Overly overwhelmed!!

At this very moment.. I am so very confused in so many ways..

I have been thinking till a couple of strands of black hair has already turned white!

My heart is a lil bit heavy from feeling really lost.. feel as though I am standing right in the middle of a forest.. standing at not just at a Y junction but more of a W + another W junction..

My life at the moment..

Comfy in a relationship..
Ready to take it to the next level..
Can even say "I do"..
Already thinking of baby names..
Can you believe that?

Well from the last post you do know that we are planning to get a place.. Here's a couple of things a few of my friends and relatives have mentioned to me..

Dad ~ Don't buy an apartment, an apartment always depreciates in price. Get a landed property, definitely appreciate. Bukit Jalil good location, linked with many highways, and there's couple of new development coming up..

My thoughts.. don't like Bukit Jalil! Too Cina!

Mum ~ She had no comment..

Sister ~ There are plenty of other new developments.. should look around first before you decide

My thoughts.. I should look at my options before we decide.. big sum of money yar.. but the Armanee apartment is going for a really REALLY good deal considering its a corner lot! Which means we would have to decide soon.. its like shopping during sale! And we both really REALLY like the place..

Friend #1 ~ Are you guys planning to live together before marriage? Living in sin is not quite the right way. Since the both of you are already planning to buy a house together, why not try PMPC (Pre-Marital Preparatory Course), an understanding of what marriage is all about. And if you are ready then just get married.

My thoughts.. Ter, totally not into church camps.. not sure if I can coax him into doing this.. actually don't even want to try to go there.. but yeah.. definitely live together only after we get married.. like 7 days a week kinda living together.. it would be ideal of course to get married then get a place but opportunity has presented itself right now.. Can the un-ideal way be done instead?

Friend #2 ~ As much as you love him and is 100% sure that you are going to be with him forever, do not commit yourself to these kinda things. (As in commiting to buy a house together)I have seen this go wrong so many times in so many ways. If you can wait to get married, you can wait to invest, there is no rush. If you are desperate for a place together, then just rent first.

My thoughts.. I have seen people make this same mistake.. and of course at that point I told myself I would not do a silly thing like that.. but now that I am faced with the situation it seems like I am walking down that path.. well in my sister's case it turned out alright.. I do not see us not being together but things never turn out as we plan it to sometimes..

Part of me thinks that..

Yes, I should hold on.. keep my options open.. after looking at other options and you still like this Armanee place and its still open for buy.. its meant to be..

Maybe, I should just push this buying a house thing a side.. until we get married then only we do the house shopping! Save the headache for later!

F**k it.. I am going to just dive of the cliff!! Whether we drown or float we would just have to deal with the outcome later.. Your hands in mine together we shall weather through! So dramatic.. but yeah..

There is no ideal way.. or is there? Am I doing it wrong? Or is it wrong the other peoples eye? Will I regret later? or will I look back and laugh at how silly I was..

Lord, show me.. guide me.. never leave my side.. be always in my thoughts, in the words I speak.. and in my actions.. whatever plan you have for me.. guide me.. cause at this very moment.. I am stuck.. so very extremely stuck..

House shopping!

Last weekend, Ter and I made our long overdue house viewing at Armanee, Damansara Damai.. We are total noobs at it that's for sure because after viewing our first place.. we liked it.. like seriously we LIKE it very much!

Some pictures taken off the web for you guys to have a look..

That's the whole view of Block B of which we had a look at and really REALLY like!

That's the whole swimming pool area and all.. the lanscaping was breathtaking!

Should have taken pics of my own.. no pictures of the unit itself to show you guys :(

Well we are both still weighing the pros and cons..

PROS..

~Its a duplex, meaning 2 floor condo.. yes interesting because its more or less like a link house but condo.. haha..

~The unit we saw is a corner unit which has a humongous balcony which both of us really like.. already picturing all the barbeques we can have..

~The balcony outlooks a very scenic view of the mountain.. and if you look directly down.. you see the forest reserve and the canopies are again breathtaking!

~The whole place is really nice! Landscaping, pool, facilities, the club house and etc..

~Area outside of the condo.. there's Shell.. Mackers.. and a whole lot of shops..

CONS..

~Its fringgin far away.. if you guys are wondering where is it.. its after the One Utama, after the Curve, after the Kepong toll, after Sri Damansara.. yes there.. I can say about 10 mins from the Curve.. but its link with MRR2 which can't be depended on, Penchala link the shortest but most expensive toll and sungai buloh highway or something..

~Considering that I will still be working in Desa, its friggin far! Money and petrol expenses will definitely increase..

~The Duplex is about RM370k.. trying to get it at RM360k for a corner big balcony lot.. We can afford this I think, that is, both our earnings put together of course..

~Its a leasehold.. have to maintenance fee of RM350 per month which comes up to RM4,200 annually..

~We found out that there are some quality problems with Bloack A & Block C, some water seepage through the walls.. asked the sales guy he said that its because the property was once abandoned before.. Also, the contractors for Bloack A & C (Phase 1) were not very good.. hence Block B (Phase 2) were totally differenct contractors..

Factors of which am not sure its a PRO/CON but I guess can let it slip kinda factor..

~The demographics outside the condo area is mainly Malays..

~The traffic around that area is fairly ok according to some of my friends.. jammed up at the school area..

Some details of the place which I got off the web..

Property Type: Condominium
Tenure: Leasehold
Title Type: Strata
Built-Up: 2008 Square Feet
Asking Price: RM390,000.00 -->
Price psf RM194.22 per sq.ft.
Bedrooms: 3+1
Bathrooms: 3
Maintenance Fee: RM350.00/Month
Situated: Corner Unit
Occupancy: Vacant
Furnishing: Partly Furnished
Facilities:
Barbecue Area, Cafeteria, Club House, Covered Parking, Gymnasium, Mini Market, Playground, Sauna, Swimming Pool, Wading Pool, 24hr Security

HELP!! HOUSE DILEMMA!!

Should we get it, if we can get it at RM360K? Should we not? Condo? Link House? Somewhere else you think?

If we were to think so much.. we will never ever decide because ultimately there will be something that we are not too happy about.. but then again.. its a friggin house we are talking about that goes by the hundreds of thousands not dollars.. and in my whole lifetime I am only able to afford one house.. dunno what to do..

Let me know your thoughts.. in dilemma.. sulk..

Woot!!

Did you see it?? Did you see it?? The front page of The Star today??

Edward and Bella of course.. Yes my Twilight craze is still going on :)

Twilight won the Best Movie at MTV Award!! Woot!!.. hehe..

Okay, truthfully, the movie was not all that great as compared to the book.. and I would recommend you to read the book before watching the movie because then you won't find it that slow.. but I still like.. eheh *dreamy eyes*

The acceptance speech was kinda spaz la..

MTV Shows

In summary..

Best movie went to.... Twilight ~ by Catherine Hardwicke

Best female preformance went to.... Kristen Steward ~ Twilight

Breakthrough male performance went to.... Robert Pattinson ~ Twilight

Best kiss went to.. Kristen Steward & Robert Pattinson ~ Twilight

MTV Shows

Such a teaser..

Anyway, for all you Twilight fans.. here's the trailer for New Moon..

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Can't wait...