Saturday, April 11, 2009

Official beginning

After lumbering around for almost 3 weeks since we got here, our life officially started on the 9th April. Nothing "officiates" it more than making 2 major commitments: Signing the lease on a House and Buying a Car, both on the same day.

It was a funny experience and eye-opener going through the process for both.

First, the house. We actually wanted to get the keys on Fri but we didn't have
 a document they wanted. The agent promised that we can officially hand over on a Monday morning when we bring the document. Come Monday, with document on hand, we're all excited abt getting the keys. Several calls later, we found out that the silly woman was on medical leave and for 2 days! Maybe after closing our "sale", she partied too hard over the weekend n she decided to give herself 2 days off at the beach.
Oh well, we thought since we were in no big rush and since we ARE in oz, gotta do as the aussies do, just chill. ( Also cos, they're usually so nice that it's hard to get mad at them)
So on the 9th, the agent finally came back to work (with a tan), we finally got the keys to our new home. Here's a sneak preview:

 









view from our courtyard


As for the car, the transaction was too simple: Handover a wad of cash, sign form and viola! the car's ours. And since buying a car in cash is totally unheard off in S'pore, I couldn't resist snapping a shot of the stack of cash we used for the car:

6 comments:

kohpeganz said...

my! a land rover!

Sunshine Gal said...

yes! tis car has done amazing things for us so far...like we've transported a double bed, a dining table, 8 dining chairs and lots more with this car! Some of these things were even balanced on top of the car, it was scary! haha
over here, everything's DIY.

deLuxique said...

So happy you are settling in so nicely. +) I should visit you really soon while waiting for my new job!

Sunshine Gal said...

Ya come la before it gets too cold also =)
Everything's on sale here. They've such stylish looking home-decor stuff, it's really hard to resist!
So guess u've finally done the deed (resigned) huh?

Tales From My Frying Pan said...

Yup! I think instead of going Paris this May, I will shall pop up at your place instead...!!!!!

Sunshine Gal said...

i'll be back in Sg from the 15th to 25th May though...maybe you can fly back up with me =)
How come you commenting from another blog title ar?