accomodation

i've so much time on my hands now i can finally sit and do what i love most. write.

thus the sudden spurt of long blogposts instead of the usual short ones with lots of photos. :)

i've been thinking of moving out of my studio room, into an ensuite room! the difference is tt a studio is comprehensive- it has a kitchen, toilet, study area in a bedroom, whereas an ensuite has the same things minus the kitchen, which is communal. there are really nice names for the different flats- studio flats are called redwoods, hemlocks or larches, while ensuite flats are called mulberries or laurels.

how i got the idea of staying in an ensuite room was really silly. the bf and i were out on a post-dinner walk to digest the food (mum will be proud of me! i did not sit in front of the TV/computer straight after dinner!) .he pointed out the ensuite rooms on the top floor of mulberries, which look like attics because they have windows on the slanting roof that open up to the sky. sooooo nice right!!! i saw the photo of such a room in the Broadgate Park (the student residence village where i stay) accomodation brochure and i'm in love with it. so he's been telling everyone tt i only want the ensuite room because of the window! -_-

apart from the window, the pros of staying in ensuite is that the kitchen is shared between the corridor mates, so at least there is more human interaction, as well as physical space. a studio is completely self-sufficient and therefore self-contained. my belief that it's designed for anti-social hermits who can't mix around with others or don't like doing so. the people on my corridor are very unfriendly without exception- be it the french girl next door or inconsiderate korean boys a few doors away.. i've a singaporean junior who hates his overseas experience in notts mainly because he's staying in a studio- there was once, during the exam period that he didn't see anyone at all for 3 whole weeks. poor guy, and it's his first year too. simply put, staying in a studio is extremely lonely. i've vincent, but i wanna socialise with alot more people, just like hall last year. i also want alot more physical space where i can walk around- a studio is too confining. although i loved it when i moved in, i think i need a change of environment.

as for the cons,
1. noisy
because i'll be in closer proximity to more people
mulberries is also supposedly known for its partygoers

but- discussing this with xuanee, she made a good point that redwoods can get noisy too. i totally agree. the worst thing being the rude, annoying people coming back from clubbing wayyyyyy past midnight who scream, holler and sing at the top of their voices in their drunken stupor. i feel like shooting them every time. i never knew i had this vindictive side to me. :(

2. i may get uncooperative or noisy flatmates who don't bother to wash up etc.

but- i guess i can make a special request for quiet flatmates though. or request to stay with another friend from law school.

3. i'll be further away from vincent, who is bent on continuing to stay in a studio cos he's very fussy about his kitchen.

but- that may be a good thing, because i want more personal space, which he has firmly promised to give me next year. as for meals, i can just go over to his place when i don't feel like cooking.

that's about it.


May I have your opinions please? Where should I stay next year? Studio (redwoods) or ensuite (mulberries) ?

Thanks lots! :)