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Sunday, November 02, 2008

The house moving week

My one-week annual leave just passed like that... and i had no rest at all.

In fact, it was so tiring that i actually need another week off to recuperate. Unfortunately, there are tons of work waiting for me back in the office, so i can't extend my leave at all.

It was house moving week. We got the keys to our new home on last Tuesday. After seeing the empty unit without any furniture blocking the view, we decided to paint the whole place. Not that the condition was bad; we just wanna make it look new and clean.

No, we didn't do it ourselves. We pay others to do it for us of course.

My aunt has a friend who was with this charitable organization that provides job opportunities for ex-drug addicts who want to turn over a new leaf. We contacted this person and engaged their services for the paint job on Wednesday and house cleaning on Thursday. They did rather well on the painting, but the cleaning wasn't so thorough. 贝 and i were happy with their work nonetheless, considering they are not professionals in doing painting and cleaning work. It also felt good that in the process of starting our new lives with a new home, we had helped these people who want to lead a new life too.

We had lots of things to do too. Packing, moving, going around town buying stuffs... and we did all these not once but several times everyday. We did not engage any moving company and did the moving ourselves. So 贝 had a taste of how it feels like being a cab driver, as he drove between Hougang and Bukit Batok at least twice everyday.

On Friday, the furniture arrived. It was also the day we returned the keys to our ex-landlady and said goodbye to Hougang, the place where we had stayed for 1.5 years. Then, we spent the whole day tidying and cleaning our new home. Oh boy, all i can say is that moving house is really one hell of a job.

贝 was responsible of fixing up all the pieces we bought from Ikea, while i did the cleaning. We worked till 10pm+ and decided to call it a day. Even thought there are still many things to do and to buy, we were really bushed and aching all over. We drove back to JB and reached home after mid-night.

Anyway, here are some pictures of our new home, taken right after the painting and before the cleaning was done.

The entrance


The unit with an odd shape


The living room


The kitchen


Peeping in to the guest room


Peeping in to the master room


The storeroom


And lastly, here's 贝 working hard at fixing up an Ikea chair, with our stuff still scattered around the place.



We will have to continue with the fixing and cleaning today when we get back to SG later. The TV and fridge will be delivered today, and we still have to go around shopping for a few more pieces of essential furniture that we have not found.

Gosh, i'm really really really beat, but am also really really really happy that we are finally having a place of our own.

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it looks like a really nice unit!-LF

Congratulation on your move. Nice house. Some people say moving is a stressful experience but in my opinion moving from one place to another is very enchanting. The most exciting experience is meeting with new peoples. There are many important points to note before making a move but the most important is to choose the right mover.I have moved many times and i know very well the difficulties which can comes during moves but one thing is for sure, hiring professional movers such as Box . is definitely a wise choice then moving by yourself because they can make your moving experience stress free.

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Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 4:44 am: The week ahead
Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 4:30 am: Fine
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 4:48 am: More plush toys
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 @ 4:12 am: Going to KL
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 @ 4:57 am: Random updates
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 4:07 am: On medical leave
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