So, I've found a beautiful spacious room in an okay house in a great lowrise condo in the Damansara area. Although it wasn't that hard (I only looked at 2 other places before finding this one), it still felt like a long process because I had to look through tonnes of ads online.
I looked at least 50-60 advertisements on various sites, trying to find a room that was in a nice house, in a nice area. My list was narrowed down to about 7 or 8, and after successfully finding a place, I called the rest to let them know, and wished them luck in finding a new housemate.
Filtering through those ads was not easy and was mostly frustrating.
One reason was the words "Chinese only".
Almost all ads specified that I should be of the Chinese descent. At first, this didn't bother me. After about 30 ads, I began to hate the words "Chinese Female only". I called a couple of people who actually said "No" when I said I wasn't Chinese.
I eat pork. I do whatever else a Chinese person does. AND I smell good. Why can't I rent a room with you???
I got really frustrated and wanted to call each of the owners to give them a piece of my mind. Not that I would want to stay with them anymore, anyway.
But then, I managed to get a viewing at a Chinese only house by remembering that my mum is Chinese. Being half Chinese helped.
After visiting a house that advertised with the words "Chinese only", I realised that "Chinese only" was a warning. They would not be able to understand my crazy phone calls/conversations because they spoke Chinese only. I speak no Chinese. They spoke little English. I would have to explain all my jokes.
Awkward!
I looked at least 50-60 advertisements on various sites, trying to find a room that was in a nice house, in a nice area. My list was narrowed down to about 7 or 8, and after successfully finding a place, I called the rest to let them know, and wished them luck in finding a new housemate.
Filtering through those ads was not easy and was mostly frustrating.
One reason was the words "Chinese only".
Almost all ads specified that I should be of the Chinese descent. At first, this didn't bother me. After about 30 ads, I began to hate the words "Chinese Female only". I called a couple of people who actually said "No" when I said I wasn't Chinese.
I eat pork. I do whatever else a Chinese person does. AND I smell good. Why can't I rent a room with you???
I got really frustrated and wanted to call each of the owners to give them a piece of my mind. Not that I would want to stay with them anymore, anyway.
But then, I managed to get a viewing at a Chinese only house by remembering that my mum is Chinese. Being half Chinese helped.
After visiting a house that advertised with the words "Chinese only", I realised that "Chinese only" was a warning. They would not be able to understand my crazy phone calls/conversations because they spoke Chinese only. I speak no Chinese. They spoke little English. I would have to explain all my jokes.
Awkward!
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