Monday, May 23, 2005

... it's so hot ...

Not only the weather is so pissingly humid, our fridge broke down!
Some compressor thingy sort of tripped the circuit board and it's not working.
Ice melting away, droplets found on cans, bottles etc... my fridge pees! Eeek!
Water everywhere, cos my fridge has this ice dispenser and the ice just melts like nobody's business.
the handyman came, he said, "Better get your guarantee card ah... if not u have to pay $500 to do this compressor, bo hua leh." and he left.
I'm left with defrozen food. MIL called, asking the situation, she happily told me, "why not we all come to your place for dinner, that saves you the trouble." and she hanged up.
Well, at 5.30pm when she told me this, I was rooted to the ground for a moment. Me?? Whip up a feast for 6 adults and 1 child?
Scrabbbled thru the foods laid on the kitchen table, composed myself, I did chilli steamed fish, oven grilled salmon, wanton-cum-vegetable-meatball soup, braised chicken stew and ham. What a miracle.
Called my mum, luckily she's in town, asked her for dinner as well, with bro...
All came @ 7pm, i was super flustered... so many people, my man's nephew kept asking me for a cold Yakult, my Mum & MIL kept asking if i'm ok, the maid came too, asking if help's needed, then the new baby nephew Nigel shitted, they came & asked if i've cotton, then the carpet got the shit... He shitted big time here! Looks like I've to scrub the carpet in the room later, I thought. And finally... we're all ready to eat.
Food seemingly looked delicious.
No comments from the floor, though my mum tried to be nice and started, "I didn't know you can cook so well..., you never did @ home in the past." Then more munching and Brandon the notty nephew, said, "All not nice, only the ham is good. No egg-egg too." What does this boy knows? So much hard work... *sob*sob*
Then nightmare came, well not for me, for the maid... the washing. Luckily she did all the washing, else i'll be dead beat.
Finally @ 8.30pm, all went home.
I'm so tired. I wondered why... but slept on sofa.
woke up @ 10... and washed some clothes in the washer, scrubbed the soiled carpet and boy, I do stinked.
never felt so fresh after a good bath...
anyhow, so glad today's ending, but irony is not looking forward to tomorrow's work week ahead.
wish the holiday can be longer, best still ~ forever.
fat hope.

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