After a few weekends of choosing the tiles, doors and some other necessities, I have finally got the first quotation for my house renovation.

Wah lao eh… RM87,555!! So much cash needed, totally out of our budget. aaahi~~

FYI, this is the draft of floor plan of my house. Quite shiok to have 3265.98 square feet, but, at the same time proportionally adding as much pain as well for renovation.

Had this conversation with the contractor, Pang.

Pang: wah.. the tiles you have chosen, not cheap ha. It’s more expensive that laminated flooring.
Me: ha? is it a… then the one I chosen, above normal price a?
Pang: there’s nothing called normal price la.. but yours is more expensive than average tiles, more expensive than laminated flooring if calculated by square feet.
Me:

This is what Hokkien people say “eating rice but don’t know the price of rice” (吃米不知米賈).

This quote, even though already over-budget, but still lacking of about 10% of my initial requirements. Money not enough a~~

Actually, since this is a second-hand house, the efforts to remove existing components, such as all the tiles (before installing new tiles), is already costing quite a bit of manpower charge. From the quotation, obviously the extension of wet kitchen is costing the biggest sum. So, told the contractor to revise quote on that portion, with a much simpler wet kitchen

Money money money, I need more cash in fact.

My girlfriend told me this morning, that the stamp duty is processed, and the sales & purchase agreement is also sealed by seller through our individual lawyers. For a moment, I was very happy. ‘Cos it means that we almost legally own the house already, as far as legal processing and matters are concerned. FYI, the legal processes started in early May.

Why do I say “almost”?? hehe.. ‘cos the house is not yet paid!

So, for the next second, the joyous feel is overwritten by money matters haha. The journey of digging out substantial amount of cash has officially begun. House renovation is the most painful part.

Now, the first party to pay is lawyer - RM3175, for all the legal services.

Though I slept at 2.30am today’s early morning, but I got to wake up at 8am. My gf and I have an appointment with lawyer, scheduled at 9am.

We had breakfast at Siang Chiang Kopitiam, one of the real old kopitiams in Melaka town which serves delicious steamed and roasted breads at reasonable price. Those franchised kopitiams a bit expensive la hehe.

Why Did I go to Lawyer Firm?

FYI, my gf and I have decided to buy a house in Melaka. It’s a 18-year old single storey semi-D, and We’re buying it as second owner. Yap Koon Roy & Associates (located at Jln Ong Kim Wee) is our representing stakeholder for legal matters, and we were there this morning to sign Form 14 A Land Ownership Transfer. Continue reading ‘Signed Land Ownership Transfer Form’