Wednesday, June 15, 2005
The Flat Saga Part 3
Sometimes parents are like flip-flop switches..
For the non-engineering-inclined people, flip-flop switches are used to change state of electronic circuits between 0 and 1. Somehow Dad suggested me staying wif them after marriage. According to him, after all, I have no other siblings. They won't be long here on earth, n I'll be able to take over the house eventually. I would make a lot of savings from not buying a new flat, and Da's family would understand. He added that people would find it funny if I were to stay wif Da's parents who oredi have other kids wif them, who eventually will take care of them, while I avoid staying wif my parents who have no one else besides me..
I was thinking, WHAT IS GOING ON WIF MY DAD???!! I reminded him of wat he told me in the car dat day, of me not staying wif my mom.. He didn't deny dat, but he said after dat, he gave himself some thoughts, and felt dat it would be best if I were to stay wif them. According to him, mom would eventually cool off and mellow down.. I definitely don't buy dat argument!! Then he told me to think it over, I told him I'd have the next 9 mths to think it over. I was just soo upset over wat my dad told me. All I asked him was about my mom, n whether she was still thinking of the money she'll receive soon, instead I received such a topic for discussion over "son n dad" sunday breakfast!...
I've made Da cry by the news about the house thingy. I knew it was very very tough for both of us. But Alhamdulillah Da suggested the next day to apply for the house near my parents ah, abandon the thought of getting one at Punggol, Sengkang or anywhere for dat matter. n also, Alhamdulillah the units dat we have been aiming for are still available. It helps dat Bukit Merah is densely populated wif the other race, and the quota for them is full, leaving the quotas for Malays n Others. Wif reference to Da's friend who gets her walk-in flat about 1 month after signing and paying the $2,000 refundable deposit, we decided to only apply for the flat again sometime in Sept. At least, if HDB were to call us down, it may be in Oct. N we'll appeal for the marriage cert verification to be done somewhere in May, dat'll be about 6 mths from the day of receiving the keys..
Pray for us, insyaAllah dat wat we plan for would be a reality, for the benefit for both me n Da, as well as my parents. At least, it'll be a compromise between living near my parents, and getting our own space. For all the sacrifice done by Da, there's just one thing I'd like to express in my space here: "I Love U, Sayangku!" *Muuacks* :D
END OF PART 3.
Will there be another continuation? only time will tell..!
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