My previously unliveable condo unit is slowly, slowly turning into something resembling a home. Two days ago I got an electrician to turn on the electricity and install lighting fixtures, and yesterday I got a ceiling fan and an airconditioner installed as well. The unit itself is still pretty bare, but at least I’ve got two of the major necessities –air and light– out of the way.
One of the biggest gotcha’s I’ve come across is just how important curtains are. I was hoping I could survive for a few days without them, but it doesn’t look like it’s possible. The unit is on the 18th floor facing sunwards, so it can get rice-cooker-hot during the day. Initially I had wanted to have roman shades added, but it turns out that those might be outside of my budget (the rough estimate was in the PhP15,000 peso range for both windows … hrmm, that’s more than i spent for my friggin’ bed …)
Anyway, I’m off to go and wait for my couch to be delivered. I picked out a fairly shocking color because the rest of my stuff is rather on the bland side, and I’m excited to see just how badly it’ll stick out from its surroundings :)