my new pad!

i managed to tap a connection while in my bedroom tonight. so much has happened since i last blogged. i have moved! yes i have moved! i have my own apt (rented) now!

haha.. it was through divine help that i got this place. i made many futile trips to see apts that were all very run down. i had to get back as to whether i was going to renew my current lease on that monday. i found another ad on craigslist that mon and i told myself that was the final apt i was going to view. that apt turned out to be something that i saw on sun- the owner had turned it over to the broker. so of course that goes " the last apt i was going to view" but while in her car, the broker said she has another place but it is still under renovation. we popped by the place and i saw it and my heart stopped beating- it was still under going renovation but i could see the potential. it was almost love at first sight. i turned ard and asked her for the price. it was a good price. i said - I WANT IT.

that was it. my search for a new place ended. my part-time job being a craigslist advert trader (since i was refreshing the webpage every 10 mins) ended that very day. it was such a relief.

i moved over the weekend on the 16th, with the help of ting, zw, jack, andy and celine. it was almost that manhattan did not want me to leave. we were not able to drive our uhaul crosstown to the east so as to get to queensborough bridge to get into astoria. of course we did in the end, after many additional mileages and gas and toll were incurred, and thus my moving expenses shot up. but the move was worth every bit and i was glad that my friends were there to help me. i had 12 cartons, 3 luggages, many pieces of furniture. they were really kind to help me. and for ting, she stayed overnight at my place for thur and fri before the move on sat, to help me pack and to be a distraction for me. i told her that i was not able to be alone in the presence of the housemate anymore. i was so so so so glad she was around cos the housemate's mum visited and her face was literally black and long. ugly. puke.

and of course jy visited for a week from 6th to 13th. i will talk about her trip again some other time. ny did not turn out to be a blast for her that we have both hoped for.

so its wed now. and i have unpacked everything, cleaned up the house, got all the curtains up and furniture in place. the last bit is to wash the couch covers. im proud of myself but im dead tired now.