The quirks and perks of apartment life

All Chinese apartments have their quirks, and ours is no exception. Just to name a few ...

Quirks

• Purple dragon tail - greeting us each time we enter
• Mermaids lanterns and other light fixtures – always a sight in apartments
• Purple flower slip covers on the couch
• Greek goddess hall art complete with spotlight
• Door art on both the bathroom and kids’ room doors
• Michael Jordan - pencil sketch of the best basketball player of all time
• Other "art" - throughout the apartment covering things unsightly are framed unsightly art

With these quirks, we could lose sight of the upside. The apartment has plenty of ...

Perks

• All our boxes – in our apartment, up six flights of stairs, waiting for us
• Flat screen TV – can you say movie night
• Walk-in shower – bye-bye shoilet
• No beds in the play room – more room to play
• Storage galore – a Chinese apartment with closets is unheard of
• Cold water dispenser – we’ve always had hot water dispenser, but this one also produces ice cold water
• Hot water in the kitchen – no more totting water from the bathroom
• Bath tub for the kids – now will they get a bath more often than once a week?
• Window in the living room – yeah for natural light in the main room
• Air conditioner – it’s been running pretty much nonstop
• Roof access – our very own roof top patio with a view of the city skyline and river

Quirks and all, it's become our home, and we love it.