I
noticed this last year, but I had no time to blog about it until today. As far
as I remember, this Chinese mall opened just one or two weeks before December
2021. The construction schedule seemed targeting afore December, the month which
most Timorese spend money to welcome a Christmas and New Year. This is a real Chinese
action I saw with my own eyes. I don’t know the size of this commercial building,
you can make your own estimate, but the construction could finish less than two
months. I paid attention to it every day I commute to work. The progress amazed
me every day. The work duration was 247 during the construction period. I still saw people working when I came back at
like 1 or 2 am.
It
is not only me saying this is the fastest building construction I have ever
seen in Dili. But the FDTL commander, Lere Anan Timor, last year made a comment
saying, “I am afraid of the Chinese building in front of my office; they built
it incredibly fast.” Like me he also saw the building being erected and covered
with the roof just within weeks. The owner was sprinting with the holiday
season. It is therefore, he mobilized and invested all the resources he had to
reach that goal.
Finally, they made it once finished. The store was full of people going to buy new and cheap stuff. The store is indeed more attractive than other Chinese stores in the area because it has an ample space to walk in, more options of choosing goods, and of course with the Chinese price. It has sufficient lighting that makes people feel comfortable and safer. However, this new commercial building adds up traffic congestion problem for the area. On-street parking and its U-turn location make the area becomes very congested in busy hours.
*I hope this gives you an inspiration
