Week 10: This is my (new) home.

alright, as promised, photos of my new place! i really want to put up my address just so that any of you kind souls can send me snail mail if you ever feel so inclined - but i did that once before way back in 2007 and i got chastised the older-cousin way. and even though i know that the possibility of a potential stalker obtaining that information and camping outside my current home is HIGHLY UNLIKELY (maybe about 3.7% chance - i did the math), i'd as soon face the wrath and craziness of said stalker than to face the wrath of said older-cousin (you know who i'm talking about, you).

anyway, play-by-play. it's not exactly in its tidiest of states. but i figured that if i were to wait till the place was all nice and tidied up, these photos would never be taken...if you know what i mean.

begin.

so, this is a part of the living room, with views from our little balcony. that's the $23.50 dual-lamp i bought from IKEA. have i mentioned how much i love IKEA?




and this is the dining area. very spartan and minimalistic - i think the cross lends a nice touch to the atmosphere - because we usually have our meals in front of the tv. TA-DAA! you have to be a tv addict if you want to live here (no la, i'm just speaking for myself).



our little kitchen. if you can spot something interesting (and highly pleasurable - depending on how much you like it) in this photo, i will give you a surprise.



and this is my room. i'm starting to refer to it as the room of endless summers in my head because i've got photos from all my summers (and a smidgen of winters) tacked onto the walls. it's a great tool for remembering everything that i've done throughout my 3 months of four years of play in malaysia. and the best part is that the photos are in chronological order so that i can actually see myself aging with time.



the photos encircle the walls of my room. i've just got a little bit more to go before it touches the door again. anyone wants to send me photos that i can tack up on the wall? if you can spot yourself in any of the photos and correctly identify when that photo was taken, I WILL GIVE YOU A SURPRISE! i promise.



i got myself a queen-sized bed now (nyehehe!) so no more fear of rolling off the bed at night! can you see something familiar nestled amongst the sheets? sorry, this is turning into a kindergarten show-and-tell class. my room looks out to the communal courtyard/car space.



so there you have it - a visual tour of the Big H. but the photos only translate ~60% of the whole feel of the apartment, you really should come and visit to see it for yourself! it's so much better.