mi casa…

ta-da! finally, i’m ready to show my apartment to everyone… ;)

the entrance, from inside looking out. actually i just bought that shoe rack last weekend at carefour. before that, all my shoes were just lined-up in a row against the wall… and you see that intercom phone on the wall there? as everyone will need an access tag to enter the building, outsiders who wish to come in will press the button (like a doorbell) next to our unit number at the main door downstairs and speak into the intercom to identify themselves. after we’ve ascertain that they’re indeed someone we know/someone we’re expecting, then we press a button on the handle of the intercom to open the door downstairs for that person to come in. how cool is that?! (sua-ku mode)

 

moving on into my bedroom, here’s my queen bed from ikea where lady guests can bunk-in with me. in the mean time, dou-dou and i get the whole bed to ourselves! :P

 

my vanity table and mirror, also from ikea. u may ask why i bought the mirror in light brown colour, when my bed and vanity table are in brown-black, well, it’s cheap mar! :P but then, since my previous room in kl was in light brown theme, and there’ll be a mismatch of light and dark colours here anyway, so it’s ok lar…

 

i was very happy when my bedside table arrived in my shipment cargo, coz i get to hide my “night lamp” under it. before this bedside table arrived, i just put the lamp on the floor but find that it’s a bit too bright coz technically, it’s really a table lamp! so with it hidden under there, most of the light are contained and it’s just perfect! oh, and that reading lamp is a MUST in my bedroom, for me to read a few pages (and then some) before falling off to asleep.

 

at the wall opposite my bed, is the “toy trunk” that i brought over in my shipment cargo as well. and as you can see, my room is not square, but actually has 5 corners!

 

from another angle… i just love my big built-in wardrobe!

 

and here’s the living room. the first thing u’ll see is the dining table that i bought 3rd hand from my colleague, who bought it 2nd hand from Lamenting Lynette. i stacked up the 3 chairs coz it’s really a nuisance to mop the floor around all those chair legs! and it’s not like there are so many people sitting at the table everyday. in fact, i’ve only eaten at that table once so far, when i got home late from a training at abu dhabi and the staff canteen has closed and i had to call for delivery. most of the time, i just use it to put stuff…

 

and here’s how the rest of the living room looks like, with my writing table at the far end and my clothes rack near the balcony door. i think i mentioned before that i chose this unit from the 2 that was shown to me because it has a bigger balcony and i’d be able to hang my clothes out to dry. well, as it turned out, the sand in sandland is a force to be reckoned with. every morning, every surface that’s out-of-doors will be coated in a layer of fine sand, i kid you not! i know it’s quite an eyesore to hang my laundry indoors, but no choice ar. besides, my balcony don’t get any sunlight at all. so i don’t get sun-dried clothes even if i hang them outside. that’s why i’ve given up on my balcony and keep the door firmly shut at all times…

 

a closer look at my furniture… a 2-seater sofa bought 3rd hand from the same colleague who sold me the dining table (comes together with the throw pillows), a coffee table and pouffe from ikea, and my floor rug that i brought over from kl. as the couch is beige-white with no covers, i bought a big bedsheet to act as protector. it’ll also be easier for me to clean, by just throwing the bedsheet into the washing machine! i just wish it’s a 3-seater though, as i love to curl up on the couch to read and a 2-seater is just a tad too short for me to stretch out my legs fully. oh, and the stand lamp was bought from another colleague, who also bought it 2nd hand from Lynette.

 

finally, there’s my billy bookcase, from ikea. i just love their billy bookcases! this is much smaller from the previous one that i sent home to bear hill, but i think it should be enough for now… ;)

 

and here’s my kitchen. i just love all those cabinet space, where i can just stow everything away!

 

here’s a glimpse of what i have in one of my cabinets… a potential kedai runcit (malay for sundry shop) or what? :P

 

and finally, i just gotta show you these! i had wanted to buy an anti-slip mat for my bathtub, coz i’ve slipped twice already while stepping into the bathtub and knocking my fat leg on the side! so while shopping, i saw these cute froggies which function just like an anti-slip bathtub mat, but SO much cuter! how could i resist? :P

 

and speaking of fat, i was doing rooms inspection today (as to what the heck am i doing rooms inspection for, i’ll explain it in another post later. for now, just accept that it’s part of my job!) when i saw a bathroom scale in one of the bathrooms. so i decided to “test that the scale is in working order”, and found that i’ve actually lost 5kg! loosing weight without really doing anything! dubai must agree with me… hehehe…

so ok, that’s it… my apartment is ready for visitors! now quickly go book yourselves a flight over here!!!