Our own house will not be ready for another 1 to 2 years and the original plan was to stay with Pops’ family till our house is ready.
However, during our parents-meet-the-parents session, it so happened that his dad brought up the possibility of us staying at the aptmt they bought for rental purpose while waiting for our house. It sounded logical (and really exciting) since they are getting their reno done and one of his brother is going to take over his room in the future, might as well let him decide how he wants the room to be done.
We received the keys to the new aptmt abt a month ago and we are now full force into the reno.
Some (ok, a lot of) photos taken of the pre-reno aptmt:
[Exterior]
(finally, no more climbing up and down the MSCP!)
[Pool + Clubhouse]
[Interior]
(this shall mean one thing - BAKE!!)
(Reserving this window ledge for pots of home-grown herbs)
(Looking forward to chill-time at the crazy-sized balcony)
[All the Other Things]
(just step out of the house and it’ll lead directly to the bus stop which will link to the MRT stn entrance. Such convenience!)
(gym. No more excuses)
(bee-bee-queue! and no more having to book exorbitantly-priced chalets to do that)
(With a flower shop right next door, no one's stopping me from getting a new bunch of fresh-cut every week!)
Ok, end of preview :) and we really love that place!
I’m so impressed with pops for being so organized and on-the-ball with the reno works. He is now coordinating the reno for both the new aptmt and his current house within a short span of 3 mths and it’s unbelievable the details that have to be taken care of. Not to mention managing the varied preferences, decisions, choices and temperaments of everyone involved.
But he seems to really enjoy it and I believe that he will be greatly satisfied upon the completion of the projects :)
At the same time, we’re also taking this whole experience as a practice and trial for us, before we get our own home. Making decisions, choices, checking out details, setting priorities... so many things to look at and so many potential opportunities for conflicts.
But I’m really glad that we’ve made it so far into the process unscathed. In fact, we’ve really enjoyed it despite the intensity :) I guess it’s because we appreciate similar things, we listen to each others’ comments and we complement each other in our decision-making process. We tend to notice things that the other party does not and it helps us to make better decisions. And we pray. For God to grant us wisdom, strength and understanding.
Today, we took half-day leave and accomplished soooo much we were impressed by our focus :p
Bought utensils and pots, collected lights, checked out outdoor furniture, updated contractors’ list with the condo management, delivered lights to the aptmt, went IKEA for some loose furniture, went to OM to select our complimentary sofa and dining sets. And as I’m typing away, pops is packing his room to prepare for the move.
I’ve got so much (yes, much, because it has become uncountable) photos to share on the whole process, I shall do soon a separate post next time :)
