it's been a year...
we didn't even realise it but it's been one year this month since daz and i moved out from my folks' house in the chine and moved to our own little rented house. i remember when daz moved in with me in my parent's house. it was scary at first for me knowing he'll be moving in with a bunch of filipinos. i was worried he might not like the smell of the food, the way we do things, the way we approach situations and just of course i was worried if we could live together under the same roof.
it wasn't easy but it wasn't difficult either. he had to make little adjustments and i have to make some adjustments as well inorder for all of us to live harmoniously under one roof. one of the best things about living with your parents is knowing that you don't have to worry about your tea or lunch. everytime we arrive from work, there's always tea ready and all you do is either heat it up or sit down and eat it. in the early days when daz moved in, mama was always worried on what to cook him for tea. it's a good thing he wasn't very fussy with food that by the second or third month, mama stopped asking and daz would just eat whatever is on the table. to this day, daz still enjoys mama's tinola, bihon, lumpia, empanada, and of course the pinoy sweet spaghetti. everytime we visit them mama would always make sure we have some food to bring home.
now that we have our own place, we don't have to worry about other people as it's just the two of us. we don't have to worry when we do our food shopping as it's just for the two of us that we are doing it for. we can pick up what we want without having to worry my brother might not like to eat it or my sister-in-law is allergic to it. it's also sometimes a nightmare to decide what to have for tea when you come home from work tired and have to cook it for yourself. that's probably why microwave meals are still very sellable (saleable?!sp?). i have to admit there are some of them that really taste good and all you do is take them out of the box and put them in the microwave, after a few minutes you sit and eat your tea. no washing and no hassle.
it has been a very wonderful first year in this house. hopefully we won't have to stay here for a long time. when the housing market looks a bit better then daz and i would be ready to do the mature thing and get ourselves a decent house we can call our own.
p.s. all the houses we've lived are all even numbers. we have lived in 16 duchess way then at 18 canterbury court and then at 20 the chine and now at 22 the wicketts... maybe it's 24 _____ close. i would love to live in a close or a crescent or a cul-de-sac. i don't mind really. hehehe
it wasn't easy but it wasn't difficult either. he had to make little adjustments and i have to make some adjustments as well inorder for all of us to live harmoniously under one roof. one of the best things about living with your parents is knowing that you don't have to worry about your tea or lunch. everytime we arrive from work, there's always tea ready and all you do is either heat it up or sit down and eat it. in the early days when daz moved in, mama was always worried on what to cook him for tea. it's a good thing he wasn't very fussy with food that by the second or third month, mama stopped asking and daz would just eat whatever is on the table. to this day, daz still enjoys mama's tinola, bihon, lumpia, empanada, and of course the pinoy sweet spaghetti. everytime we visit them mama would always make sure we have some food to bring home.
now that we have our own place, we don't have to worry about other people as it's just the two of us. we don't have to worry when we do our food shopping as it's just for the two of us that we are doing it for. we can pick up what we want without having to worry my brother might not like to eat it or my sister-in-law is allergic to it. it's also sometimes a nightmare to decide what to have for tea when you come home from work tired and have to cook it for yourself. that's probably why microwave meals are still very sellable (saleable?!sp?). i have to admit there are some of them that really taste good and all you do is take them out of the box and put them in the microwave, after a few minutes you sit and eat your tea. no washing and no hassle.
it has been a very wonderful first year in this house. hopefully we won't have to stay here for a long time. when the housing market looks a bit better then daz and i would be ready to do the mature thing and get ourselves a decent house we can call our own.
p.s. all the houses we've lived are all even numbers. we have lived in 16 duchess way then at 18 canterbury court and then at 20 the chine and now at 22 the wicketts... maybe it's 24 _____ close. i would love to live in a close or a crescent or a cul-de-sac. i don't mind really. hehehe