First of all: the mix of your styles, your tastes, your preferences in terms of home interior looks - judging by the pictures - wonderfully cosy and homely! Soon you'll be living there again instead of just existing in a corner ;-)) Your patience will pay off.
The rest is silence... Yes, VPN costs a lot of bandwidth and speed. No, sharks don't really nibble on deep-sea cables. It could all be so simple.
Thank you rabe, it will be worth it i know. Your home renovation was the first thing i used to see,red beauty, and now i have realised the struggle behind it.
No sharks actually bite pakistani cables, humour is our way to live in this country:p