The Ups and Downs of Living in an Apartment

Frankly speaking, it wasn’t our first ultimate choice
I mean, we never thought of living ‘atas langit’ when we first scouting for a place to rent
We preferred a landed house
Kebaikan dia, tak payah lah nk elaborate kan
Semua pon tau
Dpt parking dpn umah, buang sampah dpn umah
Tak payah tunggu lift, yadda yadda

Tapi Allah Maha Mengetahui
We searched high and low for a landed house
Tapi sentiasa tiada ‘jodoh’
Malas nk citer panjang

Dipendekkan cerita, we finally settled with a unit on the 8th floor at P**** R** Apartment
If u were to ask me, I anggap ia sebagai takdir and ‘jodoh’
Sbb we never knew/heard of this place,
tp masa survey area A, someone told us about the apartment
Terus gi tgk, terus suka (I did till now, but not hubs) and terus setuju sewa

And dh 9 bulan duduk sini,
I must say, it wasn’t a perfect place
Mmg byk kekurangan dok atas langit ni
Tapi I boleh terima tu semua
Sbb to me, walau mana pon kita duduk, ade shj cabarannye
Takde tempat yg takde masalah
Lagi2 menyewa kan
Mana ade rumah yg betol2 perfect yg fits our criteria kan

Nak buang sampah, kene bawak turun and buang kt tempat disediakan
Nak parking, kene berebut
Mmg each unit disediakan 1 dedicated parking berbumbung
Tapi our owner pakai lot tu, so we can’t use it
Kalau balik lewat mlm jgn harap dpt parking yg dekat dgn blok
Nak gi kerja, kene tunggu lift
And nak dijadikan cerita juga, the lift that is much nearer to our unit selalu sgt rosak
Selalu as in sebulan, at least ade 7 hari kami tak dpt guna lift tu

So far I rasa 3 points itu shj yg I kurang berkenan
Tapi I still can tolerate laaaa
Sbb masih ade option lain kan
Cuma kalau those 3 points dpt dibaiki, it’d be much better laaaa

Hubs on the other hand
Tak berapa dpt terima keadaan2 ni
To him, it’s all so troublesome
Walau dh lama dok sini, he still complains and blurts how much he hates this place

Lebih² lagi on last wiken
Kan dia jemput his friends and family to come over….
And nk dijadikan cerita, there are few unnecessary incidents happened

1. Guests have to register at the guard house and leave their driving license
Dah nama duduk apartment kan, and its guarded, of course la security harus mantap. Takkan la sesenang je ntah sape2 boleh keluar masuk kan…residence sendiri mesti pakai their access card utk masuk. Takkan guests boleh masuk macam gitu je kan. Kalau mcm tu, baik residence semua ngaku guests je…tak payah nk beria scan card bagai. And that, to me, is the biggest difference between umah flat and apartment. Security!
And because of this jugak, I’m happy with this place. I rase safe and secured. Infact, I don’t mind kalau hubs tinggalkan I sorang bile dia pegi futsal, and blk lewat mlm. Tp bila dia tinggalkan I sorg at umah mak (landed house), hah, yg tu I mmg sumpah takut! Ade sekali tu, umah mak dimasuki orang masa mak tgh terlelap waktu lepas asar. Habis barang kemas dia, and no one noticed! Of course la I takut kan. Siang pon sesenang org masuk, ape lagi mlm…..

So I mmg sgt suka dok sini…sbb I tau, I can trust their security system. lagi2 skrg dlm lift pon diorg dh pasang CCTV…. But of course, harusla masih berhati2 kan…malang kan tidak berbau….

And yeah, as u guessed, hubs felt so disappointed sbb telah menyusahkan kwn2 and his family sbb kene register and tinggalkan license at the guard post. Lagi2 bile the guests sendiri dok complain and said, susah nak masuk umah kitorg…lagi la hubs rasa stressed. I totally understand how he felt. He’s afraid that the guests will feel menyesal dtg sbb leceh. But to me, they should (already) know, living in an apartment, ade security, maka ade lah penapisan orang. But they just couldn’t accept this fact. -_____-

And deep down inside, I felt so disappointed dgn minded mereka. Sbb this is the main point why I love staying here, but on the other hand, others hate it so much. Sedih!

2. Lift yg berhampiran our unit, not working
Of all days, perlu kah lift tu rosak pada hari we’re expecting guests???? Arghhhhh…I pon geram…tapi pasrah je laaa..nk buat camne kan? Dh takdir…tp tu laaa…kesian kt mereka yg dtg..ade tu, dia igt itu satu2 nye lift di blok kami, and he found out its rosak, dia naik tangga sampai tingkat 8!!! Kesian! Silap kami jugak sbb tak inform awal2 yg there’s another lift on the other side, cume kene jln ke depan sikit. Tang ni, mmg I kesal sgt…kesian kt dia…nasib orang lain jumpa lift yg lagi satu tu…. -_____-

3. Kereta kena clamp
As I mentioned earlier, each unit disediakan 1 dedicated parking berbumbung kan. So its understood that guests, harus lah parked di kawasan yg tidak berbumbung. Atas sebab² miscommunication, hubs dh bilang, park di lot TIDAK berbumbung. Unfortunately, his friend did not hear the word ‘TIDAK’, thus parked in one. Makanye, bila dia nk balik, of course, kereta kena clamp!

And it became a serious issue bile, even kami dh settlekan the summon, his friends telah memanjangkan cerita dgn mengugut the guards! Siapa yg tinggal di apartment tu???? Siapa yg harus mengadap and menanggung malu di atas sikap insensitive mereka tu? The guards are just doing their job. Kalau I jadi pemilik parking lot tu pon, I akan marah. Ye laa..that’s my lot, tapi ade ntah siapa parked at mine. Siapa yg tak marah kan. Of course la owner tu gi ngadu at the guards and they clamped the car. So to me, the guards tidak ade pape salah pon. Haih…. sedih…-______-


Therefore now, no matter how much I love to stay here
How secured I feel to stay here
Lagi² bile nnt dh ade anak, I yakin I selamat ditinggalkan sendirian dgn anak kami
Especially bile hubs OT or blk lewat utk futsal or lepak session with his friends
I have to give in

Dh too many times I have to listen to hubs, blurting how he hates this place
How troublesome it is staying here
And how annoying the guards are
For the unconditional love I have to my hubs, I dgn rela hati, give in

For now, kami tunggu rumah tu dipasang grill,
And we’ll move in ASAP

It’s kawasan umah baru,
Security, I’m not convinced
Mmg ade guard post, tapi they just let anyone in and out of the area
Without scrutinizing them
So, mmg I tak akan rasa secured

Plus, it’s a corner lot,
Lagi la bertambah takut
Tapi I’ll embrace it
Cause I believe, setiap rumah, ade rezekinye
And of course ade cabarannye
Hanya bergantung pd kita utk mengolah and harunginye sebaik mungkin
Mengikut cara hidup masing²
And I’ll always berdoa and tawakal kepada Allah
Agar Dia sentiasa lindungi kami dari sebarang bencana
InsyaAllah



p/s: I am not complaining, but just sharing my experience. Life is definitely a never-ending learning journey. Dugaan and cabaran tu ada di mana²...Its up to us to decide how to overcome it. ;)