After leaving our apartment vacant since March, we hastily began the move to Ginowan last week just as classes in school were beginning to wind down a little. The apartment sits right behind the Ginowan police station and in the late afternoons I can sometimes see buffed young police trainees strutting along the balconies of their dormitory. *hoot hoot*
free eye candy aside, the apartment is extremely old and very very dirty. dusty ceilings, lights circa 1970 that dont work, peeling and yellowed tokyo disneyland stickers on the shoe cabinet, musty smelling bathroom. the perks? it's pretty large (3DK) and the rent is 6000 yen per month (courtesy of the Okinawa prefectural police). plus the neighbourhood's quiet and there's a cheap grocer and supermarket just behind my unit. and we're a 20 minute walk away from the beach!spent much of last week cleaning and moving some of the smaller things in..the toilet and bath were so crusty with mould that my entire bottle of カビハイター ("mould fighter") went to naught.
we were however lucky to get some hand-me-downs from ken's senior at work so we wont have to buy a fridge or television. i also managed to salvage a very retro looking sofa, rocking chair and bead curtain. all we need is a gas stove, air con and washing machine, and ginowan will come roaring to life! the landlord installed a new kitchen unit and cabinets earlier this year together with new wooden flooring and fresh tatami so i guess things arent that bad.
am planning to devote my summer to decorating the apartment, but in the meantime, check out the Before pictures:
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