Assalamualaikum w.b.t,
What a title eh? hahaha... really, have been feeling that way lately and last night, adulting came real. How so?
March has been a month where I barely spend the night at home. First two weeks, was away in KK for a workshop. In that 2 weeks, flew back to KL for the weekend and then went on road trip with Sakina and Mawar. Last weekend I was back in Miri, only to fly back to KL on Monday afternoon as I've enrolled to attend a 2-day Process Safety seminar. Flew in last night.. reached home at ~9PM, ready to take a bath and call it a day.
Turned on the tap, no water... I knew I have not been paying the bills for quite some time, and I have this eerie feeling that my water supply has been disconnected. And then I remembered on Monday, there was a pipe leak incident near the house, so I texted both the landlord and my neighbour asking about any announcement of disruption. All is good, but they asked me to check the main valve outside, if its still shut. I wanted to just go to sleep, and check in the morning, but somehow, I've decided to check just before I went to bed. Lo and behold, the meter is gone...hahahahahaha... seumur hidup, this is the first time I've experience sampai meter kena ambik.
We used to live in government subsidised flat for almost 20 years. In the days where we almost have nothing to eat, mak still make sure that the rent is being paid in full, without fail. First thing the DBKL would do is cut the water supply for those who has been neglecting the house rent. That was mak's principle, biar tak makan, tapi jangan sampai kena halau.
So back to my case, I make do with whatever mineral/drinking water I have left in the house. The big tank outside is emptied out as well.. I think they must've taken away the meter last week, and when I was back in the weekend, I've been consuming the inventory from the tank..hahaha.. Semalam semua kering habis!
So this morning I went to LAKU ( Sarawak state govt owned company that manages water supply in Sarawak). Upon checking, I've not been paying the bills since July last year, baki tertunggak tak sampai RM50. But then no payment since July 2018, memang patut pun kena potong...hahahaha.. padan muka.
I paid all the bills, paid some in advance as well (enough to cover 2019), paid the re-connecting fee and I will get back my meter tonight. Haih la... It really has come to this. Being an adult, you can't afford to slack off, what more if you are living alone like me. You can play dumb, but it will bite you back when you least expected. I will need to include in the reminder for water bills next year. I've not really grown up have I?
Ohh well.... confession is good for the soul, and I am too ashamed to tell this to anyone else, so kat sini la bersemadi cerita ni. Another drama episode of my mundane life..haha. Till next time.
Wassalam.
What a title eh? hahaha... really, have been feeling that way lately and last night, adulting came real. How so?
March has been a month where I barely spend the night at home. First two weeks, was away in KK for a workshop. In that 2 weeks, flew back to KL for the weekend and then went on road trip with Sakina and Mawar. Last weekend I was back in Miri, only to fly back to KL on Monday afternoon as I've enrolled to attend a 2-day Process Safety seminar. Flew in last night.. reached home at ~9PM, ready to take a bath and call it a day.
Turned on the tap, no water... I knew I have not been paying the bills for quite some time, and I have this eerie feeling that my water supply has been disconnected. And then I remembered on Monday, there was a pipe leak incident near the house, so I texted both the landlord and my neighbour asking about any announcement of disruption. All is good, but they asked me to check the main valve outside, if its still shut. I wanted to just go to sleep, and check in the morning, but somehow, I've decided to check just before I went to bed. Lo and behold, the meter is gone...hahahahahaha... seumur hidup, this is the first time I've experience sampai meter kena ambik.
We used to live in government subsidised flat for almost 20 years. In the days where we almost have nothing to eat, mak still make sure that the rent is being paid in full, without fail. First thing the DBKL would do is cut the water supply for those who has been neglecting the house rent. That was mak's principle, biar tak makan, tapi jangan sampai kena halau.
So back to my case, I make do with whatever mineral/drinking water I have left in the house. The big tank outside is emptied out as well.. I think they must've taken away the meter last week, and when I was back in the weekend, I've been consuming the inventory from the tank..hahaha.. Semalam semua kering habis!
So this morning I went to LAKU ( Sarawak state govt owned company that manages water supply in Sarawak). Upon checking, I've not been paying the bills since July last year, baki tertunggak tak sampai RM50. But then no payment since July 2018, memang patut pun kena potong...hahahaha.. padan muka.
I paid all the bills, paid some in advance as well (enough to cover 2019), paid the re-connecting fee and I will get back my meter tonight. Haih la... It really has come to this. Being an adult, you can't afford to slack off, what more if you are living alone like me. You can play dumb, but it will bite you back when you least expected. I will need to include in the reminder for water bills next year. I've not really grown up have I?
Ohh well.... confession is good for the soul, and I am too ashamed to tell this to anyone else, so kat sini la bersemadi cerita ni. Another drama episode of my mundane life..haha. Till next time.
Wassalam.
