Real estate agencies

Hong Kong real estate agencies.....hhhmmm..what can i say about them??? After dealing with them for months, i find them not reliable and cheeky~~ why? let me tell you a story ( in indian tone) hehehe, looks like i like to make fun of indians..well, i have seen almost ALL of the real estate agencies in tsim sha tsui (AKA TST) and I have almost seen all of the studio apartments in TST...i have to say, im very very disappointed in the quality...they are expensive, small and with not so good environment...haha..u know why? mayb tat's becoz my budget is too low :p Well, i went to see alot of agents and i saw a few places that are nice...i almost rented but i didnt because the agents told me tat there will be another good apartment for rent the next day...so i waited and the next day came, the so called good apartment isnt good in MY own terms and ended up the one that i thought is better got rented out!! tats wat happened today!!! The agent brought me to an apartment which my friend and I consider as "in a pitiful state". It has really good renovation, but small..the worst thing is, it has no lift lobby, and i cant open the window to enjoy the air and sunlight....so i told the agent i wanted to consider..so the agent said, she would bring us to see another GOOD apartment the next day...which we have to be in TST by lunch time the next day...so my friend and I had to ditch our team members and went to TST just to see the apartment during lunch... it was such a rush...going all the way to tst frm HK island is not tat near and cheap...we had a quick lunch and only to find tat our agent was nowhere to be found?!! i called and turned out that she forgot to tell me tat the apartment could not be viewed today!! i was so angry tat i scolded her...(i dont normally scold ppl, but i was just too angry!!!!! AARrrrrggghhh) FLY me aeroplane???????? she said she was busy tat she forgot to call... (me: !@#$%^&) hey, we are busy too..but we keep promises...so i turned her down for all the apartments she has.... which means now, i still have to continue to look for apartment...sigh..life is so harsh..and IM SO STRESSED~~~help (Mixed feelings I have when looking for the perfect apartment. 唉，真是百感交集啊~~~~) Pic 1: (Top left) => 烦: feel stressed because I cant find an apartment I want Pic 2: (Top right) => 怒: Mad at my agents for empty promises Pic 3: (Middle left) => 累: Tire of walking around, climbing stairs, avoiding the crowd, looking for agents, searching, looking, thinking) Pic 4: (Middle right) => 思: Thinking of which apartment I like/to rent Pic 5: (Bottom left) => 吓: Shock at the sight of the condition of the apartments Pic 6: (Bottom right) => 哭: Just feel like crying m0st of the time because I haven't found it yet. Time is running out!!! (This will be me when I finally find the apartment I want ^^ and I hope to feel like this sooner)

^(*@*)^ OINK oink

My friend gave me a piggie soft toy as xmas present last year. It looks like a normal piggie with pink curly tail and I didnt thnk much of it....It's very cuddly...love the piggie... :p Thx friend The pink creature looks like a normal soft toy until last nite, when i discovered something. I was watching movie with it, resting my head on it. Suddenly, I have the urge to "smash" my head onto its soft body. Out of nowhere, i heard the piggie sound OINK OINK...i laughed at my friend for trying to imitate the piggie, thinking gosh, my friend sounded just like a pig!! HAHAHAHA, turned out tat my friend isn't as talented as i thought, it was my piggie which made the oink oink sound....I was so surprised...it's no ordinary pig, because it TALKS!! haha...so cute, i like squeezing it to make the sound coz i feel like it's talking (eventhough i cant understand wat it's saying, but my friend does :) ) I love it even more now... Here are the pics of my adorable piggie.. (oink oink, merry xmas~~) .

sleeeeEEEEeeeppppyyy

I feel so sleepy after lunch...i need something to wake me up....i think a nap will do the magic... ^^

Moving~~~~

Finally, after weeks of walking, looking and searching, i have finally found the place that i want. It's not the ideal place, but it's something close to it. It's within my budget, within my acceptable range, ie close to workplace, renovation is ok and size is just enough for one person. Phew, it's like a rock being lifted. Now, my pain is PACKING~~~ My current apartment is like a warzone right now, with limited space to walk on. I have to figure what to throw away and what to keep because my new apartment is just 140 sq feet big~~~it's not even as big as my car garage at home :( I will miss my apartment in North Point...been staying here for 1 yr 10 months already and it's really HOME for me. Oh, at least it's 400++ sq feet big and close to the ocean....My new apartment will be in the centre of the hussle bussle city of Tsim Sha Tsui....Dropby when anyone of you is in HK... (*V*) Let me share with you some of the photos of my apartment and the agony of moving~~ (Left: My bedroom; Right: my unmade bed) (Left: Bathroom cum toilet; Right: My living room cum dining room + Corridor & my shoes rack) (This is how much stuff I have after staying in HK for such short years...as compared to my friend, my things have been increasing manageably. hehehe...)

(this is my computer table...)

Apartment Shopping~~~

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It's such a pain to "shop" for apartment in HK....I'm planning to move to a new apartment that is closer to my new workplace....have been "shopping" for weeks and till now, i havent managed to find a place to stay...n i have to move next week!!! I have a few options...

The choices that are available to me are as follows:

1. Closer to workplace, more expensive, smaller space, older apartments; or
2. Further away from workplace, same rent, bigger space, newer apartments; or
3. Stick to my old apartment (only that i have terminated my rent and a new tenant will take over my apartment...which means, this option is OUT); or
4. Share with someone, which means i could get a place nearer to workplace, with same rent, bigger space and newer apartment; or
5. Get a small studio apartment that is prison-like to stay in.

After careful consideration, I have opted for the 4th option....only if i could find someone to share with me~~~ and i dont have much time left...HELP~~~

(this is for illustrative purpose only)

New year, new beginning, new life

It's 2007 now and I have conquered earth for exactly 2x yrs (hehe...i'm not dumb enough to reveal woman's greatest weakness on my blog ;p). In just a few weeks time, I am starting my new career, leaving a 7-yr connection with E&Y to look for a better opportunity for myself. 7 years!!! I have associated myself with the Firm for more than half a decade. I'm not being a suck-up b***h here, just to be fair, i think the Firm has taught me alot and provided me with alot of opportunities. Because of E&Y, I have made a lot of best friends, close friends and friends and from it, I have learned the colours of life :) Without EY, I might not be able to come to HK and landed on a good career :) & thank you to those who have shown support to me, my family, my friends and ppl who have come in and out of my life :) Everyone of you have shown me the lights and have brought to me something unique with you. Thanks for everything. With the beginning of a new year, I am going to begin a new life. I will leave E&Y in 2 weeks to join a commercial firm. Starting from then on, my life will be full of travelling, full of uncertainties, full of surprises (or shocks) and I hope it will be fruitful. From then on, I will have to deal with everything by myself as I won't have people to lean on and most importantly, I wont know where I will be. It's a new year, new beginning, new career and new life for me. There will be alot of ups and downs...as long as we are ready for the challenges, I'm sure things will be ok. For those who are taking a turn in their lives, no matter wat kind, I do wish all of you luck. Be strong and be brave :) 如你去年有遗憾，请把它忘掉。 如你有悲伤，请把它赶走。如你有快乐，请好好收藏。 如计划未了，请重新策划。

Happy new year

I know it's kinda late for new year greetings....due to the earthquake in Taiwan last week, i was not able to log in eventhough i had tried millions of times....HAPPY belated new year and merry belated xmas....

Time sure flies and we are in 2007 already...gosh....u dont feel the speed until when it's over....no new year resolution for me this year because i dont seem to keep them/do them/achieve them...just let nature takes its course :) Havent done much during the holidays....i did quite a lot of shopping~~~ grocery shopping, clothes shopping, window shopping, apartment shopping, restaurant shopping and so on....wat can you do in HK except for shopping? hhhmm..let me thnk, yeah, mayb go catch a movie, go karaoke, go "hang gai gai"....i thnk tat's pretty much it....

Anyway, Happy new year!!! Wish you all happy always, remain youthful, find a good job, good husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend, become richer...hhmm..cant thnk of anything...just wish all your wishes come true