My New Home.

(Skip to the bottom if you are really lazy and just want to take the video tour. You should know, however, that this does not reflect well upon you, and that one day you'll be lying on your deathbed, wrinkled and feeble, praying for the end to come so that you will no longer be haunted by two questions:

1) What did Dan say in that Apartment post?

and, 2) What ever happened to that sled of mine?

You have been warned.

Here it is, my room in Sutti Mansion II. 23 square meters (thats only about 12' x 18', if you're counting) of the finest plain-vanilla living $250 a month can buy. This is about it... I really don't have an "apartment" so much as a "room."

It's small. Smaller than the malnourished runt of a litter of quadruplet midget pygmy dwarves.


It's working out though. It's just me, and so far I still only own as much as you could pack into 2 suitcases and a backpack, so I really don't need more space. I do miss having a kitchen, but I really wouldn't be cooking even if I had one... it would just be nice to have some counters and a sink that isn't in the bathroom.
Other than that, just I wish I had a proper desk instead of this ridiculous faux-wood mini-vanity thing, and maybe enough room for a couch and coffee table to have someplace to sit besides my bed.

Also the Thai style shower drives me nuts, but that is the subject for a later post.


What I really wish is that I was living in a big apartment or townhouse with a bunch of people but, it's working out living here in Sutti Mansion II. (See the blue sign?)

Yes, it's SUTTI MANSION *II*. Apparently it's a sequel.

One night I climbed up there and tried to change the sign to SUTTI MANSION II: THE REVENGE! but sadly it wouldn't fit.



B-movie titles notwithstanding, the front entrance is a big reason for my decision to live here. See the escalator? That goes up to the Skytrain station. Yes, it really is that close to my building. Oddly enough I walk to work most days, but it is incredibly convenient to have the BTS stop literally on my doorstep. I use it 5 days a week to get to Thai class, and whenever I'm too lazy to walk to or from work (15 min walk) or the gym (25 min walk). It is fast, airconditioned, and you never wait more than 5 minutes for the next train. During peak times they come within 1-2 minutes of each other! The only flaw (and it's a major one) in Bangkok's public transportation system is that the Skytrain and Subway only service a very limited part of the city. 90% of the city will require use of a taxi (which come in car, tuk-tuk, motorcycle, and boat varieties), bus, and/or boat to get to. I live, work, workout, run, shop, and take Thai classes along the BTS route though, so it works for me.

So the BTS stop is right at my doorstep, but what really makes me happy is out the side entrance of the building. Sweet, sweet Soi 38.

But the wonders of Soi 38 deserve their own post... stay tuned.

And now, as promised, the video tour. If a picture is worth a thousand words, I think a video is often worth 1000 pictures. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iz7WxG_uXQ