Feeling like "home"
I have just moved to my new home - my third one in Thailand, so far.
Saturday, I moved into an apartment on Sukhumvit 49/7. My housemates Kirill and Xia helped me (after a huge lunch supporting World Vision at the Riverside Café and Terrace in the Peninsula Hotel), as did Al, another one of our friends.
After being stuck in traffic for almost an hour, I arranged my possessions haphazardly, dashed out for a farewell dinner for some Canadian interns returning home. After dinner we headed out to Tamarind Café to celebrate Kirill's birthday.
It's been a whirlwind (and expensive) weekend so far. I've begun unpacking, however. I'm starting to feel more "at home" than I've been before, in Bangkok. My previous two places had been studio apartments, without a kitchen, with plastic chairs, etc. This place is very nice, spacious, with (free) access to a pool, tennis and badminton courts, and a gym, as well as (truly) hi-speed internet connections and maid service. Of course photos will follow soon.
Now the planning for decorating our apartment (with huge enlarged photographs, lamps, bookshelves) and a house-warming party begins!