Wires, Wires Everywhere!

This is a picture of one of the two single (as in 1 plug, not 2 like most outlets in the USA) outlets in our bedroom. You can see the extension cord with the red end plugged into the outlet. We had a South African helping us build the flats a few months ago who told us that in a bedroom all you need is 2 outlets, one to plug a lamp into and one to plug an alarm clock into. (HUH?!?!?!?!?!?) So, we have extension cords plugged into extension cords running all over our bedroom (and all other rooms in the house - there are only 3 single outlets in the kitchen.) You can also see a mirror leaned up against the wall. This is because it is illegal to put outlets in the bathroom here (above mentioned South African said that it is because too many people were injured or killed while blow drying their hair in the bathtub.) So, I have to do my make-up (we also have no mirror in the bathroom - most bathrooms are tiled floor to ceiling, some including the ceiling, so it is difficult to hang a mirror on the wall) and hair sitting on the bedroom floor near the outlet. This is the first thing you see as you enter our bedroom. Very lovely!