So... last Saturday I was turfed out of my apartment of two years because I still hadn't found a job and had nowhere to go, but the landlady still wanted to give the apartment to the guy upstairs that she had promised it to, because she knew I was leaving... and because it was so small, with all my furniture, books etc., keeping it clean was a major endeavour. This is one of the things that I discovered very early about living here - small places are cheap, but the lack of space makes cleaning difficult.

Ironically, after getting a different visa and relocating half way across the peninsula (at some expense, believe it!!!), I am now in a large one-room officetel in a relatively old building, and what a surprise! The floor is filthy and the bathroom is taking time to clean.

Not much to complain about, really, as despite its size, it has probably the lowest rental price in the last eight years. However, it had clearly (like other previous places) been vacant for enough time to have lots of dirt trailed in by estate agents and dissatisfied customers. My second place in Daegu was so filthy that it took literally two weeks of washing the floors with acid bleach to get them clean, and it looks like this place is pretty similar. One learns the virtue of persistence... especially as a friend here found a great used refrigerator for me online last night, negotiated a reduction and the seller is due to deliver it here in about two hours.

Anyway, after a number of distractions yesterday (Friday), I got my 3D printer reassembled today and it looks like it is working fine... owing to the open plan and a lack of curtains, I cursed myself for forgetting those door-mounted towel hooks and resolved to print one so I can undress out of sight in the bathroom...