BY HAND
December 11, 2008 03:07 PM Filed in: Personal
Alona hasn't been around for a while and, for all I
know, may not be back. I guess I haven't been around
either, though, as I have been spending all my time
with Jerry, Sally and Victor. After another night of
drinking games, though, now Jerry has a really bad
cold and is down sick. She is resting and I am back
in my room having realized I am running out of clean
clothes. I am so used to Alona doing the laundry I
never thought about it before.
Now I could have easily taken the clothes to any of the many laundry services within walking distance from where Jerry, Victor and Sally stay, but my one worry is that I have so few clothes, they may not accept them. I really didn't bring that much with me and I doubt it would even make for a full load in a large machine. I suspect they would scoff at the idea of washing two handkerchiefs or a few pairs of socks, if they have to be separated from the other things I have.
So I figured, how hard can it be? I've seen Alona do it many times. I will try to wash them by hand myself. So I filled the red tub with water and probably way too much Tide and went at it. It wasn't bad actually. In fact, it was kind of relaxing and there was a great since of accomplishment when it was done. I don't know if I did as good a job as Alona might do, or if they will even come out nice, (after all I did have to get Jerry's vomit out of some of them), but I can at least say I did it. Having tried, I think I can better understand what I see on the terraces of this building now. Based on what I see, and now on my own experience washing, I think most people do just a little bit each day, and then hang that little bit out to dry. I remember the first time Alona washed my clothes, she did everything, and hung it all out to dry and it took forever. With only a shirt or two hanging out, though, they dry very quickly.
I think from now on, I might just continue to do a little bit everyday. It would take all of ten minutes to do a couple of items and they can go on the rack and dry very quickly.
In other news, the holidays are fast approaching here in the Philippines and it is a big deal. I hear carols at this very moment actually. At night, I see ships fully decorated in lights cruising the waters outside my window. I see fireworks very regularly now. I can't imagine what it will be like in a couple of weeks.
Now I could have easily taken the clothes to any of the many laundry services within walking distance from where Jerry, Victor and Sally stay, but my one worry is that I have so few clothes, they may not accept them. I really didn't bring that much with me and I doubt it would even make for a full load in a large machine. I suspect they would scoff at the idea of washing two handkerchiefs or a few pairs of socks, if they have to be separated from the other things I have.
So I figured, how hard can it be? I've seen Alona do it many times. I will try to wash them by hand myself. So I filled the red tub with water and probably way too much Tide and went at it. It wasn't bad actually. In fact, it was kind of relaxing and there was a great since of accomplishment when it was done. I don't know if I did as good a job as Alona might do, or if they will even come out nice, (after all I did have to get Jerry's vomit out of some of them), but I can at least say I did it. Having tried, I think I can better understand what I see on the terraces of this building now. Based on what I see, and now on my own experience washing, I think most people do just a little bit each day, and then hang that little bit out to dry. I remember the first time Alona washed my clothes, she did everything, and hung it all out to dry and it took forever. With only a shirt or two hanging out, though, they dry very quickly.
I think from now on, I might just continue to do a little bit everyday. It would take all of ten minutes to do a couple of items and they can go on the rack and dry very quickly.
In other news, the holidays are fast approaching here in the Philippines and it is a big deal. I hear carols at this very moment actually. At night, I see ships fully decorated in lights cruising the waters outside my window. I see fireworks very regularly now. I can't imagine what it will be like in a couple of weeks.
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