I said over at Twitter that there’s going to be some major changes in my life this month and so this is my first official announcement of one of those changes – I’m moving out of the apartment I’ve lived in for the past 8 years! It was quite a rash decision-making from my part but I’ve really been thinking about it for a while. Circumstances just pushed me to the edge.

No Parking

I got kicked out of my monthly parking space because the entire building is going to undergo a major renovation – in fact, they’ve kicked out all of their tenants. There’s no other available parking around the area so my car is now temporarily parked a a friend’s house, one city away. This is the main trigger of my decision to look for a new place (with a parking slot).

Building renovation

Not my apartment building, but the building across where we live (where I parked my car) will be undergoing renovation (I’m not even sure if they’re going to demolish the place) – so I foresee some 24/7 noise and dust that could impact my quality of life. I don’t want to have to deal with that – and the potential “carmaggedon” it could cause considering we’re right in the heart of Makati Avenue (i.e., traffic capital, probably worst than EDSA on most days).

Quality of life

I’m not sure why I even bother putting headers that just link to the previous paragraph. Anyhow, life’s been good here – I’m surrounded by so many restaurants, there’s a supermarket right across the street, a mall with a cinema one block away, a 10-minute walk to Makati’s hippest bars and pubs – but it’s time to move on. To a proper residential area, not hearing jeepney honks early in the morning, having a relaxing space to relax and recuperate, an area to jog or bike around – it’s a place that would be better for my (and my brother’s) physical and mental health. I will still have to go through traffic going to the office, but it’s the same as now so that’s not really a factor. Plus, we’ll finally be able to have a pet!

So, where am I moving?

It’s a secret for now. Ok, not really – but I’ll be posting about it in the future so just look out for that when it happens! I’m excited – but I’m worried about the whole packing and the actual moving out process. I need to do so many things – transfer my internet subscription, update my billing addresses, etc. And I have to do all of these as soon as possible because this is all happening in two weeks!

Change is good. We gotta keep moving forward!