It’s been really cold the past few days. The temperature dropped to -17C but because of the windchill, it felt like -24C.

I normally turn off the heater in my room when I sleep. I do that because:
1) to save electricity, save money
2) the air gets really dry when the heater is turned on
3) since my bed is near the heater, I’m afraid my blanket might fall on the heater and catch fire.

But because the heater is off, it gets really cold in the room especially when the temperature is -17C outside.

From Cha-plang photos

For those really cold nights, in order to sleep comfortably and “warmly,” I use:
a) a cotton blanket folded in half (2 layers)
b) a fleece blanket (1 layer)
c) a polyester fiber-filled comforter in a flannel comforter cover (3 layers).

By the way, I was also wearing three t-shirts.

From Cha-plang photos

Whenever it is cold outside, water vapor will condense on the cold window inside the apartment…like the water droplets on the outside of an ice-cold glass of water.

From Cha-plang photos

The past two mornings when I woke up, I found ice on the window….not ice outside the apartment but ice on the window inside my room!

From Cha-plang photos

Thankfully, the deep freeze is coming to an end.