Our new nest

Alhamdulillah, it's been more than a month since we moved into our new home. It has not been easy moving from a bigger house to a tiny one. But that was what we wanted -- just a small pad enough for two. We are still making adjustments to the limited space -- especially for storage.


All in all, we had three loads of a 1 tonne lorry, not to mention the many trips by car to transfer our things. Then, slowly we opened the boxes to store their contents. Up to today, things still get moved, re-sorted, re boxed or given away. Most of the stuff given away have been books -- something I was very possessive about; but am now slowly 'releasing' them.




The experience was more than wonderful -- we agreed with each other on a lot of things (where to put what: there wasn't much choice anyway); but argued on a number (whether or not proper curtains should be ordered, or live with an assortment of ikats as curtains). We've had a number of friends and relatives who have dropped by. We also had a neighbour who simply walked into the house right up to the kitchen, showing her daughter our house! She has since been nicknamed Mami Jarum by AHS' son-in-law. I wish I could post pictures of the house on this blog but I lack the know-how. Soon, perhaps, when I have more time to muck about with technology.




The garden has taken shape, with plants gladly given by my parents (kantan, kesum, salom, serai, hydrangea). All of them are doing well. The helper also added tapioca and sweet potatoes to the collection. Besides those, we also planted a bamboo tree, and some palms. The red hibiscus and curry tree are the original occupants there. Next in line will be daisies, which I hope to get from my mother on our next trip to Kuantan.



What I want to be able to do is to stay at home for a full day, just to potter around.

Moving Things

The last couple of weeks were spent alternating between mental exercise at work and physical exhaustion of moving house. Actually, it was moving things (left in one room) from my apartment in USJ to our new house in Ampang Jaya. First it was the helper and I packing things into boxes. That was on Sunday (28th Oct). Then on Tuesday we had the lorry people as well, to move whatever furniture to Ampang. I left a few, though, like my bed and dining table, since we would not have space for them at our small house.

On the way to USJ, I had planned to throw out a lot of the stuff. I read somewhere that if you don't use whatever you have kept in the last six months, you very well don't need it; and I was determined to follow that rule. I had actually forgotten what was left behind a couple of years ago. However, when I got there, I felt that I had discovered a treasure trove. So I'll be sorting stuff out very, very slowly.

In fact, I started sorting out last weekend -- boy, have I got a lot of Tupperware. I also was in a phase when I detested anything 'branded' and I mixed and matched dinnerware. I don't know whether AHS can live with that. We'll see.

Next, we'll be bringing our stuff from Sri Ukay to the new place -- perhaps next week. Then it will be the period of trying to settle in; what to put where and the works. In three months time I hope we will be settled in and I can work on the garden a bit.