In the midst of resettling in Melbourne, a new challenge has arisen. This is in addition to the other niggling house-related issues that came up after we left Sg.
The biggest headache is HDB. After my BIL submitted the Application to Sublet the whole flat, we were told that the supporting doc we attached (a letter explaining that we were going to be away for 2 years for work) doesn't carry any weight. We still need to have a letter from an Oz employer.
Now, we knew this before we left, and that was why we initially thought of leaving the flat vacant till hubby had secured a job in Oz. However, the HDB officer who received our Power of Attorney assured us that a simple letter from us would do, and on the strength of his word, we went ahead and arranged to show our flat through our real estate agent, found tenants, and entered into a tenancy agreement.
Am quite disheartened at the inconsistent stand taken by different civil servants (altho' I really should know better, as an ex-CS myself) and how it is working to our disadvantage. Am praying that God will show us how to resolve this in the best possible way: either hubby gets a job offer real soon, or HDB relents and allows our application to go thru. Those are just the limits of our human understanding and wisdom. Perhaps God has something far better in mind, and why shouldn't He? After all, He can do more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5,6
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