oh drats
March 1, 2013There comes a time in a woman’s life where she grows up and graduates. She’ll find a man who she loves and will marry. There comes a time in a woman’s life where she has to move out of her parents’ nest and live on her own. Then, there comes a time in a woman’s life where she will have her first encounter in her home… with her very first rat.
Whoopee for me, that time in my life came. And let’s just say I did not take it well.
Dean and I live in a low-rise old-but-well-maintained apartment with beautiful natural surroundings, a gorgeous view and excellent security. Everything seemed perfect and there I was as if brought in by clouds and chirping birds happily unpacking in my new home.
Our mistake was that we took the Ground Floor. We were just so taken by our view we had that we took the only available apartment unit. We’re on a hill anyway, it’s not so bad, we thought.
We later on found that “not so bad” included the sweet scent of damp soil from the outside, also the bonus of cracks and holes that we didn’t know existed.
Now, you all know I’m a nature lover. I love nature so much I refuse to eat vege and I have so much respect for animals that I refuse to go near them. Fine, I guess I love the idea of nature… all green and fresh. But let’s just keep our relationship to Discovery Channel, shall we? That’s why I wasn’t too thrilled when I found cockroaches coming out of holes and house lizards making stupid clacking sounds like they pay rent.
I later learned that I do have patience after all to just accept them as housemates, and Dean also later learned that he has excellent insect-busters skill. We’re like pros now. See a cockroach squeezing itself through the door and we nod at each other knowingly. You get the spray, I get the vacuum. Mission accomplished.
But the day I saw a rat in the back room…. Wow…. I never knew I had that key in my voice box. I screamed so loud even I got scared. Our trusted handyman came and settled everything. Caught it, sealed the hole that the rat came from and dusted his hands. Like it was a normal thing for him.
Me on the other hand? There I was pressing myself against the wall, shivering with shock and disgust from head to toe. There’s just something about that tiny furry animal with its tail omggggg I cannot I cannot I’m so sorry.
That was definitely the last straw for me.
I have not gone back to the apartment since because of my rat-phobia. All of the things in the house have been washed and Klorox-ed (I considered Klorox-ing myself too!) and are being moved out in boxes. I refuse to go back there for only God knows if the rat, as cute as it was, has little babies that will come nibble our ears in our sleep. Oh my god I’m shivering again.
Current destination: back to our parents’ houses.
Sigh… you’re cute, but I don’t think we can ever be friends.
HAHAHAHAHAHA.. lawak laa vivy
hahahahaha Vivy such a drama queeeeen! i can picture you babe. haha
tapi ratatouille comel la. dgn tikus dlm citer cinderella. ok. tak membantu.
my mum’s advice: get rid of all the boxes you have when you moved in. for some reason lipas just love boxes, so having them in the house is just going to invite more lipas.
baik baik ya vv, tgh preggy jgn sik terkejut je eh, mmg bagus duk umah parents sampai deliver k, take care darling
hahahahahaha! i’m laughing so hard in front of my pc now! hahaahah.. tp betul vivy, that little creature is soooooooooo geliiiii.. hish.. i remembered when I was living in the uk, dapur i sempit sangat.. so I put this one storage yg macam laci bertingkat tu dlm store.. store tu connect to my kitchen.. nk jadi cerita I nak masak kari, so i pergi lah kat storage tu,tarik laci tu utk ambil rempah kari.. masa ambik tu siap nyanyi2 sambil angkat rempah kari cap babas (ingat lagi masa tu) -cont…
-cont.. – then i perasan plastik rempah kari tu dah koyak.. i pon dah stop nyanyi, i jengukla kedalam laci tu.. skali tengok baby rats happily playing inside the laci!!! OMG! terus lompat2 menjerit mcm ape je.. malam tu jugak (geli ke x geli, terpaksa), my husband and I kemaskan store tu dan ke B&Q cari perangkap apa2 yg patut (masa tu I aim nk cari perangkap elektrik yg guna frequency tu, tp byk jumpa yg utk rodent instead of house mice)… erghhhhh…
OMG!! hahahahhaha..i cannot stop laughing after reading this one..it is soo hilarious!!! sorry vivy. ure too good in ur writing..i sooo can imagine me in ur shoes rite now.
This is what i missed the most about your entry!!!nEver since you seriously started your on9 biz, i gradually feel there was something amiss..and i realized your entry talked more on your biz rather than your life..n this entry was awesome..it was where it reminds me fell in love for the first time i found out your blog a year ago..