MUD THERAPHY
The dry spell is back. There is a water shortage or maybe a stupid pipe burst in my residential area. It seems that someone is not doing his/her job properly after election. What is this? They don’t send people to do checking once every ten years? Welcome to Malaysia, where action is taken only when shit happens.
Back in 2000, when El Nino hit Malaysia, Malacca suffered the worst draught. I could still remember water from the tap is just a thin stream even if we turned the tap to the max. We were lucky. It would be worse if we were to withdraw water from some dirty water provider trucks. I guess those trucks are used to collect garbage when they are not used as water dispenser.
Today, when I got home and went to the loo, I was annoyed when I saw the water in the toilet bowl. It was “teh tarik” colored. Mom said, it was worse in the afternoon. It was “kopi” colored.
After a long day at work, I looked forward to a nice bath. No taps in the house escaped from this multi-colored famous “mamak” beverages. I had no choice. It is either wait till the next day for the tap to be cleared from this mud water or just shower in it with eyes closed, and pretend that I am having a session of mud bath in some exotic spa.
Here are some tips to use the mud water at home (when you can’t afford the water filtration system marketted by some jewel company):
(1) Do not use water till the next day. Wait for your neighbors to finish off the muddy water first. (Love thy neighbors).
(2) Time to spring clean, even if it is in the middle of the night. Use these mud water to clean things – wipe, mop, wash, etc. (don’t wash your clothes though). Guess this will be much better than taking a bath in it.
(3) Water your plants.
(4) Use it as water color for your kids.
Back in 2000, when El Nino hit Malaysia, Malacca suffered the worst draught. I could still remember water from the tap is just a thin stream even if we turned the tap to the max. We were lucky. It would be worse if we were to withdraw water from some dirty water provider trucks. I guess those trucks are used to collect garbage when they are not used as water dispenser.
Today, when I got home and went to the loo, I was annoyed when I saw the water in the toilet bowl. It was “teh tarik” colored. Mom said, it was worse in the afternoon. It was “kopi” colored.
After a long day at work, I looked forward to a nice bath. No taps in the house escaped from this multi-colored famous “mamak” beverages. I had no choice. It is either wait till the next day for the tap to be cleared from this mud water or just shower in it with eyes closed, and pretend that I am having a session of mud bath in some exotic spa.
Here are some tips to use the mud water at home (when you can’t afford the water filtration system marketted by some jewel company):
(1) Do not use water till the next day. Wait for your neighbors to finish off the muddy water first. (Love thy neighbors).
(2) Time to spring clean, even if it is in the middle of the night. Use these mud water to clean things – wipe, mop, wash, etc. (don’t wash your clothes though). Guess this will be much better than taking a bath in it.
(3) Water your plants.
(4) Use it as water color for your kids.
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