Our house was under siege

7.10.12 - Today is a Sunday. The smell on my blouse now reminds me of yesterday when our house was under siege.

In the late afternoon yesterday, my dear neighbour did some burning behind our backyard.  At that time, I was at the dining table doing some reading while the rest were in the study room with the air conditioning.  As I was reading, I smelt the burning smoke and it got worse until I was almost choke.  I closed the windows and doors and went into the study room, thinking it would be better in there.  Nah, after a while, our whole house was filled with smoke and the choking smell that began to suffocate our lungs.  It was extremely uncomfortable.  We rushed out to find out the source.  When we opened the door at the backyard, it was the misdeed of our dear neighbour who seemed to be ignorant of our predicament.  I was upset because they did the burning right behind our backyard when they could have done it in their own compound. Yes, it was obsious, they didnt want the smoke to enter their house all right.  Hmm, so I made a fuss intentionally, made sure that the message was sent across. TH sprayed water to their burning but it was too late, our whole house including all the clothes on the drying line were immersed with smoke and strong burning smell.  Even our throats and lungs took some time to get over the smoke inhaled.

I was so angry that I called Tracy and let her know about it. Apparently, she didnt sound apologetic but instead telling me that there were snakes in the bushes.  Well, it was rather amusing that we finally ended the conversation with me apologizing to her for making the complaint. Sigh!

I believe the amount of smoke that my whole family inhaled was equivalent to at least a packet of cigarette each, at the courtesy of my dear neighbour. Haiz.....