My new home. I was shown around several luxury european style apartments that I could have rented. They were at the top of my price range but would have allowed me to live in an environment acceptable to most westerners. They were all a bit soulless so I asked to see some local style houses; taste a little of the Sri Lankan lifestyle.
This is my upstairs lounge (above) and my bedroom (below), which now has AC. It's the only room in the house that does and the landlord had to get the holes above the window covered with glass to keep the cooled air in. Every other room in the house has the same holes above the windows to let the air flow. There is even a plant downstairs in the lounge, which gets water from the openings in the porch above. You may have worked out by now that there's nothing to stop small creatures getting in or out. I didn't really think about it too much when looking round as I wanted to taste the local lifestyle.
I moved in yesterday and laughed my ass off at my naivety. First guests to meet me were 4, 2 to 3 inch cockroaches living in the kitchen. Boy did they make me jump. They've all got a headache now. Bug powder is now top of the shopping list. Next I see a gecko running up the wall. Apparently geckos are cool as they eat the mosquitos. Still gave me a suprise when he moved into my holdall when I wasn't looking. It's all good as I'm now thinking of it as camping indoors. All my food is staying in the new fridge & I don't think I'll be cooking much. Eating out is dirt cheap so it's not worth cooking anyway. Just need a fridge for drinks and snacks. It is really cool but be warned if you're think of coming to visit. I'll have sorted the cockroaches ASAP.
Actually slept really well & only used the ceiling fan as the AC is noisy. If I can't handle the heat now, I not going to handle it when it gets super hot around April time. The view above is from my upstars landing at about 6.30am. The sun came up & woke me up. The daylight only varies by about 30 mins all year as Sri Lanka is right on the Equator. The air flowing round the house is cooling so it's a nice time of the day in the early morning.
This lady is stuck to the inside of my wardrobe. She's looking after me while I stay in the house.
This is my upstairs lounge (above) and my bedroom (below), which now has AC. It's the only room in the house that does and the landlord had to get the holes above the window covered with glass to keep the cooled air in. Every other room in the house has the same holes above the windows to let the air flow. There is even a plant downstairs in the lounge, which gets water from the openings in the porch above. You may have worked out by now that there's nothing to stop small creatures getting in or out. I didn't really think about it too much when looking round as I wanted to taste the local lifestyle.
I moved in yesterday and laughed my ass off at my naivety. First guests to meet me were 4, 2 to 3 inch cockroaches living in the kitchen. Boy did they make me jump. They've all got a headache now. Bug powder is now top of the shopping list. Next I see a gecko running up the wall. Apparently geckos are cool as they eat the mosquitos. Still gave me a suprise when he moved into my holdall when I wasn't looking. It's all good as I'm now thinking of it as camping indoors. All my food is staying in the new fridge & I don't think I'll be cooking much. Eating out is dirt cheap so it's not worth cooking anyway. Just need a fridge for drinks and snacks. It is really cool but be warned if you're think of coming to visit. I'll have sorted the cockroaches ASAP.
Actually slept really well & only used the ceiling fan as the AC is noisy. If I can't handle the heat now, I not going to handle it when it gets super hot around April time. The view above is from my upstars landing at about 6.30am. The sun came up & woke me up. The daylight only varies by about 30 mins all year as Sri Lanka is right on the Equator. The air flowing round the house is cooling so it's a nice time of the day in the early morning.
This lady is stuck to the inside of my wardrobe. She's looking after me while I stay in the house.
1 comment:
Hi Ian your pit looks good apart from the creepy crawlies love to come over but they have to go! Viv
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