Invasion of the Machines
have you ever wondered how useless and hopeless we are without machines in our lives? well at least i am. last month my washing machine was acting up, playing dead. it wont start for no apparent reason. i tried fixing it (with my very minimal- almost non existent knowledge of repairing stuff) by changing the fuse. still it wont work. tried some other ways, still it refused to start. that only meant i’d have to go to the laundrette.
a few days later i tried switching it on again, without any hope that it would work this time. miraculously it worked! strange, i thought.
last week it decided to play dead, AGAIN! what the fish is wrong with the machine. another trip to the laundrette. how jolly! knowing it would somehow be ok after a few days, so i gave it a few days rest. then tried again. as i’d expected, it worked. how strange can a machine be?
it wasnt just the washing machine. my microwave oven also did the same thing to me. i must say that i absolutely depended on this thing. i cooked most of the meals with it. have had it for ages. one it decided to stop working. wanted to get it fixed but then i read an article about the dangers of microwaves ovens. then i stopped using it completely. didnt want to risk the whole family’s lives, especially my children.
what i’m trying to say is, i am very dependent on these items. there are more. i salute those who still manage to do everything manually, by hands.
my life is totally controlled by these machines – invaded!
Lucky Pots All Around
Today we had a potluck brunch. everyone brought a dish and shared with the whole department. The theme was rice and malaysian side dishes. I brought bubur pedas, a typical sarawakian malay dish. i’m not really a rice person so i didn’t really enjoy the dishes, even my own dish. but it was nice to have everbody bringing something to share. this is our fist potluck of the year. hopefully more are to come. last year we had countless of potlucks. truly enjoyed them.
Marking Fever
It’s that time of the year again. The Semester final exams are now on. Need to start marking the students’ papers ASAP. This is the worst time ever for all teachers, especially language teachers. Every word counts. what makes it worst is when you are only given like 7 days to mark hundreds of essays!
this is my first post and already i’m whining about work! haha
