Sunday, February 7, 2010

A New Place to Call Home

Last Saturday, Fortune Cookie and I went apartment hunting.  I know that in the past I had gushed over and over again about how much I love the apartment we currently have, but now that I work in the north side of Bangkok, the commute has started to get to me.  It's hot, tiring, expensive, and Bangkok traffic is horrible.  Most of the teachers at AUA live around the school and love the convenience, so I decided to follow suit.  Moreover, we wanted to save more money by getting a cheaper place.  We live in a very upscale area, and our place is actually a great deal for this neighborhood, but we could still do better price-wise.

So last weekend, we walked around my school's neighborhood, and our last stop was the building which is literally right next door to my school.  Fortune Cookie and I fell in love with the place.  The apartment is a one bedroom with a full kitchen, which is quite rare with Bangkok apartments.  It's very spacious and has a small balcony.  We also love that they provide an extra big table, which Fortune Cookie will use as his desk.  Currently, we share the dining table and use it as our work table.  Needless to say, it is ALWAYS a mess.

The building also has a gym which Fortune Cookie is quite excited about.  They're currently building a swimming pool which should be finished in a few months.  The staff was also very nice, friendly and approachable.  We felt very comfortable with them.

But the best part of it all was that we got a 2000 baht discount!  The apartment is originally 17000 baht a month, but they went down to 15000 when Fortune Cookie negotiated with them.  We were sooo excited!

Here are some pictures I found online:

 
The building
  
The bedroom
  
The extra table I was talking about - Fortune Cookie's future desk
  
The living room - TVs provided!

  
The full kitchen

  
The small bathroom - the bathroom we have right now is bigger

 
And the gym!

We are so excited!  We're moving on the last day of this month.  I can't wait to start walking a few steps to school.  It's gonna be so awesome! :D

2 comments:

Unknown said...

The place looks promising!!! It looks very nice..do you guys have your own furniture like couches or dining tables already? Or are those provided???

And how much is 15,000 baht in dollars? OMG I googled it and it came up to $452 something, is that true! Then it's really cheap..

But do you guys have your own maid at this place too, LOL!

Take care and enjoy your new place.. hopefully you can take pics when you get settled. You never posted pics of those foods before. Don't worry I won't scare you with my hepatitis speech again. LOLLL.

Jen said...

I guess I never saw this entry!!!