Compared to my last video of the house when it was being remodeled TWO days ago, this new video gives a feeling about how the final setup is going to be. It’s starting to look like an actual apartment instead of a disaster area. The wallpaper and molding makes a dramatic difference to how the apartment looks. Besides adding some furniture and actually moving in, this will be the most dramatic change to take place in the apartment. The lighting is almost complete, and the kitchen will be installed this weekend.
So far, it hasn’t sunk in that I’ll be living in this place in a few days time. Right now I’m still picturing it in my mind as another place I visit when I come home from work, not as a place I own. I guess when my stuff starts showing up there I’ll begin to accept that it is “mine”.
Since remodeling in Korea happens in a week, it’s a very different experience for me. My parents remodeled their house, a room at a time, for my entire childhood, and they are still changing things around every time I visit. One of the things about growing up in a very old house was the upkeep and work you needed to do live there. It was part of my childhood, working in freezing temperatures, suffering repetitive stress injuries and working as manual labor for my parents. If I hadn’t learned basic handyman skills like painting I would have had to pay even more to remodel the place. I’m just glad I had the experiences in my childhood so that I can pick my battles and know when I wouldn’t have a chance of doing some of the work properly.
My brother, after seeing the last video said he was jealous that I have two bathrooms. His new country house has only one bathroom. Never one to admit defeat, he said, “I might have only one bathroom, but I can pee outside and no one can see me. I don’t think you do that!”
Touché sir, touché.
