This is still related to the previous post. As a future newlywed, I am looking forward to starting a life together with The Mister, wherever it may be.
Just as long as it's not in our parents' house.
So we are now boggling our mind, body and soul to look for a house. Our latest option is to buy an empty lot and have the house built according to our own design. However, there's the size, price, and location to consider.
Speaking of location, there's this dilemma of living inside or outside a cluster. Living inside a cluster means higher price, naturally, and there is a possibility that we have to match the design of our house to the rest in the area. Whereas an empty lot outside a cluster usually costs cheaper as they're owned mostly by native Betawi people.
I of course want to buy a land with a lower price and allocate the budget to build the best house possible. But I grew up in cluster houses—all 27 years of my life. And I can't help thinking whether I want to raise a family in a...less developed area or not. I can't help but think that I don't want my kids to come home one afternoon after playing with the neighbors with jargons like “Mak, minta makan dah” or “Set dah tadi abis main gim ama si Ariel seru bener!”
Or worse, I don't want them to come home with a new vocab to swear every single day.
Snob? Maybe. However, I am willing to be proven wrong in this case. I need to be reassured that if we do opt to live outside a comfy, safe-haven that is mid-class cluster in Bintaro, we can still grow beautiful children with nice, humbling environment.
1 comment:
cari tanah + bangun rumah itu total chaos ped, but worth every single fight + tears (literally, in my case hehehe).
but take your time, til you both feel the chemistry that this is the "one". good luck :)
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