Another mini post! And look! OMG~ Sha learnt to do laundry. (Yeah, truth is I was really bored and needed something to post about that was easy and didn’t require me to leave the building. Haha.)

Well, my family back in Australia read this blog so a note to them: Look! This is where I do my laundry. I can do laundry and not ruin my clothes! Hahaha! (Oh, and below is the parking area on the same floor as the laundry.)

I left the house one evening with $900NT in hopes of adding a multitude of necessities and accessories to my dorm room.. Then I stumbled upon DAISO, a Japanese store where every item costs $39NT. That’s cheap, right? So, this is the result of this venture – an example of what you can get with around $500NT.

*points above* I don’t know why, but I couldn’t resist buying these jelly hearts for my bathroom walls. I guess a small splash of colour here and there makes the bathroom a little happier and brighter? You get twice the amount shown in the photo, and they all aren’t bad quality.

Although, it didn’t have the cutest bins I’ve ever seen, DAISO still has some pretty cute bins. Below is my new bin, I got it because I thought it was quite cute but now I’m wishing I got an even cuter one. Oh well.

The same goes for stationery. If you want a wider range of stationery, visit a store that specialises in stationery. Otherwise, the things I found at DAISO were decent enough. The folders are good quality, as are the little books I got. However, if I must get more, I will go to a different store.

DAISO has most things you would need, including kitchen and bathroom cleaning products, storage crates, trays, boxes, and bags, personal health and beauty products, kitchenware, snacks, decorations, etc.

More things I have to mention are the kitchenware and decorations. I got a really cute little glass which was good for $39NT, so now I’m really tempted to get the tall glass and jar versions of the same thing. But no, I will resist! Anyway, below the next photo you will find my final list which totaled to $585NT, or $20AU.

Final list:

• 3 Dust cloths
• 1 Set of jelly heart stickers for the bathroom
• 1 Small drinking glass
• 1 A4 plastic container
• 1 Pencil case
• 1 Plastic sleeve folder
• 2 Notebooks
• 8 Coat hangers
• 1 Comb
• 1 Haircutting scissors
• 1 Laundry basket
• 1 Tote bag

On February 20, I moved into the 臺大水源舍區. I live in building A, right next to the building with the Starbucks and 7-11. Apparently the dorms are new, only about a year old, which would explain why they look so nice. I don’t have any photos of the building itself yet but it’s on my to do list.

Basically, you get a room with a fridge, bookshelf, desk with two drawers, chair, shoe rack, tall two door cupboard, bed frame, sink, toilet, shower, towel rack, and a mirror. What does that mean? It means that you have to buy your own mattress and bed covers. The dorm can provide them for the prices shown below, you can venture to the nearby 7-11, or wander around the nearby shops where you can find a few bedding stores.

Set items: 2 pillowcases, 1 pillow, 1 quilt, 1 quilt cover, 1 cushion cover, 1 cushion
Price: $3,100NT
Separate items & Price: Mattress ($1,000NT), Pillow ($350NT), Quilt ($2,000NT), Bed sheet ($350NT)

They also let you borrow cleaning items for cleaning your room, and have garbage collection points for you to throw away your trash and recyclables. I haven’t seen the stuff they let you borrow but I think I’m going to buy my own stuff anyway.

What else can I say? The rooms are pretty nice, a clean and simple style, and not too small either. You get a gas heater for you water and an electricity card to slot in neat the entrance ($500NT card with electricity at $3.7NT/kilowatt).

Also, on the ground floor of my building (A), there is a small gym, lounge, kitchen and dining area, and two more areas with tables and seats. Of course, there’s also a reception desk with someone there 24/7, and mailboxes (although if you get sent a parcel, it’ll probably be held by reception).