No, we are not moving house, not any time soon. In fact, we just renewed our lease of our current house for another year. Too lazy to scout around for a new one, and honestly, too broke to even consider buying our own. Sigh ...
Anyway, something really caught my eye the past week. There is this house near Joshua's school and it is being moved, literally.
If you are familiar with the kampung scenes in Malaysia, you'll know those kampung houses stand on legs and most can be moved to another site in the event of a flood or if the owner fancies having it elsewhere - with the help of the entire kampung population, of course. That's moving house Malaysian kampung style.
Here in Australia, some people move their houses too but in a far more advanced and sophisticated way - through the service of professional house removal experts. These experts use hydraulic jacks to lift the house and then move it to another site. I have no idea how they actually move the whole structure using the normal highway because it's just too big. But look at the pictures I've uploaded here and you know I'm not kidding.
I watched the workers briefly the other day. Wow, it was a lot of work, the kind that should only be done by certified engineers. And apparently, you can buy a ready-made house and have it moved to the location of your choice as well, using the same experts.
Hmm, I learn something new about this country almost everyday. I wonder what's next.
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