Day 04: Consultant's meeting

30th May 2008

Reached the office early and had to wait a while. Five minutes before working time and Mr. Azhar's shadow is nowhere in sight. Peculiar indeed. Jafirul arrived earlier and we had a very very short conversation while waiting. Amir showed up later and instead of Mr. Azhar, he opened the office. Apparently he is the backup.

• Look into Amin Rafie Project
• Consultant's Meeting

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Amin Rafie Project

Started work right away as preparation for the consultant's meeting which will take place in the afternoon with my drawings as the main event. Asked Amir to inspect my work. Found out much on standard detailing for banglos. For instance,

• standard kitchen tiles: 200x250
• standard exterior doors: 2400 (in height)
• plastered ceiling: 300 (offset from top)

and much more. After adjustments I started sketchup on the building. Mr. Azhar came in to have a quick look at my drawings before the meeting.

After the consultant's meeting, Mr. Azhar requested for me to come up with some drawings changes he sketched.

Consultant's Meeting

Attended a consultant's meeting today consisting of Mr. Azhar (architect), Vincent (engineer) and me (cheap labor). Vincent is an engineer from an engineering firm and has worked with Mr. Azhar on the Amin Rafie Project before. Now, Mr. Azhar would like to seek his assistance once more for the current project. Mr Azhar started by explaining the nature of the project and the difficulties which will come along with it. The project is based on house merging and there is a structural challenge posed. A roof support was in the way of the renovations. Removing the component would be equivalent to removing the roof which would be troublesome and messy. Besides that, they had a discussion on the relocation of a septic tank because the project would require the use of that spot. The discussion ended with both parties agreeing on a site visit.

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Mr. Azhar came in late to work today. After the Friday prayers, he appeared while I was on sketchup. Mr. Azhar asked if I could produce some drawings on the changes he had in mind. I got right to the job as it seemed urgent. Before starting on the drawings I pointed out the first floor plan changes which he missed. One hour before check out time, I went to look for Mr. Azhar to inquire about the drawing plans. He had already went home so I had to ask Amir instead. After returning to my booth I got temporarily bored and started to browse the web on online mangas. Went home right after I completed my drawing changes on left them on Mr. Azhar's table.

PS: I forgot to check-in and out of the office today. . . which would be equivalent to attendance -1

End of Day 04