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Shifting to Own House - Arun

Arun - Gayathri booked their flat with XA realtors nearly 18 months ago, in late 2009. The plot is at Padur village, in Old Mamallapuram Road (OMR, now Rajiv Gandhi Salai) 22 kms away from Thiruvanmiyur. The registration papers were signed by Arun at Tirupporur on 19 Nov 2009 (read here).

The flat was ready and the Key was handed over to A-G on 5th April 2011. Even though A-G wished to have the Gruha pravesam in Feb/March itself, the builder wasn't ready; finally the GP at the new house was performed on 17 April 2011 (details here).

Once GP was performed A-G started with the woodwork (modular kitchen etc). New electrical fittings like split AC, fans, lamps were bought and fixed in the new house. Date for shifting was fixed as 4th June. As we two had shifted to Thiruvanmiyur a week earlier, we went to A-G's house (10 minutes by walk) by 10AM with lunch. We were ready but the packer didn't turn up. He promised he would come the next morning at 6 itself!

Next morning (that is, Sunday, 5th June) we reached Arun's place by 6-15 AM but the packer turned up by 12.00 noon only. They loaded the cartons etc by 1PM but we had to wait yet again for another hour or more ! Finally, the truck moved out at 2-15PM and A-G bade goodbye to Thiruvanmiyur. They had lived in this house for nearly 5 years. Moved here in April 2006, just before Sowmya was born on 17 May 2006.

We two, A-G went in Arun's car to Padur. Reached the new house by 3-15PM. The packers unloaded by 4-30 and left. Arun, Gayathri, and Vijaya started arranging / organising things. Arvind and Aditi came there by 7PM and we left with them by 8-30PM.

Sowmya and Sriram had gone to Bangalore and so they have not come to the new own house after shifting. Arun's house looks beautiful after the new woodwork and electrical fixtures are in place. Two BHK with two bathrooms, the house looks compact and would be sufficient for A-G-S-S, I guess.

For the next 7 days, Arun-Gayathri were busy in arranging. We haven't gone there since 5th June.

Thus, all my three sons have their own houses by God's grace. God bless them all.

rajappa
11:00 AM
10-6-2011

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