laundry time
September 1, 2012
I love how this Cucito necklace blended so well with my Alex[a]lexa cardigan and black ensemble.
But that’s not the point of this post. This outfit was what I wore to get laundry stuff. Haha.
Ok so we desperately needed to do laundry.
Of course I’ve done it before back in London where I lived on my own, so it’s not like I’m new to it. But back then, my mom just taught me one detergent brand to buy, one button to press and the thing will spin. I’ve never used a dryer in my life because I just hung the clean wet laundry on the rack and watched it dry. Some days I use a hairdryer, depending on how free I was that day.
This time, it’s a whole new machine, a whole new country, a whole new brand of products, and a whole new guy’s expensive shirts that I can’t shrink and say whooops.
So….
It was hilarious at the supermarket.
“Which one is detergent, which one is conditioner?!”
“Why so many things?!”
“Baby, what’s low suds?”
“I’m confused. There are too many colours.”
“There’s only one left of this. It must be good. Let’s get it.”
Since we couldn’t decide, yeah we got that one.
My BIL on the other hand was busy being not so helpful.
“Look, Vivy, this is you.”
-______-“
We now have the detergent and conditioner, but that doesn’t change the fact that I have no idea how to use the washing machine at home.
So, I took my sister out on her birthday. Nice lunch, some shopping, then a “Hey, why don’t you come over and hang?”… when secretly, I needed her to teach me a whole new chapter.
Housewife 101: Laundry.
Top: VivianCo.
Necklace: per te
Leggings: Uniqlo
Ok so the bottom one is the washing machine, top is always dryer.
(My sister added a “bengong” at the end, but I shall omit that to make her sound like a nice person)
She taught me every single thing from reading labels, sorting out colours, prewash, rinse, temperature, spin bla bla.
In the end, I pressed start at Quick 30 because I needed my undies pronto.
(and because SIL told me about it before)
Taking notes as my sister gave tips
“There, you have laundry stuff right there!” my sister pointed out.
“Yeah, Nani got that for me. But it just says Colour Care and Top so I had no idea whether it’s detergent or conditioner.”
She gave me a look.
“Oh, shut up.”
I learned so much today!!!
Here, I’ll share with you my notes.
Thank you, God, for giving me a sister.
I guess you busted the myth that good looking girls have bad handwriting =)
TOP? Good choice Vivy!
errrr vivy… i think you meant softener. you use conditioner for hair not clothes! hahaha!
take your time to learn these stuff dear. I’ve been married for 9 years and still learning new things. My cooking repertoir is less than 10 dishes and I still cant iron my husband shirt and pants properly. I send them to the laundromat:).
err, why your machine is so complicated? mine just dump clothes there, press the button and wait for about an hour and tada…can sidai already. Hihi. Btw, happy learning ya, later you just cant do laundry in your sleep 🙂
If yours is Electrolux it might be a machine that needs low suds detergent. One good brand to buy for low suds is Persil. And personally I find that Downy is more effective than Softlan for softener.
It’s good that you actually read the labels…I usually don’t bother ha ha..I just dump it all in and use the 30min cycle on cold temp with the default spin speed.
BTW, one good wash cycle to have on your washing machine is a 15min quick wash one – a heaven-sent wash cycle when you have babies/kids in the house. This is something to consider for the future 😀
I use both Daia detergent and softner for one reason…coz i sidai the bajus after 24 hrs..yep u read it rite.basuh ptg or mlm lps balik keje then sidai ptg the NEXT day and the bajus dont smelly at all.trust me.use DAIA klu lps basuh tak larat sidai haha. tried persil fab top with soflan comfort all smelly.thank god i found daia 😉
alamak, my typo la. its “you CAN do laundry in your sleep”. Keep on updating us ya 🙂
baju hubby semua i hantar dobi siap iron..xsanggup basuh sendiri..so complicated..only use machine for my daily baju and for all my kids baju..
as for the softener i go for daia pink packaging…seriously tak busuk if lambat sidai…love it!
hahaha,ur BIL
Hi Vivy,
I agreed wif Ann. Ur machine is Electrolux and we use it before. Persil is the most suitable detergent brand for this machine and i use Downy too=)
pretty upset that u think this is cute. it is not. it is rather – a post about a spoilt brat. hmm
Ili. She’s learning 😉 It’s better to be a bit later, than never, dont you think so too?
my mom once said that if u use electrolux washing machine..please use low suds detergent. persil is one of her fav back then….info sharing only 🙂
it’s weird that you’ve never used a dryer while in London! kesian your hair dryer kena torture. hehe.
I’m not coming from a wealthy family, but I’m not used to housecores as well as my mom has been doing things for me all my life. All she ever wanted is for me to concentrate on my studies. Just got married for the past 9 months and everything is new to me especially the cooking part. I promise myself to teach my children to be good in both,studies and kerja2 rumah, insyaAllah as we have advance technology n children today are more multitasking. Good post vivy, I learned a lot from your post.
It looks quite dangerous when you put dryer on top of washing machine like that..Are they attached by nuts and bolts or just sit on top just like that? The thing will shake quite vigorously during operation right? Best to put side by side
ili,i smell something rotten there. or maybe u already super duper with ur so called skills. c’mon la do back off. people always learning from what they dont know.
I think vivy is such a humble person instead! I mean some people are shy to share about what they can’t do or some just prefer to pretend. Oh and her effort should get credited 🙂 that’s life after all. You learn everyday hehe
Vivy dear,
When using front load washing machine, it is best that you use liquid detergent and try to get the low suds ones.
Since i’m using the top load machine, both type of detergents the liquid and powdered ones works for me.
A few tip: Its not how much detergent or softener you put in to make your clothes smell nice and fresh BUT its the way of washing the clothes.
Try not to soak the clothes more than 12 hours otherwise it will damage the fibres.
And try to check for your water flow (your house piping system) if possible try and install a house filter so that none of your clothes/ your husband’s clothes will get stained by the rusty water.
Otherwise….mimpi ngeri nak keluarkan kesan karat dari baju tu! 🙂
I’m not sure about front load machine but for me I personally use vinegar in the final rinse to rinse those musty odour from sweaty clothes and even bath towels.Just use about 1/2 cup to 1 cup.
It is perfectly safe for my machine (Since i’m using the top load washing machine)
or you can use a few tablespoonful of baking soda (Yes, the one for making cakes and cookies) to get brighter and whiter clothing.Perfect for white cottons.
If you ran out of fabric softener, worry not fret not. Just use the normal hair conditioner to rinse your clothes. InsyaAllah it will work just fine.I’ve tried it a few times.But it is best to check whether it is suitable for front load machine or not.
Nanti menangis your husband kena beli mesin baru…. 😀
All the best menjadi isteri hebat di dunia akhirat! 🙂
Agreed with Miko..Afraid that the dryer may continously shaking during the operation and later u will find ur dryer terlungkup on the floor..Better to put side by side..
u r sooooo cuteeeee vivy…heheheh…i loves reading ur PD
ili, i don’t remember reading anything in this post that indicates vivy found this cute…. u r reading between the lines too much, gal/boy.. hah!
she’s just sharing HER experience.
I am not being defiant or anything, and you are definitely entitled to ur own opinion but, it’s not fair to judge a person based on what you read. Just because you read their blogs (every day?) doesn’t mean suddenly you know them to the extent of accusing them of something. Not fair at all.
Anyway, on a brighter side, life is a continuous learning process. So don’t be ashamed of admitting things you don’t know. even petty things like this. (some might find it petty, but some might not :D..could be a live or death situation..tee hee hee)
xx