My luck with windscreen

I still remember clearly, my very first windscreen accident. It happened while I was driving up to KL to start my very first job. While overtaking another car on the fast lane, I heard a very loud 'POP' and the next thing I knew, I couldn't see a thing in front of me as the windscreen cracked into million tiny pieces. Ever since then, I get paranoid whenever I hear the 'POP'. I would always tap the glass from the inside as if tempting fate "Don't u dare to break on me"

And today while driving home on the NKVE after a late customer appointment, I heard the dreaded 'POP' again. I was immediately on alert, prepared for the worse, did my tap test, but nothing happened. Boy was I lucky,  or so I thought, until I saw a line about 10cm in length appear out of nowhere on the edge of my car windscreen. I reached out scratch the glass from the inside. Smooth. It wasn't a crack after all. Maybe it's a twig/pine that got caught by the car door.

Upon reaching the brightly lit Damansara toll plaza, the twig begin to give off some glint whenever it caught some of the fluorescent lights. As I slowed down to tag myself out of the highway, to my dismay, it IS a crack after all.

Immediately I called Hubs in Jakarta to inform him and described what happened and nature of the crack. It was his car after all and I wasn't sure what to do next. But more so, I get very tensed when things happen to the car. It would be nice if car manufacturers can come out with a 100% maintenance free and break-proof car and I will be the first to book me-self one. :P

Hubs must have had some six sense going on when he renewed his car insurance earlier this year because thank God the windscreen is insured. And he has never insure his car windscreen before...

Coincidence or Law of attraction at work???

The cat who got the cream...

I just handed in my notice..

How does it feel? Truth be told, a bit relieved coz i was thinking about it the whole morning.. wondering when would be the right time.

Of coz i know i will not wait until it's 5.30pm just before going home for the day.

One chapter coming to a close and looking forward to a new beginning..

*grinning like a Cheshire cat*

What is melamine anyway?

Recently Malaysia is abuzz with the news of milk products tainted with melamine from China. It first started with infant milk formula and move on to candies, and as of last week certain brands of biscuits that one would buy from the sundry shop were found to be unsafe for human consumption (read about it here).

So what is melamine? For the uninitiated like myself, all i know from the news about melamine is that it is an industrial chemical used to make plastics and plastics can range from anything to everything right??

And last Saturday, the bulb in my brain finally litted when i realised what IS melamine. As i discovered while drinking my BKT soup with a plastic spoon, out of the corner of my eye, i saw the word MELAMINE WARE imprinted on my plastic spoon. Wow!

And so how safe is it to use plastic spoon or even bowl/plates? Well according to WikiAnswers, it is safe as long as the plastic is not overheated . So no more microwaving of plastics even though some claim microwave safe.

A tale between 2 cities

Hubs and myself have been living apart for close to 6 months now. Being newlyweds, the news of relocation certainly caught us off-guard but being career-driven, we told ourselves we will manage somehow with the long-distance relationship. And i thought this only exist when one is single and dating.. apparently not.

Intially the novelty of it excites me, with visions of me jet-setting to Jakarta at least once a month for conjugal visits including factory outlet shopping in Bandung. In reality, I have only been to Jakarta once due to work commitments that prevented myself for making more frequent visits.

Back home in PJ, somehow electrical appliances sensed that Mr Handyman aka Hubs is away, and decided to stop functioning one by one. It all started with the water heater, followed by the dining and kitchen lights. Now, i am not used to changing lights bulbs let alone calling the electrician for help, as usually when Hubs was around he would be responsible for all these. After a couple of nights of cold shower and trying to do some light cooking in the dark, i have no choice but to get them fixed.

As of now, everything in the house is fully functional (keeping my fingers crossed) with the exception of the dining hall lights. Oh well, one bulb blew and there are still four others to light up the place.. hehehe. So much for trying to make a career out of being a homemaker.