i totally forgot how irritating Klang Valley road can be....
for the record, i have no sense of direction.
that's why, i prefer to look up places in the map before i actually went there. i couldn't wing it, not with confusing road signs Malaysia's famously associated with.
but last saturday was different.all i wanted was only a freaking shelf/wardrobe to store my stuff. i was living out of a suitcase (rather, being a girl, 2 suitcases) for 2 months now and i've had enough. so, i thought, why not just go to Giant, grab one, go home. that's it. pretty simple, right?
WRONG!
Murphy's Law kicks in.
Murphy's Law in shopping-the supermarket is selling everything but what you want.
Went to Giant and decided on a 5-tier wire shelf. no stock. but i really need it, so i thought, why not go to Tesco. it's only 5km away, right?
WRONG!
freaking Puchong's road signs. i have no idea that the 'turn left' sign is for the 100m ahead. so, now i'm lost in the housing area. with no sign. 10 minutes wasting fuel and herding honk from other motorists, finally on the correct road. then i saw Tesco, on the OPPOSITE SIDE of the road. now have to find U turn. long story short, missed it! not only i missed it, i also got lost in the different side of Puchong. the 'pekan' side of Puchong, with dusty roads, wood shophouses, big bushes. i have no idea how to get to the 'big town' Puchong. i didn't even know where is north and where south. did i mention that this is at 8.00pm?! after another 20-30 minutes,i finally arrived at Tesco. guess what! Tesco did not sell shelves! they have airbag mattress, plastic drawers... heck, they even had the whole outdoor camping gear: foldable bed, tents, portable gas cooker... but no shelf.
so, i was heading home until i saw IOI mall. ok, may be jusco had it. i'm here already. why not, right? i'll tell you why not. SATURDAY IS JUSCO'S BUSIEST DAY! the parking's a 'sundel bolong' nightmare. the staff is really busy. the wire shelf sold was not what i wanted, and very expensive too. so, i settled for a wardrobe. head to the car and drive home. NOT!
forgot to validate the parking ticket. another nightmare of finding empty parking space. out of the car. walk into store again. in the car again. drove home. it's already 10.30pm.
safe and sound? NOT!
the key broke in the door knob. had to call my sublet-er who's 1 hour away to open the door. she was irritated but i had no choice. (later i found out she's in an accident on her way home after opening the door for me-totally creep me out coz i've a feeling that my bad luck somehow rub off on her)
already tired of all the negative energy all night, i just went straight to bed and determined to DIY the wardrobe tomorrow.
Morning time, had my Nescafe 3in1, and began working. a few hiccups, and it was done. i'm happy and began to put in all my clothes there immediately. then left for work. (yes, i work on Sunday. it's a shift thing.)
i went home to a collapsed wardrobe. AARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
when it rains, it's not only pours, it's flash flood in z-zah's world.
oh! if you think that wasn't bad enough, imagine doing all that on high heels.
FREAKING PUCHONG!!! i'll be back and next time, i'll conquer you, PUCHONG!!!! (throwing fist!!!)
what i really hate, in all this, is my logical thinking. why do i do all this on a Saturday, when i usually have the weekday off (it's part of working shift perks)? where's the logic?
