So time flies and it has been 2 months since I last posted. In the mean time I spent mid July thru mid August in Dallas and California. The unusual high amount of rain continued until mid August So it was bright and sunny when I returned. Wow still get rain her but it usually just a afternoon shower which is un-noticeable 20 minutes after. During my rip to the states they began working on the building permit. To my surprise the builder had not gotten one. While I was initially shocked as it turn out they have 2 kinds of building permits here, one for rebuild and the other for once you are 90% complete. I think there are 2 reasons for this, lack of enforcement, heritage land and you cannot change the plan for an already issued permit, you have to start again and pay again. That can be tricky when you have to clear a bamboo forest to precisely know the lay of the land, as was our case. The builder just assumed we would go with the 90% finished permit. That said it ...
