It's been 2 weeks now since I've moved to my new place here in Eastwood. Official date of the move was 8 August 2009.
I did not anticipate the amount of planning and physical work that I have done the past weeks, my personal trainer did a good job in building up those biceps!!
The weeks leading up to the move was busy, as I was trying to organise the sale of my old house as well. So, in between "open houses", applying for a new mortgage and completing the purchase of this new place, comes finding the right removalists.
There are so many removalists to choose from... where does one even begin? Some charge by the hour, one came by to see what needs to be done and quoted $1,500, some provide boxes for free while others charges a fee. Some charge the same regardless of whether it's the weekday or the weekend while in most cases, there is a surcharge if you engage them during the weekends and this is usually 10% on top of the price quoted. Arrghh... too hard... thankfully, a friend recommended this removalist that he had used before and found them to be quite good. They are a Korean removalist, charges by the hour and supplies you with boxes which you have to pay a refundable deposit on. They will deliver the boxes and then pick it up a week after you have moved. The move amounted to $500 instead of $1,500!
On the day of the move, 2 Korean guys came, one small built while the other was a tall and good looking guy. The small one was quite strong and seemed to be the more experienced of the two. The good looking guy was a bit clumsy as he was tall and caused two dents in my wall...sigh!
Anyway, one lesson learnt is not to underestimate the amount of stuff you have in your house. I thought it will be a breeze to move my things as I did not have "much"... to my chagrin, the "medium sized" truck was not big enough to fit all my things in including my mum's beloved plants... and pebbles, which she had lovingly and tirelessly picked out!! Oh no... so, for the next few nights, mum and I made trips back to Baulkham Hills to pick up the rest of the things... the final box of pebbles were cleared out last Saturday, hooray! Thanks Charmaine, for helping with an extra load! Thanks to friends who either brought meals or had us over for dinner, it was a real help as the last thing one has the energy to do is to cook after a busy day packing and unpacking.
Next is to get all the change of addresses effected for insurances, be careful that you could end up with either a higher or a lower premium. Initiate a redirect of all mails.. inform friends... and the list goes on.
However, I can now start to enjoy the house... find out where all the switches are... how the locks work...read up on new appliances manual and how they work... the alarm systems...finding more room for my clothes and books...planting new plants to provide more colour...install a new antenna... check out on handyman... consider automating the car porch gate...write to my neighbour about his constantly yapping dog and meeting my new neighbours. And, oh, getting used to the many satellite dishes adorning the landscape!! Why does it have to be so BIG???
Well, a new journey begins... still praying for good neighbours. Praise God, so far, so good...
I did not anticipate the amount of planning and physical work that I have done the past weeks, my personal trainer did a good job in building up those biceps!!
The weeks leading up to the move was busy, as I was trying to organise the sale of my old house as well. So, in between "open houses", applying for a new mortgage and completing the purchase of this new place, comes finding the right removalists.
There are so many removalists to choose from... where does one even begin? Some charge by the hour, one came by to see what needs to be done and quoted $1,500, some provide boxes for free while others charges a fee. Some charge the same regardless of whether it's the weekday or the weekend while in most cases, there is a surcharge if you engage them during the weekends and this is usually 10% on top of the price quoted. Arrghh... too hard... thankfully, a friend recommended this removalist that he had used before and found them to be quite good. They are a Korean removalist, charges by the hour and supplies you with boxes which you have to pay a refundable deposit on. They will deliver the boxes and then pick it up a week after you have moved. The move amounted to $500 instead of $1,500!
On the day of the move, 2 Korean guys came, one small built while the other was a tall and good looking guy. The small one was quite strong and seemed to be the more experienced of the two. The good looking guy was a bit clumsy as he was tall and caused two dents in my wall...sigh!
Anyway, one lesson learnt is not to underestimate the amount of stuff you have in your house. I thought it will be a breeze to move my things as I did not have "much"... to my chagrin, the "medium sized" truck was not big enough to fit all my things in including my mum's beloved plants... and pebbles, which she had lovingly and tirelessly picked out!! Oh no... so, for the next few nights, mum and I made trips back to Baulkham Hills to pick up the rest of the things... the final box of pebbles were cleared out last Saturday, hooray! Thanks Charmaine, for helping with an extra load! Thanks to friends who either brought meals or had us over for dinner, it was a real help as the last thing one has the energy to do is to cook after a busy day packing and unpacking.
Next is to get all the change of addresses effected for insurances, be careful that you could end up with either a higher or a lower premium. Initiate a redirect of all mails.. inform friends... and the list goes on.
However, I can now start to enjoy the house... find out where all the switches are... how the locks work...read up on new appliances manual and how they work... the alarm systems...finding more room for my clothes and books...planting new plants to provide more colour...install a new antenna... check out on handyman... consider automating the car porch gate...write to my neighbour about his constantly yapping dog and meeting my new neighbours. And, oh, getting used to the many satellite dishes adorning the landscape!! Why does it have to be so BIG???
Well, a new journey begins... still praying for good neighbours. Praise God, so far, so good...
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