Saturday, 2 December 2023 ~ We had a wedding lunch to attend today at Noble Mansion, PJ. Hubs had to send finger food to the restaurant for the pre-lunch cocktail, then return to his shop to do preparation for another catering event, and then pick us up to go to the restaurant. But his car battery went flat and all his plans went haywire. I had to take a Grab car with the girls to the restaurant.
At the restaurant, Alycia realized that the strap of one side of her heels snapped! And minutes later, the strap of the other side of the heels snapped too! It was a pair of Alain Delon heels that I bought for her in December 2019 for a wedding dinner. Then came the pandemic and the pair of heels were not worn for 4 years. The heels that were only worn once still looked 99.9% brand new.
Before the 2nd December wedding lunch, I took out all our heels to inspect them thoroughly and walked around in them. I was very worried that the heels would break apart as this had happened to me many times when I wore heels that were not worn for a period of time. The pair of AD heels seemingly looked sturdy and I told Alycia that she didn’t need new heels. And as luck would have it, my greatest worry eventuated.
The Hydrolysis of the heels didn’t end there. The devil’s own job next targeted me! As I was walking to the washroom, I felt air on one side of my heels. To my horror, the outer sole was detached from the shoe and flapping away as I walked. From the washroom, I walked slowly back to my table and to my ultimate horror, the sole was already gone! My pair of heels were also bought in December 2019 for a wedding and also only worn once.
Fortunately I could still walk without the outer sole. Alycia and I had a good laugh throughout lunch over our misfortune and somehow, we managed to walk back to the car with our shoes on, which was right outside the building.
After we got home from the restaurant, the girls and I went to Mid Valley Megamall to shop for new heels and clothes as we have another wedding dinner to attend on 9th December. We only got home late in the evening. What a tiring day for me!
My advice to those who plan to wear old shoes to an important function is to keep an extra pair of shoes in your car. Alternatively, before the day of the function, bring your pair of heels to the cobbler to have the soles sewn for reinforcement. If your budget permits, it’s always nice to buy a pair of new shoes.
Monday, 4 December 2023 ~ It was another ordinary morning and I was in the kitchen. There was 5 more minutes on my washer’s cycle when I got jolted by an extremely loud ‘explosion’. After the ‘explosion’, the spinning on my washer got out of control. The washer was spinning uncontrollably with deafening cacophonous sounds.
Minutes later, the smell of plastic/rubber burning filled the kitchen. As I opened the washer’s door, smoke emanated from inside the tub. I was shocked and I knew that my 6-year old Teka’s life was coming to an end. I had just spent RM500+ to repair and clean the washer in August this year and now another serious issue cropped up.
Long story short, hubby and I decided that we should not repair the washer anymore.
Tuesday, 5 December 2023 ~ Today is Alycia’s 20th birthday! But I wasn’t in the right mood to celebrate as I had to organize the huge pile of dirty laundry and go to TBM to shop for a new washer.
After spending 2 hours at TBM contemplating between LG and Electrolux, I ended up with a Panasonic instead. It’s a 10kg front-load washer with touch screen panel and AI-powered at almost RM2,600. We’ll be receiving the new washer tomorrow.
According to the store assistant who attended to me, washers and electrical appliances these days are built to last for 5-6 years, unlike older models that can last up to 10 years and beyond. Older appliances were made to be repaired but newer ones are made to be replaced.
At TBM, there was a husband and wife couple who were also shopping for a washing machine as their washer also conked out yesterday.
We had a late birthday lunch at around 1.30 p.m. at a Japanese restaurant, after which we segued into LDG for the cake cutting ceremony.
Today is my mum’s cataract surgery of her other eye. The surgery on the first eye was performed one week ago.
My apologies for not completing this post with photos of all the food from the wedding dinner and Alycia’s birthday lunch. I’m rushing to end this post to video call my mum to check on her after her surgery today.
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