Final touches

Everything we’ve needed to do has been done. New frosted decals went up on windows, furniture was moved in (at least partially upstairs), and the mural is being finished, though not sure why he went with brown and not green for continents. You can’t see it, but inside the letters will be a Chiangmai icon, or something famous in the city. Will take pictures tomorrow during the grand opening.

Not really sure what to expect going forward. Lots of bars have been busted for serving alcohol (right now, “restaurants” can be open until 11, but technically aren’t allowed to serve liquor/beer) so everything over the next two weeks will be served in paper cups. Cops are usually pretty cool. Lots of bars I’ve visited said they just paid them off, but that’s not gonna be something I’ll deal with — that’s a “boss” issue for GF.

Tables will be moved to a better position after the cleaning crew comes one last time tomorrow. Looking forward to the grand opening, but we’ll have to see if the bar is good or bad for our relationship. I can’t see it working out too well but let’s just… play it by beer.

And don’t mind the picture of me sweating in my pink soccer jersey overlayed with a super white filter commonly used by Thai girls. It is what it is.