3503-A Mola St., Makati City
After months of discussing the pros and cons of staying and maintaining a flat, my sister and I decided that she'll just look for another flat to stay as she can't keep up with maintaining a 9K flat. It has always been stressful finding flatmates who'll just come and go.
It is where I first started to accumulate "investments" which include my own fridge, 21-inch TV, component system, DVD, ion fan, stand fan,stove, gasul plus my graphic novels and comic book collection (priceless!) that would make the flat look like a home.
When I first moved in there in 2003, there was not a single chair in sight so I have to really save up for furniture and whatever "donations" I can get to keep it up and running. I received a wall clock and "won" electric fan, ionizer and rice cooker from company parties. Blessings I get from working with PDI)
It is there where I experienced running out of potable water (I showered at the gym or office), having our water meter stolen twice and witnessing a thug tapping electrical wiring in broad daylight to install jumper, and of course ankle-deep flood (but there are trikes anyway). That's what you get in living in busy Makati, where neighborhood slums are like a block away and they multiply by dozens (triple during election period). SOme of them have airconditioning would you believe? But guess who pays for their electricity bills.
I remember the horrors of seeing mickey mouses playfully traipsing the rooms, wiring and saying hello to me once in a while when I wake up in the morning.
My sister moved in mid-2006, just in time for my departure overseas. I told her it will be better to stay there and keep the apartment for me, in case I come back. I did, but only for a short while.
So now, I have to make do with a cramped studio-unit which she shares with an ex-officemate once I visit. But, anyway I like sleeping over with other friends, I'll probably resume my sleepover ways.
It is where I first started to accumulate "investments" which include my own fridge, 21-inch TV, component system, DVD, ion fan, stand fan,stove, gasul plus my graphic novels and comic book collection (priceless!) that would make the flat look like a home.
When I first moved in there in 2003, there was not a single chair in sight so I have to really save up for furniture and whatever "donations" I can get to keep it up and running. I received a wall clock and "won" electric fan, ionizer and rice cooker from company parties. Blessings I get from working with PDI)
It is there where I experienced running out of potable water (I showered at the gym or office), having our water meter stolen twice and witnessing a thug tapping electrical wiring in broad daylight to install jumper, and of course ankle-deep flood (but there are trikes anyway). That's what you get in living in busy Makati, where neighborhood slums are like a block away and they multiply by dozens (triple during election period). SOme of them have airconditioning would you believe? But guess who pays for their electricity bills.
I remember the horrors of seeing mickey mouses playfully traipsing the rooms, wiring and saying hello to me once in a while when I wake up in the morning.
My sister moved in mid-2006, just in time for my departure overseas. I told her it will be better to stay there and keep the apartment for me, in case I come back. I did, but only for a short while.
So now, I have to make do with a cramped studio-unit which she shares with an ex-officemate once I visit. But, anyway I like sleeping over with other friends, I'll probably resume my sleepover ways.