Apr 19, 2009

old (really old) schoo laundry day !!

Today i ran out of clean clothes ! i HAD to do laundry ,this new place where i live doesn't have those washers and driers with the coins n all ,and there isn't a laundry mat nearby ,but i decided i'm taking this bike of mine n not coming back till i find one ! after cruising little miserable allies with all the dogs and locals watching the "Falang = foreigner" wandering around i found this small shop , the lady didn't speak ANY English ,and my little Thai didn't help either, after long miming session i came to understand i have two options , either pay 15 Baht per piece ,or 50 Baht per full basket ! of course it didn't make sense !so i knew we didn't exactly "understand" each other .and was left with one option ,old school laundry session ! I bought the soap, and fabric softener(and this will prove to be the smartest thing I've done).

I sat down on this little bench in the yard ,brought this big plastic bucket !! filled it with water ,n started rubbing n scrubbing piece by piece .it wasn't 10 minutes before i got really frustrated with the process ,my arms are stone stiff and my forehead is sweating! and i haven't even started with the bed sheet and pillow cases !! so i thought to myself : how does the washer work ? easy,it spins ,there is no rubbing or scrubbing ,its just spinning . i poured all the soap i have in the bucket ,with the big sheet and pillow cases ,and started just playing with the water spinning clock wise,stop .."teshhhhh" anti clockwise ...stop ..teshhh... but i wasn't happy with the process either ! there is no foaming ,there is no nice smell ! so i figured lets pour some softener ! JACK POTTTTTT ... foam everywhere ,smell is heavenly ,and you know if its foamy then its clean,and if it smells nice then its clean ! and so my laundry is now clean and clean and smells nice . and don't you dare judge me .
I wonder how our moms did it back in the days !(yea I remember that,long long ago)

14 comments:

Whisper said...

hehehe...allah y3teak el3afyeh.

why to judge you?? you did it all :D

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the heavenly life of 3azabiyeh!!

Anonymous said...

walla bravo 3leik..3ashra 3ala 3ashra..bas how did u dry them ? Do U have clothes line w mala2e6?

Be careful though, after a wash like this, your hands might feel dry and wrinkly so don't forget to use moisturizer ..ya3teek alf 3afieh ya shattoor :)

mab3oos said...

OK, قوم إجلي الجليات هاساعيات

NasEr said...

Whisper i just thought someone might accuse me of cheating (which i did) by just makin them SMELL nice regardless of real cleanliness lol

Tha2ir man whats heavenly about 3azzabe life ?except for roaming around your apartment naked or in boxers !?

Noura welcome backkkkk..
yea 3ndi clothes lines n pins , and my hands got all spongy lol,but no thx ,,no moisturizers for me :/ imagine !!

mab3oos i just did ,after a whole day,laundry day is laundry w bas,i need to rest after it :D

MommaBean said...

After all, if they smell nice, they're clean indeed! If that's your criteria, invest in a bottle of Febreeze ;). Sounds like you managed to the get them cleanER anyway;. Good luck in your next laundry adventures. As for my mom, she has a washing machine. That washing board is much better as a musical instrument than a laundry implement...

NasEr said...

lol MommaBean :D that washing board as featured in Tom&Jerry :p ? we don't have that heheh..we have big طشط ..go figure :D
u gave the best diagnoses of my clothes indeed,they're cleaner :D

Naser`s sis said...

ya 3aine 3alaik :)terbate feek ma da3at ya nasoor ;p

nasers.bebe said...

hey sweetheart , i can only imagine you doing the laundry , tayeb ask for tips , should've rolled up your pants and stomped it to cleanliness :D now that's fun , and don't forget the music of course :))

xxx

NasEr said...

LOL Sisterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr la2 ma da3at terbaytek feyyeh GabadaN gabadaN :DDDDDDDDDDD
what a graceful day you left me a comment wow..wallah sheklo terbayte el electroneyyeh feeke ma da3at haba2an :D

NasEr said...

lol babay or is it bebe? :D rolled up my pants and stomped them ?thx I'm no Roman Jareyeh baby lol i prefer my way !or don't actually i hate it :D

Rula said...

waala bravo 3aleek ya Naser,, law ana kan lafeet 7awaleen 7ali meeet marra :)

NasEr said...

LOL Rula i have on thing to say... neyyalo elle beddo ya5dek :ppp

Rula said...

hehehe yes akjeed tab3an hehehe ismalla 3alayi ;D

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