way, all the folks mentioned in all these places are Malaysian or Malaysian-born.  So if you like what you will eventually see at La Pari-Pari, it's all homegrown talent that put it together :-)

I'll introduce you all to the characters involved in due course.  We're a motley crew but an enthusiastic one :-)

Cross your fingers, and I hope to meet some of you come 2012.