Quantum of Solace

Genap sebulan isu ketiadaan air di Lembah Klang yang menjejaskan pengguna di 7 daerah selama 4 hari , 'acara' ini diteruskan lagi pada lewat 4 Oktober 2020 dan kali ini melibatkan  274 kawasan dan menjejaskan 1.3 juta pengguna  termasuk kawasan rumah dan tempat tinggal saya.  Isu gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual ini bukanlah isu baharu dan sebagai pengguna secara jujurnya saya telah berada pada satu tahap untuk tidak peduli tentang apa jua punca gangguan tersebut kerana skripnya sama ~ pencemaran sumber air oleh kilang atau penternak haram dan seumpama dengannya sehingga mengakibatkan gangguan air.  Sebagai pengguna berbayar yang kami mahukan adalah kepastian bila bekalan air boleh disalurkan semula dan jaminan bahawa ianya benar-benar selamat untuk digunakan.  Realiti apabila ketiadaan air ~ hidup masih perlu diteruskan. Kami masih perlu ke pejabat, sekolah dan masih perlu makan/minum. Tiada cuti khas tanpa rekod yang diberikan untuk membolehkan kami 'lari'...

Today marks the 15th day that we're maid-less.   Hahaha itu pun ada   milestone   kan ? Well, this is not the first time. We've been in this situation before - about a year ago where we were left with no maid for almost one month. But the situation was different then. We were expecting for the replacement maid to come, but there were delays, hence the 'maidless period'.  But this time around, there is no replacement or even back up plan. We terminated the service and that was it. No plan at all. No preparation.  The circumstances that we are facing (which is too complicated to be explained here) has made us to the conclusion that getting a new maid is not an option, at least for now. How are we doing so far?  Well, quite okay if I can say so myself. Our  house is still in order:  NO piles of dirty dishes and clothes - T his is my proudest achievement as it proves that the amount of time and effort that I h...

As we are celebrating Aidilfitri, I still want to write about Ramadhan =)  Well, this post serves as a  reminiscence for me to manage my time wisely and to be a better home manager =) Well, you see, it's not easy to run a  household. I even think that it's easier to run an office, because you have all the resources to assist you - when you want to solve an issue or to make an important decision you can call for a meeting and discuss about the options and what not. But when it's totally a different story when it comes to y our own household. Decisions have to be made almost all the time and it must be very quick.  One of the most frequent decisions to make is "What to have for dinner?"  And MH, being a thoughtful person that he always is, will answer my question with a simple "Tak kisahlah, you masak je apa-apa". Thaankkksss... So you can imagine my nervousness as we enter Ramadhan, where time is scarce and (good) food is expected to be on the ...