New House. New Home. New Hope

We have a new house! It's not technically ours because we are just renting but you get the picture. It's been a week today since we moved in. The house is pretty nice (considering we didn't get to inspect/see it 'til the day we got the keys and moved in!). It's still pretty much bare, no furniture yet. Our bed frame, mattress, dining set and TV stand are all still in storage. We have yet to buy a sofa, coffee table and whatnots. We still sleep on the floor, in the lounge where the telly is. Hehe. We bought a washing machine (thank God!) and a fridge, which is pretty much empty save for water. There are still heaps of things to buy, I get a headache just thinking about it. MOVING IS REALLY STRESSFUL! Hopefully this is our last move before buying a house of our own.

I'm still not used to the place but I like it here. I just noticed that every time we move houses, we move to a bigger one. Our first rental was just a teeny-tiny studio near the city. Then we moved into a one-bedroom unit in Tamworth. Finally this one, which is a two-bedroom unit. I am now wishing we get to buy a three-bedroom villa or townhouse in the near future. :)

P.S. I will post some pictures as soon as possible. 

Our Holiday is SO OVER!

I'm back!!! So sorry for the long absence/non-blogging. Anyway, we've been back in Sydney since Tuesday. We've been going to house inspections because we need a house SOON! My husband starts work again this Monday. I can't believe the number of people looking for a rental property right now. Is there a shortage or what? Forgive me if this post is beginning to sound like a rant. A lady told us that the hardest part of going on a holiday is that YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO COME BACK. Very true, indeed. But I won't let negativity affect me anymore. Fact is WE HAD AN AWESOME HOLIDAY!!! Time spent with family and friends is truly precious, no amount of money can buy. 

I'd like to enumerate first some of the places we went to and the things we did. Then I'll elaborate in later posts. Here it goes:

~ Coron, Palawan --> island holiday with my family, non-stop swimming, snorkeling and of course, picture taking/camwhoring

~ Tarlac --> saw my godchild, spent the day with friends

~ Hong Kong --> wandered aimlessly but still had a great time, HK is <3

~ UP --> ate at Rodic's, saw half of Maskipaps and friends from Beta Epsilon

~ Tagaytay --> zipline baby!, lunch @ Dencio's

~ Daet, Camarines Norte --> visited my husband's family
~ Manaoag, Pangasinan & Camiling, Tarlac --> attended mass @ Our Lady of Manaoag, visited relatives in Tarlac

These are just some of the places/things that come to mind right now. I'm sure I missed heaps that if I check all our holiday pictures, all the memories will come rushing back. :)

One of things I enjoyed the most was our family photo shoot. I'm glad I got to share it with each and every member of the family. <3