My Thoughts on finally having our own space.....

Ilang araw narin akong nag - aadik sa pag google and pag research on how to design a small bedroom, etc, etc, etc..... eto kasi ang story...... Finally after years of waiting, a room opened sa baba ng villa namin. So sa wakas mag kakaroon na kami ng sarili naming kwarto!!! YEHAY!!!! Well, hindi naman masyadong big deal sa iba yun kasi nga naman closed door partition lang siya dito sa Dubai and hindi isang buong bahay or Flat man lang. But it is actually a big step for the both of us and a very big deal for me. Finally, makakapag solo narin kami ng kwarto (ehehehe......) Pero hindi din lang yun, ang tagal kong hinantay ang pagkakataon na ito to design my own space. hindi nga lang namin ma achieve noon kasi ang mahal kasi ng rent. Katumbas na ng isang 2 bedroom apartment ang isang bedspace dito so imagine ang expenses namin ngayon for the new room. Lets just say kung naipon mo yun sa isang taon na rent mo ay halos aabot na ng pang bili mo ng second hand na kotse sa Pinas.

It was really a challenge for the both of us kasi we are not knowledgeable pag dating sa carpentry and everything DIY. Parehas kasi kaming spoiled brats ng mga magulang namin and for 6 years of living in a shared room with people, nasanay na kami na bumibili nlng ng gamit na kung anu-ano nalang. Or we just get random items from people here and there and we just reuse it para hindi sayang ang pera. It also didn't help that we have different tastes on things so sobrang nag cla-clash ang ideas namin.

 We were always arguing all throughout the process, from buying the masilya, the color of the paint na gagamitin, to choosing the right furniture na magkakasya sa 235cm X 220cm na kwarto. (Yes, ganyan kaliit lang ung room.....). But through it all, I can honestly say that the experience made us more stronger than ever. We were finally making progress when it comes to working together kasi that is all that we can do. Hindi kami makapag hire ng karpintero or taga pintura. We had to rely on the help of our family and friends for support and equipment to be able to achieve kung anu ung gusto naming gawin sa kwarto.  And through it all, we have noticed that we became more responsible yet relaxed at the same time. Responsible in a sense that we really have to ensure na malinis at maayos ung kwarto parati kasi nga maliit yung space so we had to ensure na bago kami umalis ay naka sarado lahat ng kuryente, etc. etc. etc.... Relax naman kasi we have the space to ourselves. Meaning, hindi namin kelangan masyadong maging aware sa mga ginagawa namin. Kung gusto kong walang brakelya, gora lang.... hehehe.... we can also talk now more openly without being to sensitive kung may tao bang nakaka rining. Which means mas nakakapag open up na kaming parehas sa isa't isa.

This 2018 has proven to me that both of us are in this for the long run.... It may not be the journey that others expect us to travel, but it certainly is a journey that both of us are doing hand in hand. In our own pace and in our own time..... #loveprevails 

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