Parrot on a PorchA Journey Toward the Little Mansion Dream

Woohoo!

I’m back from a one week hiatus (no internet) and now I’m blogging right here at our very own Little Mansion.  Whew!  Everything’s so surreal.  I can’t believe that we’re finally here, savoring the walls, the interiors, the furniture and the new home stuffs that we have (Thank God for shopping coupons!).  We haven’t fully dolled up our Little Mansion yet but nevertheless, we’ve got most of our stuffs fixed and settled.  The neighboring duplex in the compound is still undergoing construction along with the adjoining laundry area of our house so it’s still a little chaotic, messy and dusty outside.  We’re adjusting just great including the little one.

If you want to see how the little one is enjoying his new kingdom, here’s a sneak preview:

At home na at home!

How does it feel?  It’s totally overwhelming.

So even though our Little Mansion doesn’t literally have a porch, I can mightily announce that..

“The Parrot has landed on her own porch!”

(Now you know what the blog title of this online home means)

Since I’ve touched up the topic of coupons, I find EBillMe a one of a kind and very convenient payment facility.  If you haven’t heard about it, it’s actually a safe, innovative payment option where a shopper in the US is enabled to purchase online then pay cash with online banking.  Now one can go shopping at Buy.com, Sears, and Kmart without having to worry about credit cards and think about other payment means since all they have to have is their online bank details.  This is taking online shopping to another level and worthwhile experience.

I never knew what siding Richmond, stucco, rock and other exterior choices are until now that we’re somewhat custom building our little crib. I didn’t know that Although the developer already has the floor plan and structural plans pre-made, he was still open to recommendations from us as to how ours will be done or should there be a little tweaking that we desire.  He asked us about the material that will be used for the home’s exterior but since we’re already baffled with a lot of overwhelming decisions to make, we decided not to deviate anymore and just follow suit whatever the other units in the compound have.  It looks nice and appears durable anyway so why change.

Speaking of the Little Mansion, the husband and I are  both excited because we’ll finally begin the cleanup tomorrow and start fixing things.  Hopefully, we’ll be able to do it in just one day so by Sunday, we could spend our first night there.

We went to Batasan yesterday and visited LM.  Glad that I didn’t set my expectations high because still…no water line.  The foreman said that he’s been waiting for a week now for the Maynilad Water Services staff to arrive and work on the excavation.  But alas, LM remains water-less.  Upon presentation of the payment receipt and contract that the foreman will be presenting to the Maynilad representative, I think I’ve discovered where the lag is and what caused the tremendous delay.  :sigh:  It’s really peeving us already. 

How I wish we can transfer real soon.  The bedroom’s a big mess because we’ve started packing things in boxes.  See, we’re really prepared to move out anytime. (Water..water..water..water na lang talaga).  On Monday, we’ll also transport the bed frame we’re currently using along with some boxes containing trinkets and other abubots that we’ve packed.  We’ve been transferring our things on installment since the last four weekends so that everything we’ll just be light and easy come Move In time.  We’ll just lay the mattress down on the floor so that’s where we’ll temporarily sleep on. 

Packing things, I can say, is one of the most grueling tasks.  But what I like about it is that I tend to discover and unearth stuffs that I’ve not seen for quite a while like my all time fave books, letters, bridesmaid gifts, tokens, and other knick knacks stored in the farthest end of the storage box. It’s always a fun time reading all those notes and cherishing where those mementos came from.  There are still some more stuffs to go through so some more cherishing moments will take place.