We had a sofa bed mattress that we didn’t need anymore after moving into our new apartment, so we cut up a portion of the foam for The Boys to have a nice corner to themselves in the living room, as well as the bedroom. However, the ingrates are opposed to having such a corner when they had a whole sofa bed to laze on.
The ideal situation:
How they protest:
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I’ve been enjoying breakfast bonding time with The Bitch these days since I report for work at 10.30am (I compensate by working at night, on weekends, and over holidays — the boons and banes of being answerable to any happenings of a website). We had a rather interesting discussion over breakfast at McDonald’s the other day.
Me: So after I give you RMB X as my 2 months’ rent deposit we need to draw up an agreement. We should discuss what happens to the rent deposit if we break up. Like if we fight and you chase me out of the house, I should be entitled to get my rent deposit back.
The Bitch: If you ditch me first I get to keep your rent deposit.
Me: If you have someone else, I have to move out and should get my rent deposit back.
The Bitch: But you can still stay in your room if I don’t chase you out wad. If you choose to move out then you forfeit your deposit.
Me: So if you ditch me and bring your new partner home, I have to stay and watch you with that person? Or else move out and forfeit my deposit?
The Bitch: Yeah. Same for you. We can break up and you can bring your new partner home.
Me: Huh not fair wad. In any case, if I choose to move out I’ll have to forfeit my deposit while you get to keep the apartment and the mattress and other shared assets. If you chase me out all I get back is my own money but no form of compensation leh.
The Bitch: There should be one month’s notice.
Me: So I can plan to move out but don’t tell you until the last day of the month so that I can at least recoup 1 month of my deposit?
The Bitch: Like a resignation, you have to give 30 day’s notice. So if you decide to move out at the end of the month, you still have to pay till the end of the following month.
Am I getting the short end of the stick?
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I couldn’t quite continue blogging on the old Squarefaced.com as it was weighed down with my former life — college life, past relationships, pre-adulthood angst and wide-eyedness. If you want a dosage of that, the old blog is archived in bygones.squarefaced.com.
I’ve been wanting to resuscitate this blog for a while now, as I need the catharsis from time to time. I miss going through this type of writing process which I haven’t had time for since supporting myself financially with a full-time job. Writing website specifications, project outlines, and emails on a daily basis has taken me away from this indulgence, and so I’m back and determined to give it a good go again. Nudge me if you find me slacking off on this.
Here’s to a new and fresh start.
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