This morning came an expatriate family with their two little boys, as well as a local retiree. Both parties arrived at my doorstep for viewing and consequently one became the new owner after a table of negotiation. That means my house is now technically sold, with just one or more steps at the law firm to be officially sold. The new owner - a nepalis middle aged men and his young family - instantly became the to-be owners with a downpayment after agreeing to what all of us believe it to be a 'heavenly heaven' - my home. That was their first visit, our first viewer, and surprisingly the deal closes so quickly because they liked it the moment they enter the house. Good thing for the agent. Then the other viewer also liked it so much so that competition arose between them for the next two hours. But the local man, whose wife wasn't around, loses out because he couldn't get hold of the go-ahead by his spouse. In the end, the family man inked down at a premium he is rather comfortable with.
After nearly 10 years of residency at this condominium, things have certainly gone far and almost everything, including the neighbourliness and the physical environment, now feels even closer to heart following the confirmation of departure. Surely, we can't bear to leave this place but life has to go on and into the next phase of our lives, or a milestone travelled.
It does take quite some effort to let go, and mum will be hardest hit - being the household manager day-in day-out. Long Service Award - should there be one.
Now trees are tall, and the tiles have shown signs of exposure to the elements; all these are significant as we age all together right from the beginning. Not everybody likes algae growing on the ledge, but I do. It goes through the test of time and with every weather element. So are hairline cracks, blown light bulbs and some stubborn stains.
Every moment of the past has been captured and witnessed within and with them signing on the dotted line, that signifies the end of the legacy. But of course, there will be a new house soon. While many belongings will be shifted over, certain things need to stay intact, taking over nothing but pure memories. More and more photos will be taken, just like this afternoon, which we the shutterbugs work non-stop in an attempt to capture every corner as images to be kept, waiting to be retrieved many many years down the road, supplementing our real-life history lesson in future.
So within the next and final 10 weeks of stay, we vowed to make everything perfect, including the daily use of the estate facilities (but not by sleeping on the car park lot) and upkeeping the house's physical condition in the upmost and tip-top state. The fish-eye view outside our full-height windows, which leads the sightline to as far as Bukit Timah, Bukit Panjang, Jurong Town and Jurong Island, will always be missed... cos' the images of it simply cannot replicate the breathtaking and scenic wonderful heaven's gift which we had enjoyed for almost a decade, together.
Yew Mei Green - a true epitome of goodness.
Seriously, things around me have been changing at a rapid rate. Seems like I will have to work harder to bring back lost things... Anything but then, not just the loafs. But I hope to discard things that should well have been discarded. Somebody important please appear... Come back, courage!
