After this huge ordeal, I can officially say I'm moving. All I need to do is sign the contract this Saturday, and I'm all set to move to my new place! Well, I still need to pack, but I have a home!!! I need to buy furniture and some other miscellaneous stuff, but that can wait. I think the most important thing is buying a nice bed and desk. The other stuff I can buy later. There's a lot to do, but it's all worth it.
Anyway... I have to calculate how much more money I need to spend. I just paid a huge chunk of money, so I need to figure out how much I need for furniture and for extra curricular activities. I think with the current money I have, I'll only last another 2 months. We'll see. I do want to sign up for a newspaper subscription because I have been glued literally to the newspaper for the past 2 months. Well, I like doing the puzzles too, but I make sure that I read about every current event in Asia and in the US (excluding what happens in Middle East). I'll have to ask my mom if it's okay to subscribe. Hopefully it'll be okay.
Anyway, off to bed. I should really start going to bed earlier...
Friday, March 12, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I found it...
I found the apartment I want to live in. I seemed to have somewhat convinced my dad at how great this apartment is. I didn't focus on kitchen, but focused on the bathroom. The Meguro Princess bathroom was really just very uncomfortable. The sink was chipped, and when I opened the toilet, the bottom was brown. Actually, the bathroom was starting to slightly rust, which made even more unbearable Even though I can be a little messy in the bathroom, I at least keep it pretty tidy. Which reminds me, I have a lot of house cleaning to do tomorrow. I'm probably not going anywhere tomorrow except cleaning my house. It's been dirty too long, and I have a lot of laundry to do. I've been so busy that I haven't had time to properly take care of my house. Tomorrow is definitely house cleaning day no matter how bad my back hurts right now. It's got to be done, and I will probably feel loads better after cleaning. (Sorry for the tangent)
As for the other apartment, the bathroom is so clean, it feels like it was just recently renovated. Also, there's a nice kitchen, a space to put the washer and fridge. Actually, the washer has a sliding door to hide the washer. The shoe closet is nice, though I need to figure out where to put my boots because there isn't space to put boots, but I'll find someplace. The closet it absolutely something I will advocate. Lots of space, and there's space to put my suitcase and the extra comforter I have on the floor or top of the closet. Overall, it's really a nice place, and the base price for it is 85000 yen (without management fee. With management fee, it's 91000). Seriously, it doesn't get better than that. For a mansion type like this one, they easily start from 95000-100000, and adding on the management fee hikes the price. Both the agent and I were so surprised that we immediately filled out the application form. I don't care if I have to walk 6 min. That's so much better than 15 min. Actually, for this apartment, I have to pay 2 months deposit and 2 months thank you money. I figured if I stayed there for the entire two years, it's 7000 yen a month extra, so I guess technically this place costs 98000, which is much cheaper than the one I found in either Mita or Shirokane (126000 yen per month with no thank you money).
Omg, if I am able to stay in this place, I will be so happy. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, though, because it still has to be approved by big honcho who will be coming Mon with two other people. The area is already approved, so all that needs approving is the apartment. I can't wait until Mon. I really want them to see this place.
As for the other apartment, the bathroom is so clean, it feels like it was just recently renovated. Also, there's a nice kitchen, a space to put the washer and fridge. Actually, the washer has a sliding door to hide the washer. The shoe closet is nice, though I need to figure out where to put my boots because there isn't space to put boots, but I'll find someplace. The closet it absolutely something I will advocate. Lots of space, and there's space to put my suitcase and the extra comforter I have on the floor or top of the closet. Overall, it's really a nice place, and the base price for it is 85000 yen (without management fee. With management fee, it's 91000). Seriously, it doesn't get better than that. For a mansion type like this one, they easily start from 95000-100000, and adding on the management fee hikes the price. Both the agent and I were so surprised that we immediately filled out the application form. I don't care if I have to walk 6 min. That's so much better than 15 min. Actually, for this apartment, I have to pay 2 months deposit and 2 months thank you money. I figured if I stayed there for the entire two years, it's 7000 yen a month extra, so I guess technically this place costs 98000, which is much cheaper than the one I found in either Mita or Shirokane (126000 yen per month with no thank you money).
Omg, if I am able to stay in this place, I will be so happy. I'm trying not to get my hopes up, though, because it still has to be approved by big honcho who will be coming Mon with two other people. The area is already approved, so all that needs approving is the apartment. I can't wait until Mon. I really want them to see this place.
Meguro Princess Apartments
I was taken to see this particular apartment in Meguro. It's a women only apartment building, but I'm having doubts to whether I can live there. Though the layout is okay and it has a double balcony and comes with a washer and dryer, the kitchen is what is keeping me from wanting to stay there. The setup is like my current kitchen, which is a mini kitchen with a mini fridge. I really want to stay away from this type of kitchen, but it seems that my dad's work friends have already made up their minds that I should live there. I seriously am not sold on living there I think because of the kitchen. I really don't want to buy another fridge and use more power. Also, because there are two balconies, I don't have much room for a desk to study. Though, I think sitting on the floor will be okay if I have a low desk because I don't think I'll be home that often. Well, I do want to spend my evenings at home because I want to cook.
I can already see the outcome that even if I find a better apartment, that I'm going to be staying in this apartment. It's not helping that they're going to take my dad to see the place because I know that my dad will listen to his friends and not me. Seriously, I'm the one that's going to be living in the apartment. I want to be able to make this decision. I wish this situation wasn't so complicated. Now, there are 2 more people involved than what I'd like. I'm really trying to make the best out of this situation... but it's really hard to see how to make the best out of it.
I can already see the outcome that even if I find a better apartment, that I'm going to be staying in this apartment. It's not helping that they're going to take my dad to see the place because I know that my dad will listen to his friends and not me. Seriously, I'm the one that's going to be living in the apartment. I want to be able to make this decision. I wish this situation wasn't so complicated. Now, there are 2 more people involved than what I'd like. I'm really trying to make the best out of this situation... but it's really hard to see how to make the best out of it.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Placement Test
I was really surprised to get the results of my placement test score. I told myself yesterday, that if I got at least 50 points, I would be really happy because lately, I haven't been able to study anything. It's been really tough because of house hunting, and having my dad here certainly made my studying worse. Despite leaving most of the test blank especially the last reading passage, I managed to 95/200. The class average was 88.5. Last time was 89/200, and the class average was 87.9. I'm still not sure if I'm improving. Actually, this time around, I was answering to the best of my ability, while last time there were a lot of random guessing and filling in answers in hopes of boosting my score. Oh well, I really don't care where I get placed anymore, just as long as I am trying my best to improve and keep going no matter what happens.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Moving Forward
I do not want to blog the big ordeal that happened when my dad came. For now, I am finding a cheaper apartment. I am not disappointed with find a cheaper apartment, just as long as I get what I need, which is a bathroom and a nice kitchen so that I can cook. Also, a fridge is good too. It's already March, and time is running fast. I only have about 2 weeks before I need to move. I'm pretty excited, but at the same time, I don't know if I'll be able to find a good place in a short amount of time. 3 weeks isn't long. If I don't find quite a good place this time around, I can always move. Thankfully these two year contracts, you can cancel if you send in a one month notice. I'm looking forward to looking at apartments again this Fri.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Shirokane
I now understand why Shirokane is one of the most sought after places to live. HERE
1. There isn't a pachinko in sight.
2. Easy access to the station.
3. Little shops around and near Meguro
I found a place in Shirokane-dai... I found a really nice place in this area. It's 2 min from station. It has a roof balcony, huge room, lots of closet space, nice kitchen, and nice bathroom. On paper, the price is within 150 thousand yen, but I calculated it out on paper to USD, and I'm approximately 400USD over the lowest budget max budgetmy mom said. Though, I'm only over 100USD for the max budget... lol. I really don't think momsies or popsies will let me stay there, but I decided to hold it just in case. It's in a really nice area, and I'm just going to try to push my luck. (I really hate the value of the dollar at the moment. I wish it would just rise... but it still won't really help because I think I'm over budget no matter how it's looked at.)
Anyway, the other place in Mita isn't bad at all, though it is in a small street, so the area feels a little more cramped walking around before hitting the station. HERE I think that's how it is with all the JR stations. The nicer housing is in more cramped streets. I think the one in Mita will probably get chosen over the one in Shirokane just because of price. However, the more I think about it, the more I want to live in the Shirokane one... *sigh* I'll just keep dreaming then. I calculated out the budget for the one in Mita, and it came out to be around 1300 USD. It's in price range, so probably this one will get chosen, though, I kind of hope maybe by some miracle my parents will let me stay in the other one. I'll just sit here and dream...
1. There isn't a pachinko in sight.
2. Easy access to the station.
3. Little shops around and near Meguro
I found a place in Shirokane-dai... I found a really nice place in this area. It's 2 min from station. It has a roof balcony, huge room, lots of closet space, nice kitchen, and nice bathroom. On paper, the price is within 150 thousand yen, but I calculated it out on paper to USD, and I'm approximately 400USD over the lowest budget max budgetmy mom said. Though, I'm only over 100USD for the max budget... lol. I really don't think momsies or popsies will let me stay there, but I decided to hold it just in case. It's in a really nice area, and I'm just going to try to push my luck. (I really hate the value of the dollar at the moment. I wish it would just rise... but it still won't really help because I think I'm over budget no matter how it's looked at.)
Anyway, the other place in Mita isn't bad at all, though it is in a small street, so the area feels a little more cramped walking around before hitting the station. HERE I think that's how it is with all the JR stations. The nicer housing is in more cramped streets. I think the one in Mita will probably get chosen over the one in Shirokane just because of price. However, the more I think about it, the more I want to live in the Shirokane one... *sigh* I'll just keep dreaming then. I calculated out the budget for the one in Mita, and it came out to be around 1300 USD. It's in price range, so probably this one will get chosen, though, I kind of hope maybe by some miracle my parents will let me stay in the other one. I'll just sit here and dream...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
House Hunting... ROUND 2 *DING*
But first let me get this out of my system... I HATE WINTER I HATE WINTER I HATE WINTER.
Now onto what happened in house hunting. I went to see three apartments. The first one I went to was in Azubu-juban. The building was brand new, so it was pretty nice. However, what made me cringe was that it was facing a really old building, and street and building was kind of splotched with stains. I felt really uncomfortable. I don't think I can live in a place where the street next to me looks a bit haunted.
The second apartment I went to was... well, I don't really know what the person before did to it, and I wonder why the management hadn't fixed it before letting other people look at it. Basically, there was dirt everywhere. The walls were kind of torn, and there was a huge hole in the door that was between the main room and the kitchen. What also was scary was that outside there was a apartment door that was dented and rusting umbrellas. Even though you can see Tokyo Tower from this apartment, that's not enough to get me to stay in that apartment. God that place gave me the creeps.
The third apartment I believe is by the same management, but a newer building. It felt pretty nice except for an older looking house that it was facing, but other than that, it seemed like a pretty good place. The room was a little more spacious than the other rooms I previously visited. Overall, I can see myself living here. I'm going to try to apply for this one while I look at other places.
Anyway, I feel okay to live in Mita. It's a little busier than most other places because it's slightly more business district, but there are housing mixed in. There are a lot of people walking around in the area. The supermarket is near the station, which is about 6 min. That isn't bad especially in the city.
Other than it being that time of the month, I'm feeling much better. It's time for me to get studying again~.
Now onto what happened in house hunting. I went to see three apartments. The first one I went to was in Azubu-juban. The building was brand new, so it was pretty nice. However, what made me cringe was that it was facing a really old building, and street and building was kind of splotched with stains. I felt really uncomfortable. I don't think I can live in a place where the street next to me looks a bit haunted.
The second apartment I went to was... well, I don't really know what the person before did to it, and I wonder why the management hadn't fixed it before letting other people look at it. Basically, there was dirt everywhere. The walls were kind of torn, and there was a huge hole in the door that was between the main room and the kitchen. What also was scary was that outside there was a apartment door that was dented and rusting umbrellas. Even though you can see Tokyo Tower from this apartment, that's not enough to get me to stay in that apartment. God that place gave me the creeps.
The third apartment I believe is by the same management, but a newer building. It felt pretty nice except for an older looking house that it was facing, but other than that, it seemed like a pretty good place. The room was a little more spacious than the other rooms I previously visited. Overall, I can see myself living here. I'm going to try to apply for this one while I look at other places.
Anyway, I feel okay to live in Mita. It's a little busier than most other places because it's slightly more business district, but there are housing mixed in. There are a lot of people walking around in the area. The supermarket is near the station, which is about 6 min. That isn't bad especially in the city.
Other than it being that time of the month, I'm feeling much better. It's time for me to get studying again~.
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