Dreaming of Melbourne

The FB status of Lanie asking if it is okay to live in Melbourne got me thinking again. Last year, when Agie and I were looking for a house, moving to Melbourne was one of our options. There's something in Melbourne that I really liked. Its more slow-paced than Sydney, I felt people were friendlier and the City is a box so its easier to walk from point A to B. And of course I have good memories of Melbourne, always nice to revisit the places we went when we had our SITI training. Plus, house prices in Melbourne is lower than that of Sydney, if that is the only consideration, I would have moved there without hesitation.

But the main consideration in moving is a job. If only there's a job there that we can transfer to, we would not hesitate to move. I would not hesitate to move. Melbourne is my first love and will always be.

In 2008 and early 2009, there are heaps of opportunity in our Melbourne office because our Meat and Dairy Division was expanding. But now, the operation have stabilised and there are only a few openings every now and then. If only Agie have a job offer in Melb too, I would convince him to move.

Lianne is moving, Lanie and Cesar might move. Ellyn wants to follow Lianne. I want to go too.

So here's the plan. In 2012, we would have built an equity in our home, enough for us to use it as a deposit for a new property. If that happens, we can look for a place to buy in Melb and have our town house rented. The rent could cover our amortization and we will now on the road to owning a second home in another state. Wouldn't be that great???

Oh, on another note, Lianne is saying that Melbournites have this perception of Sydneysiders being hardworking blokes so they offer them higher salaries than Melbournites, hmmm...
I can't wait to discuss this with hubby. =)

This is Melbourne, the living city. Melbourne the place to be...

I Survived!

When hubby told me that he will be gone for 3 weeks for an out of town engagement, I was a bit scared because it meant being alone in the house for the first time! Sleeping over at my friends place in Chatswood was on option but the thought of bringing my clothes, toiletries and make up, not to mention missing my own bed is just too much for me. So I bravely faced the month of August, home alone.

The first Sunday was the hardest, I was too scared of being on my own in our new(ish) place. Every creaking sound of the house, every garage being opened, every car passing thru, every little noise from outside ---- all these seemed to be magnified 10x. I can hear everything!!!

Mondays are better, straight from work, I would watch the primetime news, prapare my dinner and lunch box, surf the Net and then watch Friends. I am so grateful that Daisy lent me Seasons 6 - 9 of Friends, it kept me sane for the days that Agie is not around. I also have two dvds of Zumba and I enjoyed dancing and sweating around the house. Best nights of all is Thursday - the last day of the week that I am alone, I normally slept peacefully and with excitement that Hubby is coming home the next day.

And this has been my life for three weeks. And today, Hubby is coming home for good! No more packing every Sunday, no more lonely, scary, creepy Sunday nights, no more Friends marathon too (or maybe a few episodes here and there, I have purchased 4 seasons from Ebay already so before long, I would have the complete set! Yehey. I really missed my Friends box set, I just hope its not collecting dust in the Phils). And since Agie is back, no more take away food for me, I can go back to cooking, baking and experimenting in the kitchen. Best of all, we can go out driving anytime, yahoo!!!

Life is good. Happy Friday! =)

Batman is here!!!

After we chose the Corolla Conquest in last week's visit to the Dealership, we were told that our financing got approved last Monday and by Wednesday the car was ready to go. But since Agie was interstate for an engagement, we only picked up Batman - a black, Toyota Corolla Conquest Sedan, this morning.

I was so nervous when we got out of Toyota Terry Shields because it'll be Agie's first time to drive without Del. But God was with us the whole 20 mins and arrived at our place safe and sound.

I then contacted Father Nilo if we can have Batman blessed, he was so kind enough to drop by our place at after lunch and blessed Agie's new toy. We then proceeded to drive around the neighborhood so we can accumulate as much Kms as we can before the car is due for its free service (should be done within the month).

Right now, Batman is settling in his new home --- our garage. We only realized how big the car was when we had to move some stuff from the garage to the house so he can fit in. hahaha. Time to do some cleaning and re-arranging tomorrow.

Welcome home Batman!!!