Home Sweet Temporary Filipino Home

Just a quick post to show where we are currently living.  We are in Makati City which is part of metro Manila, and within Makati City, we are in Salcedo Village.  We live in an apartment building that is about a five minute walk from Eric's work and about a three minute walk from the park we have mentioned in previous posts.  It's a perfect location for us!  Our apartment is fully furnished, and since we are only here for one year, we have opted not to request any changes.  The front desk staff and doormen are always pleasant.  They keep track of comings and goings, and they say "good morning" and "good afternoon" every single time we pass by them.  I am known as "Ma'am Kim" and Eric is "Sir Eric".  :)

This is our building.  We live in Tower 1 which is on the right.  The first 5 or 6 floors are all parking.  You can kind of see an open area with trees on the top of the 7th floor.  This is where the open area and pool are.  The gym and laundry area are also on this floor, but inside.  Our apartment is on the 18th floor, and we are all the way to the right...almost in the shade of that building next door.

 

From the front door.  Straight ahead is our little kitchen.  The door on the right is the bedroom.

 

Our cute little kitchen...with washing machine.  No dryer.  Just a washer.  A little weird. :)

Plenty of counter space for what we need.  Only two burners on the stovetop, though.  Good thing because we only have two pans!!!  :)  Small oven, but it works for what we need.

 

Turn right when you walk in the front door and this is our dining/living area.  That's a giant tortoise shell in the corner by the window.  Not sure why.  We think it is "art".  Maybe.

 

View out the living room window.  That tall black building is the Philippine Stock Exchange building, and the short building to the left of it that has an arch in it is part of the park.  There are concerts there sometimes.  There are also fountains there.

View from the living room window.  If you look closely in that alcove on the right, you can even see our Quidditch broom.  :)

And finally our little bedroom.  There is a closet to the left of the bed and the bathroom is to the left of that. 

 

So that's it.  Our home sweet temporary home.  Nothing fancy and pretty small.  But it works for us for now and that's all that matters! 

 

Until Next Time,

Eric and Kim  :)