Our water and electricity bill

Finally,  dumating na rin ang water at electricity bill namin. Medyo ilang linggo rin kaming na-curious kung magkano aabutin ang konsumo namin dito sa bahay eh.

By the way, this townhouse was turned over to us on November 14, 2018 but we only officially moved on the night of November 20. Here in Canada, every two months sila maningil ng kuryente at tubig kaya nito nga lang namin nakuha ang first ever utility bills namin.

Electricity

From November 14, 2018 to January 16, 2018, they charged us $302.44 (or around Php12,100.00). Dividing it by 58 days (instead of 64 kasi nga November 20 kami lumipat), that's around $5.21 (Php210.00) per day or $160 (Php6,300) per month.

Not bad, actually. Kasi kasama na ang space at water heating dyan. Pati na rin ang cooking (stove) at washing at drying. Winter kasi ngayon kaya 24-7 na nakabukas ang heater. Our townhouse is medium-sized kaya medyo malaki rin ang pinaiinitan. Kung ikukumpara mo sa Pinas, sobrang mura na talaga pumapatak ang kuryente dito. Imagine mo sa Pinas kung magkano aabutin ang bill mo kung maghanapon-magdamag na nakabukas ang centralized aircon. Ginto, grabe.

We'll compare sa summer kung magkano ang bill kapag hindi na kami naka-heater (pero portable aircon naman ang gumagana).


Water.

Sa water naman, $56.27 (discounted final amount) ang binayaran namin for 65 days (November 14, 2018 to January 17, 2019). Dividing it by 59 days, pumapatak na $0.95 (or Php40.00) lang siya per day o around $30.00 (Php1,200) per month. Hindi na rin masama kasi hindi naman ako nagtitipid talaga ng tubig lalo na sa paghuhugas ng pinggan at paliligo (#guilty).

Our water bill could rise up a bit siguro during the summer kung magbababad kami sa bathtub o magi-inflate kami ng swimming pool for Nathan o maghuhugas kami ng car sa labas, pero I am sure hindi pa rin ganun kalaki ang aabutin.

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So there, our water and electricity bill for the past two months. Later on, ita-tabulate ko naman ang kabuuang monthly expenses namin para magka-idea kayo how much we're spending. =)


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NOTE: Other households have natural gas connection (meron din kami nun dati sa Edmonton) for space/water heating, gas oven, barbecue grill, etc. but we opted not to get one kasi nga all our appliances naman are electric-powered. Yung barbecue grill lang namin ang nangangailangan ng gas connection but my husband is planning to replace it na lang kasi sayang daw kung doon lang namin gagamitin. May fixed fee din yata kasi kahit hindi ka nag-konsumo in a month eh hindi naman laging nagba-barbecue lalo na kapag winter o umuulan.

Bottomless aircon from now on

I am no longer scared to use our portable air conditioner. We just received our EPCOR statement and learned that our bill only increased by $20! Wow, ang mura ha! Kung sa Pinas kami nag-aircon, libo-libong piso for sure ang babayaran namin.

This is one of the things I love here in this country. Mura ang kuryente. Sabagay, sa Pilipinas lang naman yata mahal ang kuryente.

Go away, summer!

I was never fond of summer. And although summer here is no match as compared to Pinas' humid all-year-round weather, I still find it hard to deal with the 'heat.'

The hottest weather I've experienced here is far is 31 degrees. Yep, not that hot. Plus it's not malagkit ha. But my pregnant self who's gotten accustomed to the cold was reacting. I really wish summer is over! Hinding-hindi ko talaga mami-miss ang init ever!

Our town house has no centralized air conditioning system. When it was still being built, my husband asked me if I want one installed (priced at $5,000 if I remember correctly). I said no, sayang sa kuryente noh! Dalawa lang kami sa bahay tapos naka-aircon lahat ng sulok? I will just feel guilty using it.

The only solution was buying a portable aircon na lang. We cannot put in a wall type airconditioner because our "Association" forbids us to do so. Ayaw nila ng may nakalawit sa mga bintana.

I've noticed na malaki talaga ang demand sa portable aircon dito. I guess very few houses here in Edmonton have centralized air conditioning. Parang hindi naman kasi nga kailangan. Aside from the cost, sandali lang naman kasi talaga ang init dito. Canadians, I believe, are also tired of the cold weather that's why they enjoy the heat to the fullest. Andami ngang nagsa-sunbathing sa mga balcony nila kaloka!

It's already mid-August. Time flies. Malapit na ang fall. I am excited to wear jackets again.