How many clean your washing machine?

Not sure how many of you clean the washing machine, but I know I didn't.

Since I got my washer a couple years back, and is my maid the one who does all the cleaning instead myself. hence I didn't noticed how dirty it is till I took over the job recently. I nearly fainted when I see the molds all round the washer. I tried to use baking soda, vinegar, daiso drum washing power, and none help to get rid of the mouldy smell. I'm was kind of concern as it may cause skin problem if the mould is not get rid. 

And worst, the washer started to give me a lot of problem like the water is not able to discharge, the detergent and softener in the dish was not washed down, and the washer keep stopping half way and need to manual trigger to start again. And the only function working is the mini program.

I can take half a day to check and wash one load. Was so angry and decided to change the washer. 

This time round, I'm choose a top load. Reasons because 

1. mouldy is an common issue in all front load if you didn't allow dry the machine each time after wash. Top load doesn't have the rubber thingy around the edges, so this is not a problem in top load.

2. Front load do save more water than top load, but with today technology, top load is catching up the water effeciency and it now comes with 3 ticks too.

3. Sometime or many times after I started the washing, I will realized one or two pieces are not throw into the washer. With top load I can pause and throw it in and continue with the wash again, without having to wait for the next wash. 

4. To save the trouble of looking for low sub washing detergent. 

This time round, I choose Samsung 8litre top load washer.

One side note: don't even think of selling the old washer to garang guni to earn that few bucks... None of them wants it. They shared that the amount they get is not worth the effort to bring back the washer, dismentle it and sell parts by parts. So no one wants it. Thank to my husband ideas, now I have another problem to get rid of the washer. 

Smile smile...

We saw the moove media cow at the entrance of Punggol waterway entrance, and Janelle was prompted by us to check it out...

Janelle quickly run over and "what's that? What's that?"

I feel that Janelle is trying to pose yeah with her fingers... She is trying...

M: Janelle, take photo... Smile... Smile

When she ran to the next board, she was looking at it for a while and she looked at me and says "smile... Smile" then I realized that she wanted to take photos... 

So glad to see improvement in her. Although she need a bit more time then normal kid to react, but she is aware. 

Praise God... "For nothing will be impossible with God." ~ Luke 1:37

Racial harmony and hari raya celebration

It slipped my mind on Thursday and only realized that Janelle is ecouaged to wear Malay costume to school to celebrate racial harmony and hari raya....

Tried to dig out a pass down Malay dress but it's too big for janelle. Was thinking ok la, just a few hours.. And I sew abit in the skirt and it wouldn't fall down will do. But after dinner, me and hus was thinking the top is kind of too big for Janelle.. So we rushed down to mustafa to get since a couple of friends says mustafa there is Malay costume. (Not one but 3 says that, although I'm in doubt) as expected, mustafa sells Indian dresses not Malay... Guess many Chinese are like me, doesn't know what's the different in Indian dress and Malay dress. 

The best match of Malay dress I can get was the sia kebaya from mustafa. There is different prices some more.. $26.90 is better material and more like sia kebaya but that doesn't has Janelle size. So I got the cheaper one $20.90 with some design on the hems and material are lighter. Not so hot too.. 

Reached home about 11pm, quickly hand wash it and hang it in our aircon room. Was still worrying that it will not dry. But It's very dry this morning, quickly iron and put in front of the fan to bring down the temperature. And here come my pretty Janelle. 

Mummy says I have the potential to be ms sq girl... The big round eyes, charming smile, tall and slim.