Verse 5: The Apprentice

It was around 8AM when I woke up to the sound of footsteps around the house. Anna was up, Hazel has arrived, and there was a new voice, one with that of a British accent, belonging to a man in his prime - Robert Taylor.

Robert is a master builder who has been with this project for a while now. He is the manager, the go-to guy for anything related to our building construction. Robert is a tad over 50 years old with short Grey hair and grayish-blue eyes. But what stands out from him is his deadly sense of humour, I've never spent more time laughing when working with him, well, maybe Akos and the boys on the robotics team.

In the first week of work, we managed to build a pharmacy room and a doctor's examination/consulting room. The job is broken down to planning, laying down tracks, raising studs, attaching plaster boards to make dry walls. Once the walls are up, the rest of the work involves plastering, sanding, and painting. As Robert's young apprentice, I watched him carefully and asked questions when they arise. Robert, being a fine master, didn't hesitate to show me the tricks of the trade from his years of experience. What a fine relationship have we here!

Now besides work, Robert introduced me to this thing called "tea time". At exactly 10AM and 3PM, Robert would drop whatever we're doing and head to the kitchen for a drink of some sort, a lil snack, and 15 mins of relaxation.

I know it sounds a bit old fashioned, but I kinda like this "tea time" we're having.