Our Temporary Apartment

So this is the new digs until our new digs are ready... Fairly similar to a Canadian bachelor apartment except for a couple of slight noticeable differences... First of all, there is no proper kitchen. We are making do with a hot plate on a cabinet... Also notice the lack of food on the shelves. This is because we HAD a brand new bag of rice, unopened which apparently had a tiny hole in it. When we got home from work there was a trail of ants from a crack in the ceiling, along the wall, into the bag of rice. We aren't sure what they wanted in there but there were so many ants in the rice we had to throw the whole bag out. Now all food (including cereal and other things that do not need to be refrigerated) is in the refrigerator. Also noteable, everyone here seems to drink predominately instant coffee. We don't have a coffee maker or pot so got some for ourselves but soon realized that it was commonplace here...

 This is our breakfast nook! This is not really different from an apartment in Canada but is pretty cute.

 Our bed :) They must think farang are huge fat foreigners because King sized beds are common in our apartment complex (which houses many foreigners). Also, for some reason Thai people do not do the whole top sheet thing. When you buy a set of bed linens you get a fitted sheet and pillow cases and you can get a duvet but so far nowhere (including the hotel) has had a flat top sheet.

 The toilet and, as we affectionately call it, the "ass blaster". Since our apartment building caters to farang, our bathroom features a western-style toilet and toilet paper roll holder as well. To the left of the toilet is the shower, this is fairly normal except for the lack of hot water. Yes, all showers in Thailand (except perhaps in hotels which cater to foreigners) are cold. This will be refreshing in the warmer season but currently makes for a brisk pick-me-up in the morning.