Today, John went with me to NACLI to pick up my 50" plasma TV, rice cooker (thanks, Dubey), two pairs of sports shoes, TV mounting bracket and ironing board. He also picked up the 37" LCD TV from my house. We went straight to my flat. The mounting bracket (meant for the 50") cannot be used as it is too big. I will have to get a new one from Carrefour as they also sell the Palladine brand. The carpenter came this afternoon and fixed quite a number of things. He drilled a hole in the TV console in the MBR for the wires of the TV to pass through. He mounted the hooks for the curtain retainer, mounted the clocks. However, the Buddha carving that I bought from Bangkok is mouldy and damp when I opened it. The newspaper used to wrap the carvings flaked and mould had started to grow on the carvings. I had wanted to mount the carvings in the living room but looks like I may have to throw the carvings away. I was thinking maybe I should buy some sandpaper and sand it myself. Then, I will bring it to any furniture shop and ask them to lacquer it again. I quite smart, huh? The electrian also came and moved the dining hall lights a bit outwards. He fixed a wireless doorbell given by the lighting company.
The wall paper was done up later in the afternoon. It is white in color and somehow I think that it is not that obvious and blends in quite well (maybe too well) with the surrounding walls. So, I am not too sure whether the $700 for the wallpaper is well spent. Still struggling inside. I finally locked up the flat using the new lock and not the number lock that was used previously. There is simply too much stuff in there for me to take the risk now.
The moving company brought 30 boxes for me today. I had to pay them $2 deposit for each box. They will charge me $230 to move all my barang barang over to my flat. Quite ex but anyway, I won't be moving anytime soon. So, just have to let them earn. The date for moving is set on 27 March 2009.
