Edward Sharpe & The Magentic Zero

"Moats and boats, and waterfalls,
alley ways and payphone calls,
I've been everywhere with you.

That's true...

We laugh until we think we'll die,
barefoot on a summer night,
never could be sweeter than with you.

And in the streets we're running free,
like i's only and you and me,
geez, u're something to see.

Ahh, home,
let me come home,
home is whenever i'm with you."

One of the cutest and sweetest songs, the kind which leaves you with a toothache. And this is what we have been doing, thinking, dreaming, worrying of for a while and will continue for a long time.

We've always wanted to have a place of our own once we got married. Heck i was imagining and daydreaming more on our dream house than a dream wedding back then..It didn't have to be huge and fancy, it just had to have a roof, four walls and a floor...or so i thought...hahahaah

My nights back then were filled with net-surfing for what would be our future house, making sure that it suited our budget and convenience. Initially, we thought of getting an apartment, somewhere near to town and each others parents, a good size, so we can set up a quaint place for the 2 of us and perhaps 1 or 2 kids before buying a bigger house in the future. We went to see a few units, fancied a few. But none wowed us at the beginning. We were more focused on being rational and practical so as long as it met most of our requirements..

At that point, we kept our house-hunting between the two of us. We didn't tell our parents until it was a sure thing. But knowing how excited we were, we told our parents and everything changed after that. Basically, we were advised to consider a landed house straight away. It made sense, but we thought and we know we were just not yet financially ready for such a huge commitment. Instantaneously, our hearts and minds were focused on landed properties. We visited every property fairs, went to a few viewings, weekends were driving around residential areas..haih..the search was endless. It was as if we were on a mission with a dateline looming above our heads..padahal rilek ah kan..no rush...

We almost gave up when we couldn't find anything that we liked or fit our price range. macam nak redha je nasib we might just have to bunk with our parents until.....god knows when...but this arrangement is kind of tiring. Living from a suitcase, from one parent's house to another. There's nothing wrong, really, with staying at your parents house. Its fun, keep us closer, and well acquainted with each other.etc.....But its never the same like having your own place. Hello, we would like to experience roaming around the house in our birthday suits before kids are everywhere...Can't imagine doing that now....haiyo!!! And absence makes the heart grow fonder??...No matter how hard we are at maintaining our accord, as humans we err...full stop.

So when we thought of giving up and while driving around aimlessly stalking houses one weekend i found this upcoming launch, of a terrace house,in BBR. Went to the show gallery, went ooh and aaah and we were sold!!!! It was quite an ordeal and long winded process for us. From the developer to banks to lawyers and stuff...We went to sign some papers to officiate our purchase on my birthday last year. Ive never felt so proud of myself. A beginning to many more future life changing events. I told myself, on my 26th birthday I (we actually tapi saje nk syok sendiri, self-gloating please) bought a house.

Hopefully we'll be getting the keys in January next year, which is just 3 months away...Now my days and nights, are filled with net-surfing on home and interior designs, concepts, furniture, colour schemes, latest trends, styles and, and, and appliances, recipes etc....so far we've made a few purchases..that we are very happy about. Funding our house, to make it a home, is not an easy feat. Both of us, especially him, is very much worried about that. But worry not dear, i don't mind just sitting on floor mats to have a plate of rice, ikan goreng and kicap by candle light. In fact in no time we'll be slimmer and be able to save the earth from living frugally.

No doubt there were and will be many more, tears and fears of owning you, but knowing of the endless joyful moments we'll be having, building a family life within your four walls,

"Ahh, home,
let me come home,
home is whenever i'm with you."

                                                        ~please don't mind the silly typo in the last picture.