Since I was in high school, I already have a dream university! I claimed that I will study college at that university. I dreamed of pursuing my dream degree there which is BS Architecture. And I achieved studying in that dream university of mine along with my dream course now. I look forward as well that I am going to graduate from that dream university that I am currently studying in.
However, that dream university is around 1 and a half hour of transportation time from our home. So back then, I have already thought about it. That I am going to kinda move out of our home and live in a boarding house. Just like what my elder brother did when he was in college at that university as well.
I went boarding house hunt only because it's in case of face-to-face classes will really happen next semester...
The Boarding House Hunt!
Last June 24, I and my close friend met in our city at 9 am. We rode a 'libreng sakay' or free ride traditional jeepney going to another city which is around 1-hour travel. When we arrived there at past 10 am, we decided to go to the SM Mall first. I was craving Jollibee spaghetti and chicken joy at that time. I told my friend about my cravings and so she's fine with eating lunch at Jollibee. So we ate our lunch there.
We finished eating at 11:30 am. We decided to roam around the mall first and do window shopping. At 12 am, we decided to ride the jeepney and go around the nearby streets of our campus because it was where our boarding house hunt began!
The Plot Twist
For our first stop, we were in front of a boarding house that a friend suggested to us. But then, along the way, we came across my classmate with her mother. And they said that they were looking for a boarding house as well. They shared with us what they found because they have just been there.
They told us that the boarding house they found was very nice! The landlady was so kind, it has a kitchen, and all that.
I and my friend got curious so we went there and check it out ourselves. When we went there, we were greeted by an old lady, maybe around the 60s or 70s, and she's the landlord or the owner of the boarding house.
She greeted us warmly and let us tour the place.
We then decided to have a reservation there.
Pros about the boarding house that we found:
The landlord is so nice! Like you can feel it, no mix of pretentious. She was a retired professor at the university that we are in. She told us that she heats the water every early in the morning for the boarders. She also told us that she gets the hanging clothes outside when it's about to rain and even folds them, so borders don't need to worry about the clothes anymore.
Has common areas such as living room, dining, kitchen, toilets, and bathrooms.
It has a rooftop too! Where we can hang our clothes and there's also an area where we can tambay or study, overlooking a great view of the town and the Mayon Volcano!
All girls only. Which we prefer because boys/men are trash. Charot. Hahaha.
Walking distance to our campus! We will be able to save money and time because transportation ain't a problem anymore.
etc. (which I will not disclose here anymore)
Con about the boarding house that we found:
I can't actually think of a con but I think my only sentiment about it is that there's no own C.R. for each room. It is actually my biggest criteria when I thought of finding a boarding house. Because I personally like to have own C.R. instead of sharing it to many. Haha. Pero mas mahal ata kapag ganun so okay na ako sa common C.R.
Price per Month
The price is ₱2,000 per head if 4 occupants in a room.
Maybe around ₱2,600 per head if 3 occupants in a room.
Maybe around ₱4,000 per head if 2 occupants in a room.
Maybe around ₱8,000 if only 1 occupant in a room.
Nevertheless, the price is negotiable. Because the landlady is really nice.
For the down payment or reservation, I and my close friend only paid ₱500 each. That's so low already compared to other boarding houses wherein the landlords will ask 1-2 months of advance deposit.
Closing Thoughts
If the face to face classes will really happen next semester, it will be my first time to kind of move out of our house and somehow try to live independently. I sometimes overthink about the thoughts of it. I feel confident that I can be able to live independently but the thought of being a little far from my home and frequently not seeing my family (especially my mom) bothers me a lot.
Anyway, that's all for now. Have a wonderful day ahead!
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Date Published: July 14, 2022
Gusto ko din po magboarding house dati kasi gusto ko maexperience yung pagiging independent pero naisip ko hindi naman po kalayuan yung bahay namin sa University eh hahahha. Kami din po pala parang magfaface to face class na ata next semester if hindi po tumaas yung Covid cases sa province namin.