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| Scene from Talad Phlu, circa 2020 |
Boyfriend Maiyuu has found someone who wants to buy our furniture.
He is meeting the guy at our old condo in Talad Phlu this morning.
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| Talad Phlu, circa 2020 |
The second-hand furniture trader, who has offered us B6,000 for everything - including a glass dining room table, double wardrobe, computer desk, and reclining leather chair - will turn up with a team of workers. They will dismantle the furniture, and take it away.
Maiyuu is happy with the price, though still feels a little exploited. The glass dining table alone cost more than B6,000, the price we are now being offered for everything.
He will use the money to pay the final power and phone bills at our old place. I have not asked him what he intends to do with the rest; as a reward for his efforts, he can keep it.
He has also asked the condo office how much of our B10,000 deposit we can expect to get back. They have asked us to wait a bit longer: they will ask the condo painter and builder to inspect the place first, to see how much repairs will cost.
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| The Tha Phra intersection; the mall is off to the right, Talad Phlu to the left |
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| Our humble condo (circled) |
We occupied our place for almost nine years. On thing I won't miss is the route 205 bus, a 45-minute journey on a good day which I took to work and back.
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| The Talad Phlu-Klong Toey bus |
You're not likely to get much of the deposit back. After 9 years, there's likely a serious amount of work to do on the place.
ReplyDeleteSo a by-product of this move is losing all your furniture- making you less independent if you ever want to move back to a lower-priced accommodation?
there you go again, being wasteful...when will you ever learn to be frugal?
ReplyDeleteAnon 1: It is hard to find rented accommodation in Bkk is you have furniture, as most places in Silom are fully furnished.
ReplyDeleteAnon 2: So what, for you, is frugal?
I would like the guy in the photo please.
ReplyDeletetheoretically, after 9 years probably a lot will have to be done on the place. BUT most of it will be down to "wear and tear", and therefore have to be paid by the owner. but that's the theory. we all know that theory and practice can be very different.
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