Other parts of the house unraveled

These are all sections of the basement. In the basement, there is a huge TV set (for family viewing, I believe, although the couch only has two seats and the kids are in it most of the time). There is also a playhouse in the corner--actually, the kids' toys are everywhere.

I figured I should show you the fridge next. They are amazingly full-stocked. These are snippets of the fridge. The bottommost picture is the freezer and trust me, think of anything and Americans probably have it frozen. There are frozen meat patties for burgers, frozen stir-fry vegetables, frozen broccoli and cauliflower, frozen everything. Pop it into the microwave and it is ready to go. No wonder it is a fast-food nation. Literally.

The family eats quite a bit of junk food (actually, I think most Americans tend to do that) so below is the 'storeroom' disclosed. It is supposed to be a pantry room. And I only thought offices have pantries...(and no, I didn't take the same section twice)

Did you just go "WOW"? Well, I know I certainly did, when I saw the immense amount of food that is piled up in the house. Um, and when I was digging for stuff, I came across quite a number of expired food products. That is the thing: you buy so much that you can't even keep track of what you have in the house.

This area opens out into an external barbeque/relaxation corner. You can briefly make out the couch beneath the glass doors.

The dining table is where we have our meals. The pantry is just behind (you see the white glass door).

I hope by now, you would have shed your expectation of how a house would look like. I will now show you the front side of the house where there is a fire place (of course, I don't think we burn firewood in it. Rather, we burn something that can produce heat; I will find out during Christmas.)

Where the fireplace stands. Um, no, there is no chimney I think.

The living room is continuous with the dining area.

Everything is micro-wave-able here. Oats (!), meat patties, um, name it. There are probably instructions on the package with regard to microwave.

We don't really need to wash dishes here. I say 'really' because I still do it. In the morning, after I have finished my oats, I will just wash up the pot and the utensils and the crockery. Else, if I wait for the dishwasher to fill up, I think I can just go without oats the next day.

Something that I have also noticed is that: the reason why they tend to use the microwave (or the literal fast-food) is because often, there is a general loathing towards cleaning up. I mean, yes, there is the dishwasher, but still...disposable cutlery is quite popular here. Well, now we know why the ozone layer keeps thinning.

I will probably post pictures on the external of my house and my neighbourhood in the next few entries (if I can). Hope all is well with whoever is reading this blog.