I get a call from Kelly today saying that the deposit cheque’s OK, the agreement is in place and I can move in tomorrow – hoorah! I really hate staying in a hotel – there is just no privacy and a couple of times I have been either in the bath or having a poo and housekeeping (who don’t give my time between announcing they are there and barging in) finding me in an embarrassing situation! I’ll be happy to shift my stuff out of here as soon as I can.
So much for Friday 13th! Actually, the number 13 is not unlucky over here – but other numbers are, and being a culture made up of Malay, Chinese and Indian, there are several – 4 being one that springs to mind: this hotel doesn’t have a 4th floor (G, 1, 2, 2M, 3A) nor other floors with the number 4 in (so no 14, 24, 40 etc), and I remember that a lot of the apartment blocks I looked at were the same, but in addition, lost other floors too. If the apartment block was built by a Chinese company, or intended for Chinese investors, other floors would go too: for example 5, and all multiples of 5…
So much for Friday 13th! Actually, the number 13 is not unlucky over here – but other numbers are, and being a culture made up of Malay, Chinese and Indian, there are several – 4 being one that springs to mind: this hotel doesn’t have a 4th floor (G, 1, 2, 2M, 3A) nor other floors with the number 4 in (so no 14, 24, 40 etc), and I remember that a lot of the apartment blocks I looked at were the same, but in addition, lost other floors too. If the apartment block was built by a Chinese company, or intended for Chinese investors, other floors would go too: for example 5, and all multiples of 5…
With all these missing floors, even though I am on floor “20” in the new place, I am probably just above ground floor!
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