Monday, January 23, 2006

Ugh … it’s the time of the year again. It instills fear into every man, woman and child. Even the most hardened war veteran will shiver when this time comes. Yes my friends, its flat moving time. Moving isn’t such a bad thing. Cleaning up is. I loathe it with all my heart, but hey, I only have myself to blame for not keeping the flat as tidy as it can be so I don’t have to do as much work.

My lease ends on the 31^st of January, and so I started cleaning up the huge mess I’ve left yesterday, thinking that 8 days would be plenty to clean up any amount of junk. Then lo and behold, the landlord rang and asked if it was alright to show prospective tenants around. I closed my eyes and imagined all the dirty dishes, the corners of the bathroom where mold and mildew are having a slumber party and the junk just lying around collecting dust. I almost peed my pants.

Now I can’t say I didn’t try to keep the flat clean. My flat is very very old, and the insulation isn’t that good. So once winter came knocking, so did the mold and mildew. It’s everywhere! On the walls, on the ceilings on the fridge and at one point I could almost swear that if you sat too long on the couch watching TV, mildew will grow on you too.

And we did try cleaning it up constantly. But exams came, and we stopped cleaning for a bit. Then it became out of control. Mildew started growing everywhere. EVERYWHERE! It was growing faster than we can clean it up. How the previous tenants kept it under control is beyond my understanding (mind you, there was already mildew here and there before I moved in).

Then like a miracle, I found the solution 8 days before we were meant to move out. Bleach. Oh yes, bleach. Spray some diluted bleach on the walls, and mildew just screams and dies. Then you just give it a quick wipe. Now why didn’t anyone tell me this?? So now it’s a race to clean up the house before Tuesday night where we are supposed to give the keys to the landlord so he can show people around. It’s the battle of the century. Dirty flat vs. Yoong Wei. I think I’m the underdog here.

P/S – Landlord, if you’re reading this, I’m just kidding. The flat is very clean. Very. If you see any mildew around, it’s been there even before I moved in. Honest. So please don’t sue me. It was the boogeyman that made the mess. Really. Ask him. He should be hiding under my bed.

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