Goodbye To My Cocoon of 7 years

I still remember how it happened. I was out with my friends in Summit playing pool one night in December 2001. My mind was very troubled then. Due to some reasons which I do not wish to disclose, I need to find a new accommodation pronto! Halfway thru the game, it occurred to me sometime ago, a friend had an apartment he wish to let go. I quickly gave him a call to check if he had sold it or not and if not, can I put up in his empty apartment temporily till I find a place of my own. He was kind enough to allow me in. After putting down the phone, a thought crossed my mind. Maybe I can afford to buy it up. I called him again to ask for his best price. A couple of more phone calls later, a decision has been made.

You will laugh if you know how I bought it. Without even looking at it, I already decided I will buy it. I picked up the keys from this friend, and went to check it out. Look once in the afternoon and once at night. Felt good, no eerie feelings, kautim. This is it. I didnt even check out other apartments within the same viccinity or compare prices. Dumb right? It was my first property and I don't know the procedures of buying a property, i.e. we should always survey and pick the best one to our liking with the best offered price. The way I did it as if I am just buying a t-shirt or something.... damn blur right? And that was not it, when it came to the legal part of it, I almost fainted. I was only 24 then. Bound to be stupid & blur. Somehow, i threaded on and finally a proud owner of a 1000+ sq ft, free hold property's owner.

(my kosong house. newly painted then.)

For the next couple of weeks, my friends came and helped to repaint the walls. The only furniture that I ordered was a queen size bed for myself, can't afford anything else. But I did splurged on a set of cotton sateen bedsheets which cost me more than RM600. I am a sucker of good quality sheets. Sometimes I've the tendency to over prioritise my priorities. The excuse was, I spent half of my lifetime on a bed afterall, RM600? Considered very cheap already lor. Once the bed was delivered, I moved in with few boxes of my stuff. No cupboard no nothing. Just my bed and my expensive sheets. All these was done even without any S&P signed.

(3 years later, still using my expensive sheets :p)

(slightly furnished)

One thing I gonna missed dearly would be the spectacular sunsets which can be viewed from my living hall. Sometimes orangy and sometimes pinkish. It is just so beautiful. In some part of the world, you'll need to pay for such view, I was told.

And all theuncountable number of parties we used to have... christmas parties, trial birthday parties and no reason parties. Those days, we find every excuse to celebrate. If I remembered correctly, we once had a party at a friend's house on ghost festival, and another time, it was the demised of our dear Agong or something... unbelievable, but true. Don't get us wrong. We are not celebrating the sad event, but, the holiday granted. :p

(first Christmas party in Court 9, altogether 15 of us I think)

(I am not sure what is this. Christmas or trial party for Sidney's birthday..hmm...)

(Christmas with my ex-classmates)

Come every Christmas, I never failed to put up my little Christmas tree with twinkling lights and Christmas socks on the wall. Come every Chinese New Year, the red decorations will be up instead eventhough I don't spend them here.

This is my favourite wall decorated with memorable photos. When I was young, my grandparents never allow us to nail the walls to hang stuff. The rationale was that it will spoil the wall. I can never make any sense out of it. If I were to live there, why would I worry whether the wall will be spoilt or not as long as the beautiful things that I am gonna hang will enriched my life. Right?? So, you can imagine the pleasure I have when I got my own place & hammering all the nails into MY own wall and putting up all the beautiful frames. So shiok!

(my favourite wall with all my memories. I must stressed here that I sewed that red curtain)

Another funny scene would be where the two little rascals would rush to the door, wagging their tails, waiting eagerly for Harrison to appear at the end of the corridor when they heard his car entering the guardhouse.

I also love how on a gloomy rainy day, I would light up all the candles and have its shadows dancing on the wall at the same time, have an aromatic burner burning away at a corner filling the room with relaxing scent of lavender while sitting curled up on my cozy couch with a good book and a cup of hot tea with soothing music in the background....ahhh......

(My favourite time, tea time. I sewed the placemat)

Over the years, my apartment has transformed from a very bare apartment to a very cozy snug. My cocoon, my personal space, a place I feel safe. I've spent 7 christmases & chinese new year there. From cupboard full of boozes to cupboard full of vitamins & kitchen appliances. It shows how much I've grown with this apartment of mine. I am surely gonna miss my cocoon...

(Decided to change the wall colour to suit my new couch. Cozy cozy.. my cocoon.)