Homeless. No more.

Haish, my life these few days has been in topsy-turvy situation. Tired and I couldn't concentrate with work. Buat keja kejap pastuh Jai call suh pi tengok rumah. Asyik bukak craigslist setiap 5 minit tengok housing listing. The same thing went over and over again.

And finally today, we have secured an apartment. The 900 sq. ft. apartment with large backyard. (Hint: MASA people, good place for outdoor event *wink*)

We went to view the unit last Tuesday. We agreed this place is a steal. There's no way anyone could get a 900 sq. feet, 2 bed/1 bath for that price in Davis. The average will be between $1000-1200/month, with the exception of my current house. But.. but... my current house is 594 sq. feet, tiny but enough for the two of us. Only that, it will last for another 3 months. Then, pops the baby, this house will no longer fit us three. We couldn't even fit a baby crib into our 2nd bedroom. Our bedroom jangan cakaplah, leh letak bassinet je kot. Jai will either have to sacrifice his desk or we have to give our sofa-bed away. So, where does my mom or other visiting guests has to sleep? It will be either living room or on the floor cramming with the baby crib.

This was why we decided to move-out. The timing is probably not so good, considering that I am pregnant but it has to happen when it has to be. 

And this is our first time dealing with a landlord himself rather than a manager of some apartment complex. Initially, we backed out from signing the lease with him cos he wanted the last-month rent on top of security deposit. But after searching for another apartment(s) where we had to deal with realtors yang sangat busy dan selalu tak datang bila schedule appointment, we finally agreed to call the landlord/Uncle Roger negotiating with him the date of move-in.

Jai met him this morning and had a heart-to-heart talk with him. Oh no, bukan Jai yang meluahkan perasaan. It's the uncle. He spent one-hour with him, telling stories about his wife who died of ovarian cancer etc. He brought all the application forms from other applicants to prove that the house was on demand, but he still wanted us to become his tenants because he likes us. 

"I like your wife, she is nice and resembles my wife", so Jai told me what he said. It might sound pretty scary, plus I don't look like a Chinese in any ways but my eyes started filling up with tears.  Jai yang jiwa kental pun cakap dia nak nangis dengar cite uncle tuh. Kalau dia tipu, tak tahulah. Takut esok lusa pegi Farmer's Market nampak elok je dia dengan wife dia kan. Hahaha. But I did google the place and saw someone posted about the landlord and mentioned he was a friendly and nice person. And from our meeting, I couldn't agree more of what the previous tenant said.

Alhamdulillah, baby F lepas nih boleh merangkak atas carpet ;)

And Rocky no longer need to climb chair. He gained his freedom finally (although he might misses his Rockiah)

So, here I am. Ready to move-out in 21 days. The clock starts ticking now.