Moving Part 1 is over! I’m calling it Part 1 because i have to move again when my new place is ready… -_-
It’s stupid to pay for rent especially when i’m not even going to be around for 6 weeks, so i’ve temporarily moved back into my parents’ house. It’s been 6 years since i’ve stayed here… and it’s kinda nice to come full circle..?? Was staring at things in my old room (where i spent my formative years!) and spotted all these random things that made my heart squish- like my Bert & Ernie tin can, my first jewellery set my dad gave me, and… a lot of stuff i need to sort out this weekend.

Looks like the tidying up is not stopping. I never bothered tidying the room up for years and now i can’t stand it especially cos i’m gonna be living in it so i HAVE to (make space as well).

My feet are so sore and hurt like crazy, what i would do for a foot massage right now…
I think i’m going to massage my own feet before bed
and maybe try to sneak in a foot massage after a meeting in Bangsar tomorrow. They’re so sore!

I really wish i took more pictures of my home before i started packing things up… so i can remember it! Oh well. Totally didn’t think about it.

This is the only pic i got from the past few days.

I packed for 3 days straight and didn’t leave my apartment grounds.
Steph came by Friday,
Aaron, Chze Hong and Dawn helped me ALL of Saturday,
and Sarch came by on Sunday night.

Saturday was gonna be spent packing the kitchen, store room and living room. I was mortified at having to go through the dreaded shelves of wires + gadgets, and ‘important adult document stuff’ i had only half filed properly :p (you know, the black and white that irks me like loan docs, bank statements, bills, receipts, car/mechanic docs, insurance, blaaaaa zzzzzz). Just looking at it made me want to fall on to my sofa and TAKE A NAP.

Aaron came over after his tennis coaching, and i pumped him up by proffering a bottle of whisky, “Drink as much as you want, i have LOADS and it’s better not to carry it!” He looked pretty happy and set himself to making us both drinks. I couldn’t decline. Dawn was so sweet to offer to come help pack cos she’s moved a lot before and said it was damn boring to pack alone. (It is!) She’s also an EXPERT at packing. And possibly a little OCD which i have no complaints about cos she practically packed my whole kitchen for me!!!!!! I would have taken AGES.

Ah i wanna blog more but i’m getting REALLY sleepy cos i had only 3.5 hours on Sunday night. So i’m gonna wrap this up fast. Was on my feet moving everything to Clem’s spare room and my parents’ all day and my batteries are dying.

Dawn, Aaron and Chze Hong

Chze Hong got cajoled into coming cos Aaron figured him + 2 girls moving some kitchen boxes ain’t gonna go down so well.

Dawn got so gleeful every time she managed to fit everything perfectly into a box.
I was so gleeful for the extra help!

They were pretty much at mine for 12 straight hours <3
Dawn skipped a dinner she had, Aaron went to play tennis at 5pm and came back, Chze Hong even went for a family dinner and returned after.
Thanks for being a part of my packing party guys! I’m indebted. You have increased your rank status for the future house-warming and fall just under my family 😀

On Sunday, i took so much longer in the day time doing it alone, and had to RUSH pack my wardrobe cos it was too massive and took too long to think what to keep or not. I do purges twice a year but i think i’m going to do another purge when i get into the new place… it horrified me how many boxes my clothes took up.

I ended up sleeping at 4:30am, and had to wake up at 8am cos the movers were coming at 9 and there was still so much sorting out to do.

Don’t you just love Before and after pictures?! I DO

I was SO DEAD when i woke up in the morning but just had to push it!

I got the movers from Myrelo and would totally recommend them!! I got their number from the side of the boxes Clem kindly passed to me from his move, and i didn’t know any other movers so i randomly booked a slot. They have different packages; and my bill to get some boxes, a truck and 3 movers for 4 hours cost RM800+

They were so good-natured and made the whole process a lot better than i imagined it would be!

I had bags of stuff to give away/donate and let them take the lot. Zaki on the right is wearing an old hat and sunnies of mine, “Kenapa nak buang?!” Because i have so many others and don’t even wear them? I can’t be bothered selling them off either cos it just takes too much effort. Rather it just go to someone who would use it.

When i saw how much my stuff filled their truck, i was aghast.
How is that possible?? This isn’t even including half the kitchen stuff!
I asked one of them if they thought i had a lot of stuff compared to other people they moved for.
“Hmmm bujang… ya la. Banyak oi.”

Man. I don’t want to be one of THOSE people with too much stuff.
Gonna purge when i move #2. YES GONNA.

They were super nice to help me carry a giant cupboard to my new place (even tho they didn’t have to) and i got one picture of how it’s going on over there. Bathroom tiles are up! And… yeah.

After we moved all the stuff to my parents’ house, they asked me to check the truck to make sure nothing (besides the stuff i gave them) was left. My dad was so curious as to what i was throwing away and i had to push him away cos i didn’t want him to simpan my rubbish!

I went back to my the apartment after that to take a nap before sorting out more stuff, clear all the rooms, do a thorough check, clear the fridge, etc. I had to take a nap, i couldn’t focus anymore from lack of sleep and don’t want to fall sick! I CAN’T.

Ooh guess what i found! My really old ponies that were in a cloth bag and put in a tiny cupboard we never used. Can you imagine if i didn’t do a proper check? My poor ponies would have been left behind! *HUGS*

As i was snuggling into the bed one last time to nap, i thought of all the happy comfortable snuggly moments i had in that bed… and thanked the room for giving me shelter and comfort. Bye house! You treated me really well and i hope your next residents will be just as happy staying here! It’s so nostalgic to lie there and feel so clearly the sensation of being loved, knowing i will never smell the scent of the rain that way, or look out the window from that angle again.

Today was a good day. I was afraid it might be awfully stressful and painful to leave, but i took my time saying my goodbyes and it felt right. It felt like the right time to leave. It’s time for a change and to progress in a new home.

But for now, i’m back to my old home 🙂

I finally got to back to my parents’ at 8pm and was exhausted and hungry to find… a home-cooked meal! BESTTTTTTT
Nick is around cos SG is on hols, so all 4 of us had dinner together and it was so reassuring.

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