The movers came early which was just great because I was quickly going into zombie-mode with just sitting on the floor and going through which books to throw out and which to keep. There was five of them that arrived: four men and a woman. The men didn't really seem to be fazed at just how much of the stuff we were ordering them to take out was actually just things we didn't want, things we wanted them to throw out. But the older woman, wow, was she ever interested.
I officially have only one pair of high heels -- a pair of black open toed stiletto heels I wore back when I bartended my way through university. So, besides that one pair, I have no shoes other than running shoes and two pair of boots. The moving lady, she officially has seven pairs of my high heels. She took seven of the nine pairs I threw out.
We threw out a ton of things, many of which I'm sure we could have sold and made some extra money but honestly I just couldn't be bothered with posting ads on Craigslist or Facebook and then trek around town to meet up with their new owners. Instead, I saved a few things for friends, told the movers to take what they wanted, and then contacted a local man I know walks the streets looking to pick up things he can resell. I wonder if I'll ever run into someone who has bought something off him that I threw out. The cleaning lady left my house wearing a pair of my high heels, just to see she liked them. Yup, she definitely liked them.
It was a strange feeling, having a team of movers come to pack and then unpack my stuff, throw my garbage out. I felt so exposed, so naked. Just like my house I suppose, it's now very naked. It took them exactly 2 hours and 10 minutes to pack up our home -- the place we've called home for just 15 days short of two years.
WOW President came by Hulk's to help with the moving; yet another reason why we really couldn't possibly get a better sponsor. He really is deserving of the name "WOW" and definitely the all caps too!!!
Our former staff bedroom at Hulk's, behind the juice bar, it's now my little reading nook and I totally love it!
Our new bedroom, can you say "holy sexy cozy"?! Seriously, because it's exactly that. One of the walls is all mirror and another wall is half mirror. Turn the main light off, turn on the little night light and viola, the cozy warm glow of the night light bounces all over the walls, making it super romantic and gigantic feeling.
We added the small white leather couch from our apartment's secret room to the entrance way at Hulk's and it's apparently a huge hit with many Hulkies. Tonight I counted six of them sitting there, all super snug, enjoying the breeze coming in from the two opened doors.
As for the pup's rooms, Snickers is pure genius with what he came up with. You see, we have a side door to the club but because it's tucked at the back of the club and leads to the rest of the building, I always feel a bit nervous leaving it open. We've had it before where some of the "former residents" (aka previous homeless people who lived here) snuck back in and then we've had to do a "homeless hunt", trying to search them out in the building. Now that I'm living here, I am 100% not cool with hearing footsteps above my head while I'm trying to sleep because someone decided to sneak in. Moreover, with the dogs now going to occupy that side door entrance room, I worry about them getting fresh air. Well, thanks to Snickers, no such worry anymore. Snickers made this massive green metal fence on the outside steps. This means we can open our club door, open the two glass doors and let the fresh air blow in without worrying about anyone coming in or our dogs not getting air. The fence Snickers made has a locked gate on it so whenever I have to take our four-legged friends out for a bathroom break, it's as easy as unlock and open. There's an abandoned lot across from the side entrance that they've claimed their bathroom.
I was up for 39 of the past 42 hours. I had a 2.5hr power nap at 4am, then fell asleep on the toilet at Hulk's for about 30mins. Yes, I fell asleep on the toilet. Laugh if you'd like. I didn't think I'd sleep well in our new bedroom but fell asleep right as my head hit the pillow. My immediate sleep wasn't because of exhaustion but instead it was because it was just so quite. At our old apartment, if it wasn't the cars, the loud talkers walking down the street, the late night neighbouring bar fights, the drunks or the arguing couples, than it was the street cats and garbage trucks that always interfered with our silence. Even with double windows there was no silence. But at Hulk's, in our new bedroom, the only thing I could make out when I went to bed was the sound of my fridge and Pyen Chi's claws touching the floor as she walked to the front club window. I'm convinced I've found the only place in Korea where there's pure silence and I absolutely love it. I doubted this move, us moving to Huk's, but now I wonder why we didn't do it sooner.
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