recalling that day, it was a smooth process, Alhamdulillah. prolly because we had read earlier on what to do prior to the appointment and we had people advising us what to do upon reaching the hub.
here's the recap upon reaching the hub (and prolly as a reference to those who are collecting keys):
- took the queue number for the key collection appointment,
- went to Level 2 to pay for fire insurance,
- went to Level 1 just in time for our queue ticket to be called,
- proceeded to the counter to sign
what seemed likeendless documents but not yet the keys (danggg), - were asked to activate and pay the SP Services and Service & Conservancy Charges accounts at Level 2 and Level 3 respectively,
- went back to Level 1 to finally collect the house keys,
- end of appointment at HDB Hub,
- proceeded to The Home (where else right).
so anyway, before HDB handed us the keys for which we paid heaps of thousands for, they made us signed tonnes of docs. almost all docs indicated the outstanding amount due to HDB and monthly repayment. the officer over the counter will emphasize on each doc that "this is your house amount, this is your house balance, this is your monthly repayment to HDB." on almost every.single.doc. well, can't blame her really, she was just doing her job.
anyway you'd be too excited to hold that key pouch to even listen to what the officer was blabbering about.
the brief moment of adulthood when holding the keys to your own place and seeing the gate still in shrink wrap - oh so surreal.
abz delayed my entrance into the house to do the rituals inside first. i couldn't even hear what he read. howells.
and so we finally entered the house. a sense of proud moment for a bit, because thats my place now, my own place. abz were still going room to room for laungan doa, while i stayed put in the living room soaking in the reality of sweetness of our place.
we stayed for a bit to inspect for defects and to soft-plan our reno. other than that we were just chilling at the bare house.
we kinda got busy right after that - bringing the folks to view the house, settling our reno plan/contract, finding home/kitchen appliances, calculating finances, shuttling between the current and new residences - these on top of having to work and juggling a heavier load etc.
thankfully, we have managed to clear these checklists in that busy period:
- checked for defects and sent to BSC to review and rectify, which they promptly rectified within two weeks (we were not so anal for painting works as we will be repainting the house from the reno)
- sourced and purchased home appliances - namely:
- washer/dryer,
- refrigerator,
- telly,
- cooker hood, hob and oven,
- air conditioners,
which came with some freebies such as additional discounts, a microwave oven and grocery vouchers - finalized renovation materials and colors for all rooms, toilets and kitchen
all items are currently pending delivery - be it physical appliances delivery or delivery of reno materials to get it kicking, or delivery and installation of the aircon. oohh looking forward!
praying hard for the progress to go smoothly! =D