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Saturday, December 03, 2005

Shifting Blues

Wifey called me yesterday evening while I was driving out to dinner with the mates, "Muffy dearest, we're moving house".

She likes to break bad news to me at the most inconvenient of times. A Beemer was tailgating me and I was trying to cut a blardy woman driver in a Chrysler Voyager 5 sizes too big for her infront of me. Road-hogging bitch!

And so I let out a desperate wail into the handsfree "Whaaaaaaat!?!"

Our landlord had called earlier and informed the wife that he was going to sell the apartment. Apparently even with the rent that we were paying him, he couldn't keep up with the monthly mortgage and maintenance payments. He and his Missus had lived in the spanking-new apartment for all of 2 months when we took over. Even back then, they couldn't pay up. Sounds bizarre but his dad had put in the downpayment for the 690k lovenest as a wedding gift. Trouble is, sonny-boy was expected to service the loan but had cashflow problems. The Maths should have been done before buying ya? Sheesh!

Well this is what you get for being vain and trying to live beyond your means.

So now, 1 year and 3 months into our 2-year tenancy agreement, wifey and me have to start looking for a new place after Christmas. I wonder why we signed the agreement in the first place since its not legally binding and as good as that piece of old newspaper our doggies pee and poop on. Double Sheesh!

Everytime I think of having to pack-up the kitchen I get a headache. All the wrapping of those plates, utensils and other breakables. Not to mention moving my wine collection and cleaning the fridge of junk. Triple Sheesh!

I'm going to miss the competition-specced pool plus the cosy gym and sauna. And the Japanese honeys out on the sundeck :P Also the whiff of grilled seafood from the BBQ pits by the river.

Lets see if we can find another apartment out for rent in the same estate. Now that would help ease the shifting blues somewhat! :))

13 Comments:

Blogger rijac said...

you don't have to move until your lease expires. thats what happened to me in the old place. the new landlord had to continue leasing the place to us until the contract expired before renegotiating the rental or asking us to move out. in the end we chose to move out instead of continue when the lease expired.

3:20 AM  
Blogger FlyingMuffyn said...

but the Tenancy Agreement (at least mine) is not legally binding what. Who's gg to enforce it? We're certainly not gg to sue him for breach of contract :))

5:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

moving house is so troublesome! must find a new place with a nice *ahem* view!

2:57 PM  
Blogger FlyingMuffyn said...

tell me abt it! shopping for a new place is fun, packing the cartons is not

7:43 PM  
Blogger unkster said...

did you or did you not sign an agreement and then get it stamped? its legally binding. if he sells the house the new owner has to rent it to you at the same rental until the lease expires. just don't move out lah. if its not legally binding he can't sue you also what...

10:12 PM  
Blogger FlyingMuffyn said...

actually the document did not be stamped lah. If you really wanna sue, if you can produce the said signed agreement by both parties in court, the judge will rule in my favor :))

its more of a goodwill issue lah. He was very apologetic about it and of course we can make things ugly by bolting the door and staying put. I suppose the decision is ours but do we want to take things that far? ;)

10:25 PM  
Blogger rijac said...

actually, its up to the new owner... isn't it?

11:01 PM  
Blogger ePing Chen said...

only what think i wanna say...


"whaaaaaaaaaat?' is my trademark ok? hahaha...
ok lah, need help in moving hse? help is here... keke.

12:42 AM  
Blogger FlyingMuffyn said...

rj, dat is if the new owner wans to continue renting out lah. at dis pt we dunno abt dat.

12:50 AM  
Blogger rijac said...

when he starts showing the house to potential owners, and they srike up a conversation, just casually say "we are good tenants, as so and so will tell you, so don't worry"...

those buying with rental in mind will keep you, those who aren't will go away... because they know the 'rules' and they don't know your tenancy is halfbaked... he he he.

1:44 AM  
Blogger kona said...

shackernadan and the nuclear power plant siah... :S

8:04 AM  
Blogger FlyingMuffyn said...

we chose dis life of wundering nomads:))

11:10 AM  
Blogger kona said...

more like wOndering :))

set down roots lah, u bedouin ;)

2:24 PM  

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