One of the things about my mom and to lesser extend my dad is that they have certain things to tell and they want it done exactly that way, right away. Mom had two major gripes about me and she has her own way of telling it - like repeating it at least minimum 5 times. In those 5 times the tone first starts patronizingly, and then slowly picks up the speed and at the end I become a useless creature unable to maintain my daily life. Such it goes. I don't know, why don't they just stop with saying it once and hearing my response out. Nope, the show has to go on and you just can't do anything but listen.
First item on the menu is the maid's money.
How in the world are we agreeing to pay 800 bucks just for cleaning the house, cleaning the utensils (which again I hardly cook, or don't cook at all according to them). Instead why can't we just pay 200 more and get our clothes washed by her? Unnecessarily I am just wastng away money. Frankly I am also not sure if we are paying high/low as I remember back when I was with Nikmo it was somewhere around the same price. Also, did I even think about asking around how much others are giving? It is certain that I am paying exorbitant price just for nothing.
Action Point - Fire the maid, ask around for cheaper options, or pay more and get additional work done (see point below)
Next up is Washing Machine.
Why didn't I get my stupid washing machine fixed even though its been one week since I moved? Why don't I get a plumber and get it fixed rather than watch a stupid movie on Saturday? (Just to be clear here my movie was in the evening and I don't know how these two link up). I am therefore utterly lazy and just don't care about the basic necessities of living. If you haven't figured out yet this and the one above together form a single point. Just for sake of clarity I am splitting into 2 pieces. The wholesome conclusion is that I either fix the machine soon or give little more money and get it done by the maid.
Action Point - Get the machine fixed.
Next is my hair. I have a huge dandruff problem.
Among umpteen ways to tackle it the best way according to my mom is rubbing lemon on my scalp on a daily basis. For some days I did and then I became lazy as I prefer to shampooing every day. When peddiah and peddama had come recently to Hyderabad they suggested some shampoo that they say is highly effective. Being the lazy person I am I didn't note it down which never went unnoticed by mom. This came to the surface again and then she tells me I have completely stopped caring about you. Why should I tell you? It's your problem and you should have written it down. I don't know what will happen of you. That small hair you have also will disappear soon and no one will marry you. Of course the last bit was in slightly humorous tone.
Action Point- As Indrani atha suggested to me I would consult a hair specialist as it is a problem within that cannot be cured by external shampoos or conditioners or whatever. It needs to be attacked on the source. When/Where? yet to be sorted out.
Lastly its the bed.
Suddenly when I am moving all my stuff out of I realized I didn't have a bed to sleep on in the new room This was on Monday and I definitely knew I had no choice but to borrow a bed from there temperorirly till the week ends. The first weekend though whisked away as I spent time getting things needed for the house like mugs, buckets, chair, shampoo, heater rod, etc. Also that was just one weekend where I spent my self fully occupied by going to Aliens Space Station and in the evening to a movie. I wanted to postpone this event to the next week. Only this week I am here in Eluru. Mom is understandably livid with fury as I didn't have the decency to buy new one and return back the old one soon. How did I not think that Avva's house would require beds and Avva would get tensed arranging the beds? Good point actually. As you grow old and knowing my Avva fully, if the guests start pouring in, which is expected sometime soon this month, she would want to arrange beds, linen and everything. With one bed missing she will get upset and starts getting cranky. That effect is seen on Amma and in turn on me.
Action Point- Go to Kurl-on and buy the bed as soon as I can along with a cot.
Well..that's for now and lot more to come. Man, I enjoy having it written so that I can know where I stand in all these.
First item on the menu is the maid's money.
How in the world are we agreeing to pay 800 bucks just for cleaning the house, cleaning the utensils (which again I hardly cook, or don't cook at all according to them). Instead why can't we just pay 200 more and get our clothes washed by her? Unnecessarily I am just wastng away money. Frankly I am also not sure if we are paying high/low as I remember back when I was with Nikmo it was somewhere around the same price. Also, did I even think about asking around how much others are giving? It is certain that I am paying exorbitant price just for nothing.
Action Point - Fire the maid, ask around for cheaper options, or pay more and get additional work done (see point below)
Next up is Washing Machine.
Why didn't I get my stupid washing machine fixed even though its been one week since I moved? Why don't I get a plumber and get it fixed rather than watch a stupid movie on Saturday? (Just to be clear here my movie was in the evening and I don't know how these two link up). I am therefore utterly lazy and just don't care about the basic necessities of living. If you haven't figured out yet this and the one above together form a single point. Just for sake of clarity I am splitting into 2 pieces. The wholesome conclusion is that I either fix the machine soon or give little more money and get it done by the maid.
Action Point - Get the machine fixed.
Next is my hair. I have a huge dandruff problem.
Among umpteen ways to tackle it the best way according to my mom is rubbing lemon on my scalp on a daily basis. For some days I did and then I became lazy as I prefer to shampooing every day. When peddiah and peddama had come recently to Hyderabad they suggested some shampoo that they say is highly effective. Being the lazy person I am I didn't note it down which never went unnoticed by mom. This came to the surface again and then she tells me I have completely stopped caring about you. Why should I tell you? It's your problem and you should have written it down. I don't know what will happen of you. That small hair you have also will disappear soon and no one will marry you. Of course the last bit was in slightly humorous tone.
Action Point- As Indrani atha suggested to me I would consult a hair specialist as it is a problem within that cannot be cured by external shampoos or conditioners or whatever. It needs to be attacked on the source. When/Where? yet to be sorted out.
Lastly its the bed.
Suddenly when I am moving all my stuff out of I realized I didn't have a bed to sleep on in the new room This was on Monday and I definitely knew I had no choice but to borrow a bed from there temperorirly till the week ends. The first weekend though whisked away as I spent time getting things needed for the house like mugs, buckets, chair, shampoo, heater rod, etc. Also that was just one weekend where I spent my self fully occupied by going to Aliens Space Station and in the evening to a movie. I wanted to postpone this event to the next week. Only this week I am here in Eluru. Mom is understandably livid with fury as I didn't have the decency to buy new one and return back the old one soon. How did I not think that Avva's house would require beds and Avva would get tensed arranging the beds? Good point actually. As you grow old and knowing my Avva fully, if the guests start pouring in, which is expected sometime soon this month, she would want to arrange beds, linen and everything. With one bed missing she will get upset and starts getting cranky. That effect is seen on Amma and in turn on me.
Action Point- Go to Kurl-on and buy the bed as soon as I can along with a cot.
Well..that's for now and lot more to come. Man, I enjoy having it written so that I can know where I stand in all these.
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