I have a lot of potted plants, large and small

Every time we move to a new place I always have my siblings hire a truck to load up some of my stuff and take it to GenSan. I have to give away my living room set to my sister. We bought that here in the Philippines. The kids have been using it when they’re watching TV at the play area at our old house. The kids still have a play area at our new house but the owner left her big couch for us to use. So I had it put at the play area here for them to use, plus we have a chair with ottoman that the kids can use too while watching TV or playing XBOX.

I collect decorative rabbits, my kitchen is full of them!

I still have lots of stuff to do. I like to decorate. So now I am decorating the house slowly. The good thing is that I have people to help me move stuff. I decorated the kids bedroom and our room first. Now I am decorating our living room, dining room and kitchen.

The outside has to wait. I brought my flowers and orchids that I collected over the years of living here. I will just arrange and plant some to a new pot and it will be good. I left some plants at our old house, the one that would die if you take the pot out from the ground. On some of the plants the roots just went through the pot and to the ground. I would rather leave it there at our old house and the plants will live than taking it out and it will die here. One thing I like at our new house during night time there are lots of birds on our trees outside. So maybe they would like to be on top of some of the plants that we brought here.

Geez, we still have lots of things to do. Finishing up my decorating. I will post some photos later here. Good to post here again. More stories about our move later. Thank you guys for your prayers and kind word. Highly appreciated.

Cheers!

Well, we kind of got lost at first because the address didn’t seem correct. In our neighborhood, all of our street names are gem stones. She told me that the house that the address given to her was in this area. I told her its not because by just the name alone its not a gem stone name. This was also her first time seeing the house. The address was given to her by a friend. We just kept on looking and went to a lot of street and finally found it. It was really on the other side of Marfori. A few blocks from our house.

Mae immediately rang the bell and some lady came out from the house. Mae then asked for Miss Jenny I think (can’t remember her name). The lady said that it was her. So Mae told her that the best friend of the owner told Mae to find a renter for the house, and that the owner wanted it rented as soon as possible.

Just by observing the exchange of Mae and the lady I knew it was not looking good. Jenny immediately asked Mae who was sending us there and did we know that she’s the sister of the owner? Mae told her that “I was told that its just the caretaker were here and that the mom and the sister comes here sometimes.” Jenny immediately told us that she would not let us in and had not been informed by her sister. So Mae then called up her contact and told her that the house is not for rent right now. Mae’s friend talked to Jenny and then Jenny let us in to see the house.

While having the tour Jenny was fuming and saying how dare her sister have this house rented. That she didn’t have the courtesy to tell her. Mae told Jenny “we came here because I was told that this house is for rent. I didn’t know about it unless somebody told me. That’s the only reason why we are here.” Jenny understands what Mae meant, we just came there because it was told to Mae that its for rent.

It's time to start the Family Feud!

Jenny told us that she (Jenny) owned the land with a small house before. She said that since her sister went to Ireland to  work, the sister told her that she would build a house for Jenny and their mom. So Jenny let her sister tear down the old house to put this nice 2 story house.  Jenny told us that her sister said that Jenny and her mom can stay there for as long as they want. When Jenny and her sister made the agreement, the sister of Jenny was single at that time. The problem now was that the sister that owned the house that worked in Ireland got married like over a year ago to a Filipino guy. She petitioned the guy to come and live with her to Ireland. I think Jenny mentioned he just went to Ireland like 2 months or so ago.

Fists up, it's fight time!

While touring the house Jenny wanted Mae to call Mae’s contact. So Jenny talked to the Mae’s contact, the lady told Jenny the people’s name that wanted the house rented. It turned out really that the people that wanted the house rented were the husband and the mother-in-law of the sister of Jenny. As soon as Jenny found out who was behind it Jenny was really mad and told us that she never would move out on the house. Mae asked Jenny who really owned the house and lot? Jenny said that she owned the lot and the sister built the house. But in the title is just in her sister’s name. I told Jenny “you and your sister had to talk about it. You will end up fighting later just over this house. It’s not worth it.”

Jenny said that their mom is not in good health right now. I really had a feeling that the sisters will end up fighting over the house. I’m pretty sure the husband wants the family of his wife moved out on that house. I think he wants his mom taking over the place. I told Jenny right there I am not  interested on the house and I will never recommend to anyone I know. It’s just not worth the hassle.

Gosh, I don’t know those people but its a heartache seeing them torn apart by just a house and lot. I really hope that they can resolve their problem before it gets bigger. I will ask my agent for more updates on that. I hope its a better one. Let you guys know.

Cheers!

Well, now I really loved it here. I would not want to live in the States. Don’t take me wrong I did enjoy my ten years that I lived in the States. My kids loved it here too. We are happy here. Of course once in awhile I missed my friends in the States. Once that happened I just give them a call and talked to them. That’s why theirs vonage. The kids can call Granny lots of times a day too. Life is much easier for us here and cheaper to live too.