Today

Last night, I remembered someone forwarded an email about water disruption some time last week. If I remember correctly, my area would be affected today. To be sure, I googled for the info and it’s true. It will be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

So this morning, I was busy finding containers to keep water. I already have 2 pails and 1 big container but just in case, I better keep some more. In rushing between clearing the dishes in the sink, doing my laundry, having cereal for breakfast and getting ready for work, I forgot my office door tag and my hand phone.

I only realized it after Jalan Duta toll. The traffic was quite bad and I was looking for my handphone just in case I have to tell someone at the office I’ll be late. If only I can turn back, but that’s impossible. So I have to live without my handphone today.

During lunch, discovered I forgot to bring my purse. Have to borrow money from my colleague. Sigh! What else could go wrong today?

I have some problem with the system at the training room again and I got news the IT lady has tendered her resignation. What??!!! Who’s going to help me with the system when she’s gone? Not just me! The whole organization! She’s the only one doing support for that module. There are more actually. But she’s the only one who knows what she’s doing.

Someone must have not known how to appreciate his or her staff. Someone must have not known what kind of problem users faced every day and how it is being solved. As long as they get their promotions, problem faced by end users are immaterial. I’m so frustrated for her. Frustrated for myself too.

And the Human Resource Minister do not want people to job hop! If people are worked like a machine and paid pittance, the people might as well go and work like a machine elsewhere that pays more. We’re not friends. I wish we were. I’m thinking of getting her a nice farewell gift. The organization may not appreciate her work but I do. Hopefully it will lift her spirit up.

On my way back, I was thinking either to cook dinner or buy some food elsewhere. I am not going to buy food at my place since there’s no water at the whole area, they can’t clean food properly before cooking. It’s doubtful how they clean food even with water supply, but I still bought food from the stalls sometimes. Hopefully the heat from being cooked will kill all the germs.

I reached my apartment and discover there’s water at the tap. That could mean two things. Either Syabas get the job done earlier or they are not on schedule. I fear the latter as I could be caught off guard without water. Sigh! Anyway, I cook dinner on record time today.

Then, I have another disturbing thing to think about. Pretty disturbing. Just leave me alone!!! I wanna have my peace to ramble all I want to the void. Faceless, nameless void. Just let me be. If I wanna be bad, if I wanna be evil, if I wanna be an angel, just let me be.

What else could go wrong today?