I'd be leaving my crib of seven years for a better but costlier one, just a street parallel to my current address two weeks from now. Definitely I'll be missing this homey place, the neighbors, the free parking, the church just across my room and yes, the familiar smell of wooden floor and walls of a house built in the early eighties.
The new pad is a welcome change though. It's a one bedroom unit with large sliding door closet, toilet and bath, a pantry, a cooking area complete with exhaust top, sink, cupboard and socket
s for every plug needed the modern world has probably invented. Ah well, I'm referring to telephone junction, 3-holed female socket for any machine, a cable outlet and female plugs on every wall-- now I can have my N6230, N6111, N7230 and basic phone Samsumg SGH-X150 all charged at the same time. The ceiling has provision for chandeliers but I might just use a halogen bulb. I plan to install smaller bulbs and mini spots for more drama, probably closer to a bar ambiance but with a minimalist touch.
There are trade-offs for this better crib. "Dumi" won't be parked across my room and is at risk
of being chopped off from side mirrors to rear spoiler, or worst, carnapped. There is a guard at the ground floor of this condo but I doubt if watching tenant cars is one of his priorities. Just the same, I'd be paying higher monthly rentals, costlier electricity bills and full cable fee for this new crib-- so new I can still smell the fresh cement at the stairway and see tiny ants moving in with expectant march. So new that I'm the first tenant to complain that the window grills were not evenly painted. In any case, my Asi would be more delighted for the new comfort and convenience staying over my place.
So there. Next week I'll be busy for school and work. The week after, I'll be seen hauling from computer table to dusty shoe racks (hopefully sans the roaches and the mice). Yes indeed, I'm moving out and moving in...
...at my new place, you dirty head.
