We moved out the day before yesterday.
Our neighbours wished us all the best and we bade farewell.
"See you again somewhere."
Yes, we'll see you again somewhere.
And good neighbours for eight years we were, we couldn't help but feel unwilling to part.
I remember the times we stayed over at each others' house just for the thrill of it, although we were pretty much separated by a mere pillar.
I remember the shows we roleplayed along the corridors for the cleaners and anyone who would bother to look.
I remember the Sundays we went out together for family bonding activities.
So naturally, we weren't ready to part. My ten-year-old neighbour cried.
After all, we were neighbours for eight years.
We'll see them again somewhere, I hope.
On the bright side, one of them is studying at Hwa Chong Junior College.
Alright.
So we moved into a 5-room flat just a few blocks away from our previous home.
Walk out of the elevator and you'd see our mahogany painted door fitted with a silver-beige gate.
Ironically, our neighbour is the housing agent who sold us the flat.
She greeted us with a smile of pearly white and welcomed us to "visit any time" and promised to impart some of her cooking skills to my mum. That was a really warm greeting.
She has two sons, one of whose birthday coincidentally fall in the month of June and the other saw the light of the world in 1996.
I foresee a strong relationship in the making.
I just hope I can part gracefully, for the second time, when we move out next year.
Aww. Really got to hate the times where you got to leave people whom you are so familiar with after getting along so well for so many years. But hey! There will be new neighbors and new friends met living around your new home. :D Besides, you can always keep in contact and even arrange a meeting with them some time when you are free. :D
ReplyDeleteWhy are you moving again next year?
ReplyDeleteEverytime you move, you leave those familiar faces behind. You have to befriend the neighbours again. But of course, technology is so advanced this days and there is msn and facebook etc. You can still chat with them! :)
ReplyDeleteWell on my personal account, when I moved into Sengkang in 1999-2000 (that's a real long time ago [Windows Classic/Millennium Edition era]), my family was greeted by neighbours staying 3 floors below our apartment. It turned out that they also organised christmas parties, get-together sessions, anything that brings the neighbouring estates closer.
ReplyDeleteIt's really good to have neighbours that are warm and friendly :D