The Vagabond Moves Again!

Whew, I just moved houses (again!), but I think I've finally found a place that I'll be keeping for quite some time. Having moved 4 times within the last 2 years, I should be an expert at packing up and shifting, right? This last move however was excruciatingly painful. So many boxes, bubble-wrapping (uh, is 2 metres of bubble-wrap enough for one mug?), deciding what to toss out and what to keep and updating all your records. We were packing, literally until our movers came. Had to work til midnight just to free up my entire weekend for this move.

Being a pack rat, it is painful for me to chuck out stuff because "you'll never know when you'll need it" is my mantra. It's such a bad habit, that 6 years after finishing law school, I still have loads of stuff rotting away in a couple of drawers in Manila. I finally told my mom to just toss it out. Easier for someone else to do it. There's also an emotional bond that I have with 'my things' mind you, it's not materialism, it's just the comfort of being surrounded by the familiar and by things that remind you of who you are, what you've been through and....actually maybe I'm just too lazy to throw them away.

Anyway, why have I been moving so often? Well, grad school was really a temporary thing so I really was going to move out. Have been in crappy places where the only redeeming factor was the friends I made. I've lived in a lovely, quiet neighborhood where I had birds waking me up every morning. I've lived in the heartland where dogs wear booties and where you have to watch our for killer litter. Now, I think I've found a place that suits me perfectly. And let me tell you, roomie and I drove our agent crazy with our checklist. Had to be near an MRT, bus stop, mall, work, church, with a lift, no overhead bridges because of roomie's bad back...well, after only a week (but with lots of effort by my agent) we got our perfect condo! In fact, we got everything on our list and more...we are near Sentosa, near friends and it's got that vibe that tells you as soon as you walk in that THIS IS IT! Plus, a new mall is opening up across the road which is supposed to be Singapore's largest one. AND, a cool new club is opening nearby as well.

So, from being geographically undesirable, we are now in the heart of the city. And my mom would be proud, I decided to kill myself yesterday unpacking even with the lack of sleep. Roomie had never seen me at my absolute blurrest! Proud to say I only have my shoes to unpack and the house looks great!

Anyway, it's a lovely Sunday morning, off to a nice lunch with friends, Biblia, mass, a bit of shopping for stuff for the house and a lovely Indian dinner to cap it off. Lovely way to end the weekend.