Flat!!

Ok folks... too much fun lately! So, both me and Nichole headed to our flat, 6 days after signing the contract decided to move in asap. The landlady called me one afternoon saying all furniture is in and that we can sleep there that night; we were impressed on how fast things were sorted.

So we went to the flat that afternoon, to have a look ... We had a bit of a shock... seeing the furniture in our living room, which is very Egyptian-style.

We had a look around … I was not very impressed… maybe more in awe, coz my expectations were very different and I guess, when you have expectations, the disappointment is bigger. I cant say I was waiting for fancy things, but just a comfy sofa that I can curl up on and watch tv with a cup of tea/cold drink. The sofa is just impossible to sit on … u cant really be comfortable when sitting on it.
But hey, we decided to accept it and go from there. There was a washing machine in the kitchen, that we were happy about; not a new one, but at least there is one; we decided to try and see if it works and we’ve put something in. In the meantime, we decided to spray the stove, which was kind of "degolasse" (fr. disgusting). We kept laughing as we were spraying it, saying it is winter and we've got snow bla bla ...

We spent all day in the kitchen trying to clean it … the fridge was actually the same old one, that they did not replace.. they just painted it on the inside, with white paint over the dirt and put stickers on the front door. We decided to go on with our work …Later we discovered that the bottom part of the fridge has a a little part that comes off, so we took it off. Big mistake!!!!!!!! That was so dirty that i would not even allow my worst enemy to clean. But did we have a choice?? Not really!! So, take the gloves Gaby and start cleaning!!

We washed the walls with Detol (local brand for disinfectant), cleaned the sink (it looked “degolasse” under – covered in a 1 cm layer of …. you name it. Nichole did a great job cleaning that sink!!

The funniest/most dangerous thing happened when we were washing the walls - water went into the socket; what followed?? well, first of all.. funny noises, then a smell of smth burning, then noises again and then something like an explosion. I got so scared and had no idea what to do.

Later after the "explosion" the washing machine started leaking and it kind of jumped off, as if it wanted to do one of Michael Jackson's dances. That was scary too ...

I almost started crying, thinking that nothing works properly in this house and how on earth will we be able to live here?

The stove looked absolutely disgusting, the fridge more or less the same, the washing machine was dancing and leaking .. and all of that only in the kitchen!!! Not to mention our ceiling fan!! By the way.. how to you open the door to your cupboard?? Usually you just take the door handle the move it towards you to the right /left side and there you go!!! Well, it doesnt work like that for ours!! First you need to remember to turn the ceiling fan off, otherwise there will be an accident between the fan and the cupboard door, which will give you the impression that something is going to fall on your head! Secondly you need to move the fan so that you can open the door!! It is not that easy!! you need instructions for this one! Nichole knows!!!!!!!!! I guess i knew too, after her little accident, but i instantly forgot and it happened to me today too... and i couldnt stop cursing ... in a nice way.

It turned out to look better at the end of the day … when we were just so tired…. And not really ready to start over again next day… but we did…. We started again in the kitchen and managed to finish the rest of the flat with some help from friends...

Now it does look much better, since we had Mohammed to do some more cleaning the other day .... I guess is hsould take the 'after' pictures as well... It will come soon!! But not before another interesting post!!