Yesterday I met with Yudhi yesterday and we compared notes about his school project and I told him of Ajeng's project .... since the two projects are similar, there is a possibility of future cooperation ...
The internet and phone in the villa are working again! Yay! It has been very difficult without net access.
After visiting many generator dealers this morning, I came to the conclusion that Kohler are the only ones that do automatic startup generators. Since their price is for a 'turn-key' job where they completely install and maintain, I decided to bite the bullet. There are much cheaper generators ... but they all require you to walk to the generator and start it up. Kohler is the only completely automatic unit .... 10 seconds after a power failure, it starts itself and then when the power comes back on, it will stop the engine. It is in an enclosed silent housing with no exhaust! Amazing stuff.
Kohler will come and service it once per month for Rp50k .... real value.
Since we are renting the villa, the generator has to be completely automatic. Very few guest would want to be starting a generator!!
I've paid a Rp20mill deposit and we will pay Rp10mil per month till delivery in April. We could have had one in 2 weeks but we would have had to pay upfront .... which would mean no money for the pondok.
The plan is that rental money coming in will provide the monthly instalment.
I have ordered an airconditioner for the storeroom to cure the mould problem. We're finding that the humidity goes very high and the contents get mouldy. If the A/c runs at a relatively high temperature, it will keep the air in the room dry but will cost little to run.
I have bought a stereo for the living room. ....
The water pump is giving trouble again. Ce la vie.
Now (at 3:30 ... I'm waiting for furniture from Top 9 to be delivered. Wiwin is planning to visit after work for some English lessons.
Thunder outside .... rain coming.
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