Mel's house in Japan

I stayed at Mel's house from January 23 and left on January 28 6 PM to transfer to Alain's hotel in Shinagawa Prince Hotel. What do you expect from a Japan home? E di maliit. Pero Mel's place is bigger than usual. According to Mel and Abby, malaki na yun. Rent is equivalent to SGD1,600 (unfurnished). At least Mel has her own place. She can do whatever she wants and she can design it anyway she wants it.

This is the entrance with the coat hanger near the door. The coat hanger usually serves it's purpose when it's winter time.

This is the picture taken from the sofa. Yan na yung kitchen...as in yan na yun! To the right of the sofa is the Tatami (below)...a typical Japanese room. The door to the right is Mel's room and there are 2 more doors on the left side. One is the toilet and the other room is laundry and shower room. Opposite the ref, there's a cabinet which serves as storage cabinet.

This is where I slept. During weekends, Leigh and Aina sleeps in this room kaya naman prepared talaga si Mel with mattresses. Nde lang kita jan ung table na merong steering wheel na pangdrive na ginagamit sa PS3. This room has a spacious cabinet, even more spacious than the cabinet in Mel's room. Of course, makikita ang pagka-OC ni Mel sa cabinet na kelangan pare-pareho ang hanger. Inside the cabinet, andun din ang spare mattresses at ang printer. Naaliw ako sa cabinet kasi nilagyan ni Mel ng ilaw..ung hinihila lang na ilaw. High tech room rin ito kasi ung ilaw sa ceiling e pwedeng gamitan ng room...sabi ni Mel, pag tinatamad kang tumayo nga naman para buksan ang ilaw.

This is Mel's room which is smaller than the Tatami. That's Mel's touchscreen desktop. Mejo nagulo ko lang ng slight ang room niya because my things were inside her room. Pero maayos tlaga room niya. Shempre kasi OC. :)

Above: Sofa/Living room/Dining room/Guest room/Entertainment room all-in-one. The high-tech table cum warmer serves as dining table, (my) work table for my stay and game table na rin. When it's winter, simply put your legs under the table, switch on the warmer and viola! May heater ka na sa paa. Mel owns a WII and a PS3 which she also uses to watch movies/TV series. Thanks to her TV series and movie collection, may napanood ako na nde Japanese ang salita. Hehehe. But I must say, mahirap manood sa 40 inch Full HD TV lalo na kapag nasa sofa ka, her TV is too big when you're watching from the sofa. Kaya mas gusto ko manood from the Tatami. Besides, nakakatamad bumangon at pumunta sa sofa dahil sa lamig!

From the sofa, the first door to your left is the toilet. As usual, high-tech na naman. Toilet bowl comes with a bidet. I first saw this type of bidet in Hilton Hotel in Malaysia. And sabi ko talaga kay Alain, gusto ko ng ganitong toilet seat. Pero mas high tech pa tong seat na ito because the seat is warm plus the water coming out of the bidet is also warm. Very relaxing especially since it's winter. Good luck na lang talaga sa Japanese characters. On top of the tank, you'll see a faucet (similar to the ones you see in a dental clinic). When you flush, water comes out of the faucet (so you can wash your hands) and spills into the tank. Galing di ba?!

From the living room, the second door on your left is the laundry room with the shower room. Parang walk-in closet pero nde. The water is set to 40 degrees Celsius by default. Super init pero sarap rin naman magbabad lalo na pag winter. Shempre kita na naman pagka-OC ni Mel. Lahat white pati ung plastic container. You may also find more white plastic containers sa kitchen and sa refrigerator.

Aside from "Thanks to Mel!", isa lang ang masasabi ko. Di baleng maliit ang house, basta you have your own place para homey ang feeling... you design it, you clean it and you alone reside in it.