It's my first morning at our new apartment in Lumut, Malaysia and simple things like doing the dishes become "learning experiences". This morning in no exception. Take a look at our kitchen:
From all outward appearances, it looks like a modern kitchen: ceramic counter tops, modern cupboards, stainless steel sink, microwave oven, bright windows looking into my neighbor's kitchen, etc. What you can't tell from the picture are the following:
The counter tops are 31 inches tall. That's only 4 inches taller than the average chair height of 17 inches or 2 inches taller than the diameter of my bicycle tires. In other words, these counter tops are designed to be comfortable for extremely short people.
There is no oven. That will be a separate purchase at another time.
There is no hot water. The bathrooms each have little hot water heaters on the showers only, but there is nothing in the kitchen. So I boiled a liter of water in our tiny electric tea pot. Poured the water into the first basin. Added some dish detergent and cold tap water to make the temperature bearable. Then, I rinsed the dishes in the second sink with cold water and a touch of bleach (just like camping with the Girl Scouts.)
From all outward appearances, it looks like a modern kitchen: ceramic counter tops, modern cupboards, stainless steel sink, microwave oven, bright windows looking into my neighbor's kitchen, etc. What you can't tell from the picture are the following:
The counter tops are 31 inches tall. That's only 4 inches taller than the average chair height of 17 inches or 2 inches taller than the diameter of my bicycle tires. In other words, these counter tops are designed to be comfortable for extremely short people.
There is no oven. That will be a separate purchase at another time.
There is no hot water. The bathrooms each have little hot water heaters on the showers only, but there is nothing in the kitchen. So I boiled a liter of water in our tiny electric tea pot. Poured the water into the first basin. Added some dish detergent and cold tap water to make the temperature bearable. Then, I rinsed the dishes in the second sink with cold water and a touch of bleach (just like camping with the Girl Scouts.)
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