My OLD home
My very first rented home was located at Unit 6/74 Broadway Road. For everyone who's been keeping track, i've moved down the road, for those who had no idea, well, i took opportunity of my 3 week break to move to somewhere nicer.
Other than for Rae, i don't think anyone else got to get a glimpse of old place at all. Well, luckily i managed to snap a few shots of the place before i got moving. Just a little aside, i specially tidied my room for the room pictures below so taking these pictures wasn't that easy a task. The one thing i forgot to take any pictures of was my toilet but i substituted some of the "dark waters" stint ones that i had, so that's the closest thing you're gonna get to my awful and mouldy toilet.
Ok so here goes ... in case you're wondering, i'm not staying in those pretty cottages, this is actually the view from across my apartments. There are actually numerous other nicer houses around the area (which i'm too lazy to take picture off) but they are all weirdly located at that side of the road. Loy says Broadway road separates the Rich, who stay at the side you're looking at right now and the poor poverty stricken Uni students who stay on my side of the road. I look across the road each day and wished i had some large veranda to lounge about. Given so, its no wonder that our place is called the Pines, as you can see from the second picture below (if you enlarge it that is).
The tree on the left is actually a pine tree but as mentioned before, it's probably placed there to hide the true meaning of the apartment unit's name. over on the right is something like a walkway to the apartments.
At the end of the walkway are these stairs that lead to the 3rd (where Sernwei, Allan & Adrian stays) or Ground levels.
This is the first thing you see as you enter the door. It's actually Loy's "room". There's his bed at the corner and on the right lies his study corner. If you look close enough you'll see his mirror ball hanging from the ceiling. The balcony lies in the front so his "room" gets lots of sunshine all morning and afternoon.
This is the main door (the one you just entered). Towards the right, beside/behind those white things lies the kitchen and on the left, a dining set that came with the area. Don't let the nice white cupboards deceive you into thinking those are some nice new cupboards because they're just really old backless, cockroach infested rotting wood that have been given a coat of new paint and knobs. Buuut ... they could be worse so i'm not complaining. The peachy blinds on the right is actually my kitchen window and the rolls on top of the cupboard are actually leftover carpet pieces.
This is the left side of my kitchen where i have a gas stove, a microwave, shelf space, the sink and snacks ... heehee ...
This is the right view of the kitchen with drying rack and condiments by the side. The thing the rice cooker is sitting on top of is my small fridge.
Well, next ... Velcome to my room. That's jolyn hearts hanging from above.
Some of the things hanging on my door. The reason why Elisha is on my door is because of something my grandmother told me. Apparently, my grandma has a cousin called Gracie, whose mother used to watch a lot of Betty Boop while she was pregnant (don't ask me why Betty Boop, it was the 1930s!). As a result, Grand Auntie Gracie was blessed with the large eyes of Betty Boop as well. So, since i'm not yet 21 (hence a growing girl) i might just have a shot at looking a lil better and i can't think of anyone i find more beautiful than this picture of Elisha (i didn't want to bank my chances on poison ivy or nurse Betty).
Oh just one thing to mention, those Butterfiles on the door are now tattered and gone.
This is the door you just came through and it leads to the hall.
The door on the right is the toilet.
Next to the toilet is a full length mirror and the white thing on the right is the cupboard.
The cupboard continuing from above. By the way, I am aging and one of the numerous traits that come with this is the beginnings of Ah-Soh traits so i'm going to point out that I got this cupboard at a bargain price of $25. TWENTY FIVE DORRAS. That's just so cheap!! ahahahah ... there's just something so gratifying about getting a discount.
Since i've started i might as well go on. You see that table ... it's selling at $49 at ikea. I got this almost new second hand one for just $10. And you see that white lamp there , it was the last one at K-mart, $10 only ...
You can't stop me now. You see that waste paper bin there, $1.99. Oh and the beanbag is the exact one you see at Ig's Heaven for $194.50. I got this from Kmart for just $54 (ok i know this isn't cheap but it was something i've always wanted). Guess what, my entire collection is worth the price of a pair of levi's. Oh the thought of getting bargains is just so ... well ... aunties out there ought to empathise so i shan't go on.
The door on the right is the door you came in.
Yeah adn this is the toilets. This was one of the 2 pictures i have of the toilet. It was really a "dark waters" stint with the shadow of Loy's hand there (no this wasn't something i caught on camera a la "fatal frame"). By the way, look at the mould build up at the sides of the toilets ... eewl.
Looking back, there are 3 things i really miss about my old place that my new place, as nice as it is, cannot beat. Starting with ...
Number 3 ...
Seeing rainbows at my doorway.
Number 2 ...
seeing what the seasons do to the ivy tree outside the window of my room.
But MOST of all Number 1 ...
seeing OSKAR, my little mewey friend who says "miaow" everytime he sees me, who stops in his tracks and looks up at what i have to say, who paws our door either to get in or out, who acts all nice when he wants a drink or snack, who kay-pohs about our place, who hides under my bed, who's camera shy and causes these blurry pics, yadda yadda yadda ... (btw: you can see he's gotten chubby)
I realise i'll never get to see him hanging about my doorway ever again...
Gone. **sniff**
And i didn't even get to say goodbye.
Maybe this is what really makes the pines the pines.
