Moving Day

Friday will be moving day, when we move out of Fraser Place into our house in Alabang. I have placed a link on our page, so you can get an idea of the house. It is 2 yrs old, around 6000 sq ft, with a small back yard, and an even smaller pool. The owner is leaving most of the furniture, so we will only need to get a master bed, a desk, and a couple of couches.

Last weekend, Steve and I went to the local SM department store to purchase the basics- towels, sheets and comforters & I don't think that I have been more stressed out in my life! By the time we left there, minus some $50,000 pesos, I could have cried! Besides the fact that they have you out-numbered 5-1 in employees (all under the age of 25 I might add), they pressure you to buy what they have in stock, whether or not you want them, and try to get you to buy in large quantities. In this instance, knowing they had fresh meat on their hands, they brought out 4 chairs, and placed them in the middle of the floor for us to sit in. Then they showed us our options and colors, different thread counts, and all the while consulting with each other about whether or not they were in stock, and if they could be ordered. The "General" of the sales people, made sure we saw all of their wares, while she sent her minions to the store room to bring out samples. Best of all there was a 250 watt light right above our heads, and after the first 5 minutes of grilling, I was dripping sweat all over her 500ct bed sheets! Needless to say, I agreed with everything Steve suggested, and ran for the cover of the cash register as quickly as I could. Even though I did recieve a free bucket and bowl, it was not a positive experience for me! Since our driver Eddie was off that day, we had to call the Fraser Place for a car, and since a van was $1500 Pesos, and a car was $300 Pesos, we ordered 2 cars, and drove away with our purchases, leaving everyone staring in our wake.

Next trip, we get to buy the dishes and silverware, and just wait until we go looking at furniture!