For those you asking that question, my answer to you is "...good, good. I guess."
Loada things been happening at home. The domestic helper who's been working for my family for 3 or 4 years decided to leave, and we had a replacement maid for a week. She's supposed to be here till we get a new permanent maid but erm. Apparently she's pretty awful. Other than the usual hair-in-the-vegetables, lizards-in-the-cupboard incidents, we found out for real what exactly is wrong with her: she's been stealing our food rations. It's not like a cracker or two every three days, more like an entire 20-sachet-pack of Cadbury's hot chocolate missing in a day and packets of Oreos missing in a matter of hours. We're not nitpicking or what, but it's not like we'd reject if she'd asked. And even that aside, she hasn't been doing a good job. Not doing a good job and bootlicking. So my mom fired her. From then till we finally get a new, permanent, competent domestic helper, the chores are being handled by my grandma, my mom and me.
And here, I'd just like to say that for those you who have domestic helpers, or have a family member dedicated to housework full-time, be very thankful they're there. It's only been two days, and though I don't find the housework tough, I do find it time-consuming, leaving me with very little time to do much else.
So these days, I break away from reality with TS2 and some good ol' 70's music. Been indulging in ABBA, Carpenters and so on. Song of the week?
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills "Ah, peace throughout the land"
(That's the song I hear)
I'd like to teach the world to sing (that the world sings today)
In perfect harmony
Perhaps it's a bit cheesy and reeks of corporate bullshit due to its birth as a Coca-Cola advertistment jingle, it's still one of those feel-good, change-the-world sort of songs that powers my spirituality every now and then.