{"id":149,"date":"2008-04-28T10:52:23","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T17:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tungsai.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2008-06-19T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T19:53:39","slug":"condo-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tungsai.com\/blog\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Condo Pics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, we signed a lease on a condo in Urbana \/ Champaign. May 20 is the magic start day of the lease; though her job doesn’t start till June 16. I suppose we may have jumped the gun, but honestly every other place we were looking at was just not nearly as good as this one. We didn’t look at a whole lot; maybe 5 or 6.<\/p>\n

The landlord is a nice Korean lady I met with, who actually owns the condo. She also is co-owner of “Am-Ko” grocery, a Korean grocery store there in Champaign. We went to her store to make copies of the lease & stuff, and she gave us a free snack & pear juice. and some chopsticks we need for home and were gonna buy. =)<\/p>\n

It’s 1400 square feet, and has a one car garage. the whole thing is up on the 2nd floor(Except for the garage & entryway, of course), but since UIUC is paying our moving costs, doesn’t matter! <\/p>\n

Oh, and it’s literally FIVE MINUTE WALK to our future Day Care provider!! That’s gotta be worth something, eh?<\/p>\n

1. Not our building exactly, imagine this building but without the landscaping, and we enter the door on the right.<\/p>\n

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Another semi-accurate picture; this shows the back of a similar building, and the pool which we have access to; but our building faces a parking lot with another building across from it; and our balcony looks at a four lane road. whooo!<\/p>\n

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This is the “Half Bedroom”, it has a sloped ceiling, kinda low, but with a skylight. Good for a computer room or office type place!<\/p>\n

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The Kitchen. Notice there are NO KNOBS on the cabinets… some new style by which to confound me? I may just install them anyway…. and there’s no pantry either, so I may just go up to Grandpa’s & build a big ol’ pantry with him! It’s only big enough for a little breakfast nook type area.<\/p>\n

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The main living room. This is what you see looking out from the kitchen sink. The fireplace is JUST like the fireplace in my current house; wood-burning. As earlier stated the balcony looks down on the nearby road. The space to the left there is sort of an alcove for like a computer desk \/ tv \/ whatever.<\/p>\n

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Second bedroom. Not much to say here. it’s a room with a closet and a window. woot!<\/p>\n

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Guest Bathroom. woot.<\/p>\n

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Master bedroom. double-sized closet, big window!<\/p>\n

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Master bathroom. Notice the strange alcove in the corner; a deep space next to the sink. Not sure what that’s gonna be for, but Derezz says, “FOR JUNK!” I hope she’s not right… but she probably is! Either that or a giant sized stuffed clown. Or maybe a server rack. all that shower humidity would be great for a computer!<\/p>\n

Honestly I’m thinking, some zen-like plant area with natural lighting, a miniature waterfall, some bonsai, etc.<\/p>\n

Or junk.<\/p>\n

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So, where is this place? Well, I forgot the exact address; but here’s a Google Map of the location:<\/p>\n

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