The 1st apartment I lived in was an old 20 story Chinese building and I spent about 5 months living on a camp bed in the living room (that was also the office in the daytime) though the bathroom did not have a Western style toilet, sharing the apt with 1 Chinese girl and 1 Australian girl. Rent =0; the 2nd was in an old 6 story Chinese building and I spent about 5 months living in my own double bedroom sharing the apt with a Chinese girl. Rent =100 pounds a month; the 3rd was in a modern 25 story building and I spent 1 year living in bunk beds with 3 other guys (Indian, Slovakian, Chinese) in 1 room (this time there was a living room AND an office room) and there were 2 Chinese girls in the other room. Rent =50 pounds a month.
Then, the 4th was in a modern 25 story building (this time in Xi'an) and I had the study room (converted into a bedroom with 1 of those raised beds that had my wardrobe underneath) for 6 months sharing the apt with a Chinese guy. Rent =0 (though had to furnish the room); the 5th was a slightly lower quality building 100m down the road and I actually rented that apartment myself, sharing with an Australian girl for about 4 months. Rent =50 pounds a month; the 6th was only temporary (3 months) 200m back the other way in a run-down 6 story Chinese place that had a pipe for a shower, coming out on top of a true 'hole in the floor' and no kitchen (not that i ever use one). Rent =10 pounds a month.
Back in Beijing, the 7th is the nicest so far in a very well built 30 story building with en-suite and everything. Rent =100 pounds a month. Tonight I am leaving for apartment number 8; back in the same complex as number 3, though this time with a room to myself (and thus higher rent). Hopefully I won't be moving anywhere else soon, but who knows...
I have accumulated one hell of a lot of stuff in close to 4 years; 3 large rucksacks worth of clothes, 2 suitcases of files, several bags of shoes/sandles etc, several bags of wash stuff (so many free shampoos and toothbrushes etc), lots of bedding, lots of camping gear, lots of computer gear and who knows what else is in the other bags. Oh well, time to look a fool trying to take it all downstairs to the taxi. Happy Children's Day everyone (though I believe it is only celebrated in China)!
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Apologize for reviving this up. I found upbeat with the story. You know it was a beat difficult when you are renting but there are also advantages. Apart from you'll save the money on power bills. I can say, having your office at the same time is also a savvy way to budget your needs. However, if investment is your concern, I would recommend owning your aparment even in just spare of your money. I decided to buy a presale condo here at Marina one residences singapore and the terms were good.
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