Almost four and a half months have passed by and rather quickly as well. I am now feeling rather aimless and getting restless in not being able to rejoin the corporate world...not through lack of commitment but opportunities, given the current bleak economic environment.
It has dawn on me that I cannot switch and fit into the role of a Mr Househusband. Multitasking and passion are some of the pre-requisits necessary to become a very good housewife or househusband....for me multitasking per se is not a problem. I think it is the mental make-up (both attitude and aptitude of housework...traditionally men are very poor in) and the lack of passion for the role...not that I have never done any housework before, on the contrary, my mother was a very strong advocate of boys having to do housework and had always insisted as part of growing up that I have to share in doing some of the housework...not a pampered life! But 30 over years in corporate life have moulded me differently and definitely not for the role of a househusband...I have put my mind and soul into the task initially but this enthusiasm had worn off.
Now I find housework to be very mundane and boring...even cooking is no longer a challenge but has degraded to a very routine chore to be performed at certain set time of the day. Thus procrastination has started to creep in and the lazy worms (now you know why I want to ban worms!) have started their invasion as well...but thank goodness they have not reached the core yet!
Maybe I am missing the stress and frustrations so inherent in corporate life and the laughters and banters of colleagues. These are missing as a househusband and these are factors that keep your mind active and challenged and they may make or break your day....hmmmm....so retirement is not an option for now.

My washing machine suddenly went kaput...refused to work any more!! Not that I had abused it. Most frustrating is that it stopped after having added the soap powder on to the clothes and a few spins later....arrrgghh!! with all the soapy water undrained!!

It is not an old washing machine...it is considered very new..one year and one month old...problem is that it is a darned China made China washing machine with an Ang Moh brand name...and I got misled by the salesman of a big well known household retailer..with a megastore in Tampines next to Ikea...and the washing machine was distributed by/agency by a reputable company that carries many well known brand names...come to think of it such does not give any value to the distributor....but trust the Chinese that they will produce lemons and not quality products!!

Why didn't I call for the service repairman to repair the fault? Well, this is not the first break down...the door started giving problems 6 months after installation as it could not close properly as the hinges were loosen as not properly aligned and also cracks on the lousy quality plastic cover near the hinges...then the major problem arose..the pump went kaput after 11 months and 3 weeks later after replacing the pump it conked out again...the serviceman came again and this time gave me an Italian made pump. Apparently the serviceman told me that all the parts for this brand..Straaten..is reconditioned as they do not have originals....parts taken from other owners's machines (who have given up the machine)...alot of problems with this brand. That's why the door could not be replace!

This time the problem is with the motor and the drum can't spin and...my warranty had just expired!! so instead of having to pay hundred of dollars for the repair..which does not guarantee that it will last as the serviceman told me...dump it!

The washing machine was not cheap either as I paid $529!!! but like my friend says it is an expensive lesson learnt... never to trust any China product again (that goes for their canned foods as well). Look at all the contoversies...tainted milk powder, pesticide tainted buns, toxic toys..the list goes on...no integrity at all...only produce and sell to make money. What a shame!