Bomb Shelters & Yuan

How much would you pay for a bomb shelter in your house?

For Troy and I, we decided it was worth a little extra than what his company allocated to us for housing to have the added comfort of a bomb shelter in our Singaporian home.

Not only are they good in the case of say, a bomb, but they also double as a great storage place. Some people also use them as a bedroom for their live-in helper/maid. Can't tell you how many real estate agents we had point out the fact that these bomb shelters, despite being fully encased in metal, and quite tiny, have ventilation  so they'd be appropriate for someone to live in. Yikes is all I can say.

Also, not quite 100 percent sure on the background of these bomb shelters, but one person told us they began being required after 9-11 and are not required in new buildings anymore. But, you can find apartments older than 2001 with the shelters, too.

Either way, we love the idea of the added storage space. There's not much in the way of storage for odds and ends here. We still aren’t 100 percent final on our apartment, but we’ve signed a letter of intent. Now we’re just waiting for a check from Troy’s company to seal the deal. If we get the space, we plan to use our bomb shelter to store about a year’s worth of diapers I smuggled into the country (don’t tell). Diapers here retail for about $40 for a box of 80. Compare that the Sam’s Club special of about 300 diapers for about $36. Other boxes and odds and ends are going to be in it, too.

We’ve been adjusting well here. Some days are harder than others. We miss the comforts of home such as family and our cars. It takes a lot longer to do things here. But we think we’ll really enjoy our time here.

Right now, we’re staying along the main shopping district in Singapore. We’ve made it our goal to eat as much exotic food (well, as exotic as my pregnant stomach can manage) as we can while Troy’s company is helping foot the bill. There is a massive food court across the street from us, so we generally eat there. Inside, they have all these cool statues of random creatures, including one by the name of Yuan.

Livvy is in love with Yuan.  I think he does something for her. He's basically a modern-art sculpture of some kind of buffalo. She passes him and says “Yuan!” Too cute.

Hopefully we’ll get our computer on Thursday, so I’ll be able to post pictures then.