Four dedications to 62 Cobourg St.

Introduction:

This is our house in London. 62 Cobourg Street, situated extremely near to London Euston station and is also accessible via Euston Square Underground station.




Since we moved into 62 Cobourg Street in September 2007, we have developed emotional ties with this tiny cosy dwelling. Therefore, we have dedicated so much care and attention towards it in order to make it more homey. Here are the 4 examples:

1. Terri
Yes, we named this brand new vacuum cleaner "Terri". It was initially named Jerry because Jerry is a mouse who frequently visits our kitchen (and scares the hell out of Jin and Jason) and the vacuum cleaner does look like a mouse.

Alright, how did we arrive at the name "Terri"? Our landlord provided us with a vacuum cleaner named Henry. Henry cannot be operated shortly after we moved in and that's why we bought a new one. If you happened to watch The Amazing Race Asia Season 2, there is a Philippino team named Henry and Terri who have been married for 10 years but they quarrelled relentlessly throughout the race until the point they got eliminated. So, we decided to wed this vacuum cleaner to Henry to commemorate Terri of The Amazing Race Asia.

Jason doing the opening ceremony of the vacuum cleaner...
















2. The Lamp outside the kitchen

It has been mal-functioning since we moved in but none of us took the initiative to check on it at that time. Finally we took the courage to explore the reason of its faulty condition. Oh, the bulb needs a change, as simple as that.
There it is, brightly lit up again!! I don't know why we actually cheered at the moment we saw light. Haha. A sign of hope, perhaps.


3. Our Family Potrait

Yes, we decided to exercise our right of putting up a potrait of this tenant family, comprises of three eligible BVC students.

The potrait was subsequently enhanced with my creative decorations...


It was hung at a very strategic location and visitors can see it once they stepped into our house via the front (and only) door...


4. Duty Roster

As residents of the house, there are a lot of things that 3 of us share in common. You can see the list of those items on the rota itself. It was pasted on the refrigerator for easy reference. The rota is made primarily for the purpose of ascertaining who has bought what and who is responsible for buying them subsequently.


I love 62 Cobourg Street. I love my housemates.