our own crib (at last)

we finally signed the lease of our rental home yesterday. shiqi and i went to the place today for a quick measure up so we can get some household appliances we need that would fit. this will be the place we will call home for the next 13 months at least.
this place is in an eastern suburb called blackburn south. it is a typical middle-class, quiet suburb. i really look forward for some peace and quiet living here.
what also clinched it for us is that there is a school 200m from where we live where mingwei and shiqi can enrol in; a reserve park on the back of our place so we have wide open space behind us, north-south facing so we do not get any `direct' sun and this is only about 3-4km from my office. my plan to commute with my dahon foldable bike seemed a distinct possibility. a short bike ride away will also see many amenities available; including a safeway supermarket, 24hr macdonalds, ezy video, convenient stores and asian eateries. forest hill chase mall is 6 minutes drive away. really convenient.
(shi qi posing with our new crib)
this is a 4 bedroom house with a good size backyard that the kids can have a bit of fun with. slightly compact in size, it is however very well kept. this is one of the few house viewings that we visited that we like the `feel' of it once we stepped inside.
i cannot tell you too much about this place yet as i will only collect the keys next saturday. the only reason i am ranting about this is that it is such a big relief to get hold of a place of our own after an intense search for a week. phew....