Rent: A Tour Inside Our Apartment

The search for a good and affordable apartment in Taguig, or anywhere near Market Market area, kept me busy last month. Honestly, I have no plans of renting a place near The Fort. Im ok with commuting my heart out every day and night. It's just boredom that struck me and made me decide I needed to experience something new. Boredom really kills. ^_^

Anyway, I could have rented a studio room in a condo here in Bonifacio Global City but the lowest rate would cost me P15,000. Afford - hhmm yes, pero tapos di na ko kakain? Hehe Erase. I also searched for room rentals at the back of JP Morgan Chase. The most decent and cheapest 1-BR unit would cost me P10,000. Maharlika pa din. Erase. A bedspace would really be cheap, but I just didn't consider that. Mejo mahirap akong pakisamahan at ayoko din naman mag-effort sa pakikisama so this wont work for me.

And with regards to that, my friend Remay (na mahirap din pakisamahan, haha!) would be the perfect housemate! Infernes, he agreed with the idea. Basta beforehand para walang away, I already told him I've never cleaned our own bathroom before so wag nya ko asahan sa ganung chores. Hehe Remay agreed. Ang bait ng housemate ko. Ang task ko lang ay maghugas ng pinggan paminsan-minsan. =)

So much for the intro, let me finally share our simple 2-BR apartment unit in C5-Taguig. The rent in this 32sqm bare apartment costs us P6,000/month. Not bad at all - specially when pets are allowed and parking fee is free!

welcome to our 2-bedroom apartment

This is not one of those high end condominiums. It's not even new. It's just a simple residential/housing community in Taguig. I cant complain much specially the location is very convenient for me. Safe pa, our neighbors are mostly policemen!

our corner unit apartment

A closer look inside...

entertainment showcase slash pang-alis boredom
the chandelier and display rack are built in

another built in cabinet for our shoes storage

our buy 1 take 1 sofa beds from Mandaue Foams
size: 6x36x75 ; cost P3,800 for 2
sa totoong buhay, we dont use it as sofa. bed lang sya forever. nakakatamad magsetup ng bedsheet. ^_^

dining area for two
the land lady let us borrow her table so we just bought these chairs.. and yes, more more built in cabinets!

bathroom na may pink and green na theme
probably we're the 3rd tenants of this apartment. mejo may cracks na yung tiles. i dont mind anyway. malinis lagi at mabango ang CR namin.

kitchen and laundry area
we dont cook and we dont do our own laundry, pero masarap tambayan ang lugar na to kasi tiled ang flooring. malaming!

Now the rooms.

this is where I sleep. wala akong kurtina so I bought blinds instead. tamad maglaba.
i love my firm bed and the color/texture of my bedsheet. ang mura lang nyan sa 168mall. ^_^ (oh yes, cabinets again..)

this is Remay's Rero's room.
actually no one sleeps here. Remay and I both preferred to sleep outside our rooms. una-unahan lang. sana next time manalo ako! (at madaming cabinets ulit)

This is where we dress up, blow dry our hair, and steam iron our clothes. Ay, di pala ako marunong magsteam iron so Remay does it for me. Keri lang, maliliit lang naman damit ko. Hehe

our euro-matting linoleum
the original flooring is a bit eeky. ang dugyot na. so we decided to replace it with this funky black and white linoleum. achieve pero di kasing mahal ng vinyl at tiles! biglang mukhang malinis na ang bahay.

Everything is well, mejo magastos lang ang apartment. The simple items like curtains, blinds, mop, air freshener, plates, etc are oftentimes unbudgeted expenses. Then I have to pay for the monthly rent, electric and water bill, and daily food. For a newbie like, it's also unusual that I have to prepare and buy my own food. Sa bahay kasi Mang Narcing would cook fabulous food for me. I also miss this converted car seat office chair which my father assembled. Sana madala ko to sa apartment in time. ^_^

my converted car seat office chair, c/o Mang Narcing

On the brighter side of having this apartment, I dont have to wake up early and endure the rush hour in LRT and MRT. No more flooded streets too so I can easily go home anytime. Ang la pit sa airport, wee! To the point na wala na kaming masagap na 3G at tv channels dahil sa signal interference. Haha And most of all, Im so ready na maghost ng isang inuman party! Lets go!

for those long weekends in the apartment. loser!

Anyway, for those interested i-rent yung unoccupied room, let us know. We preferred a new housemate na marunong magluto. User ang peg? Hehe - TAKEN