So, a week after getting back to Sing, I moved to a new HDB (When in Rome, right?) in the 3rd most expensive city in Asia with 2 flatmates I had never met but instantly loved. YC is from Malaysia and Tiffany grew up here in Singapore, and we now share a 3-bedroom flat in Bishan.
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| YC (left) and Tiffany (right) after our day of shopping at Ikea and our hot pot date! |
It's right across from the MRT and a bit closer to work from where I was living before but it of course has big shoes to fill! When my cousins so lovingly helped me pack up their car and move my stuff to B-Shack, I of course shed some tears to leave a home that has loved me so well (Anne, the apple doesn't fall far, huh?) so Kathryn and I went to Din Tai Fung (our favorite restaurant now located across from my new place btw) topped off with a Snickers bar and then onto my new home on Bishan Street 13.
Some small adjustments living in Asian real estate for this American girl:
Combined shower/toilet. The bonus: when washing your face, you can get crazy- no need to keep it to the confines of the sink. I have waited for this all my life. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
No such thing as closets really but instead these Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobes. I dig them, except you have to put these dehumidifiers in each side so your clothes won't sweat in your closet...truly (note a few jackets in the left side, just to ease the separation anxiety) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nothing will stick to the walls because it gets pretty humid during the day/concrete walls so the lean-to is new avant-garde in our place!
↑ My carefully assembled desk (David Comer, I sure was missing you!)
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No dryers for laundry/no ovens. Well, that I am still adjusting to but we do have a pretty big kitchen for Sing!
No such thing as closets really but instead these Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobes. I dig them, except you have to put these dehumidifiers in each side so your clothes won't sweat in your closet...truly (note a few jackets in the left side, just to ease the separation anxiety) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nothing will stick to the walls because it gets pretty humid during the day/concrete walls so the lean-to is new avant-garde in our place!
So here's a little peek into the rest of my digs:
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| ↑ The view out of my windows, right above my bed :) ↓ |
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| What I have dubbed Taylor Swift bridge. Most mornings, there are kids playing in this courtyard to the tune of "EENY MEENY MINY MO" at the top of their lungs. |
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| The montage of the places I have lived and loved (Singapore flag has since been added) |
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So all in all, the 12th time I have moved since moving to college has been a good one! I have this awesome Chinese grocery across the street and some local hawkers but also a full-fledged mall and movie theatre! There is also the Bishan Community Club next door which is my next stop in martial arts training. Bishan, I believe this is the start to a beautiful relationship.
Home sweet different home.
