Don't hate me but I've joined the Malaysian Students' Council.
Well I'm part of the Singapore Students' Association too, if that's any consolation.
Today we were at King's Park for an MSC get-together and free lunch was provided. I'm such a sucker for free meals now 'cause free meals = no need to cook for myself. Haha.
Haven't got much to say, the people here are very nice, the animals don't bite, the crows are bigger, wine is cheap, I get to wear winter clothing, spring is coming...
There's just one small bit of problem.
On Thursdays we get a shopping bus that takes us to a nearby suburb for all our grocery needs. Seeing how bloody cheap wine is here (lowest price I ever saw was $4 for a bottle of white wine), a couple of us decided to get one. Friday nights are now Wine Night for us, lol.
So this went on for about two weeks until my housemate decided to tell me she can't have her food sharing the same fridge as my wine. I decided to get to the bottom of it:
"Oh no alcohol?"
"Yeah. No."
"I'm sorry then, I'll take it out right now. I'm so sorry."
"Nah, that's ok. I'm glad you are so understanding."
"No worries."
"So lemme get this straight, your diet is halal?"
"Yeah"
"So I can't have pork or ham too right?"
"No pork is fine as long as it's not on the same shelf as my food. But alcohol, definitely not."
Then we exchanged some pleasantries and that was that.
Look, I understand her bit about the alcohol and her diet restrictions, but we are sharing an apartment and a fridge here. Shouldn't everything be fine as long as you didn't drink my wine? Or does having alcohol in the fridge tempt you?
I think this is a matter too trivial to be brought up, but I'd discussed this with everyone I know in the student village and they all said she was wrong to ask me to remove the alcohol. Sigh, like that how? My wine's just sitting there...
Well I'm part of the Singapore Students' Association too, if that's any consolation.
Today we were at King's Park for an MSC get-together and free lunch was provided. I'm such a sucker for free meals now 'cause free meals = no need to cook for myself. Haha.
Haven't got much to say, the people here are very nice, the animals don't bite, the crows are bigger, wine is cheap, I get to wear winter clothing, spring is coming...
There's just one small bit of problem.
On Thursdays we get a shopping bus that takes us to a nearby suburb for all our grocery needs. Seeing how bloody cheap wine is here (lowest price I ever saw was $4 for a bottle of white wine), a couple of us decided to get one. Friday nights are now Wine Night for us, lol.
So this went on for about two weeks until my housemate decided to tell me she can't have her food sharing the same fridge as my wine. I decided to get to the bottom of it:
"Oh no alcohol?"
"Yeah. No."
"I'm sorry then, I'll take it out right now. I'm so sorry."
"Nah, that's ok. I'm glad you are so understanding."
"No worries."
"So lemme get this straight, your diet is halal?"
"Yeah"
"So I can't have pork or ham too right?"
"No pork is fine as long as it's not on the same shelf as my food. But alcohol, definitely not."
Then we exchanged some pleasantries and that was that.
Look, I understand her bit about the alcohol and her diet restrictions, but we are sharing an apartment and a fridge here. Shouldn't everything be fine as long as you didn't drink my wine? Or does having alcohol in the fridge tempt you?
I think this is a matter too trivial to be brought up, but I'd discussed this with everyone I know in the student village and they all said she was wrong to ask me to remove the alcohol. Sigh, like that how? My wine's just sitting there...
hurrr? where is your housemate from? malaysia, which part? i do agree she's wrong to ask you to remove your wine lor. tsk tsk, think she's just afraid she'll be tempted.
well, you wine can sit or rather, float comfortably in your stomach. :)
-s.y.
u can send ur wine back! ;] ..haha..oh well, just a suggestion...
buy a mini fridge and whatever she can not take it, chuck it there. more expenses in the short run, but can sell when u leave and prevents people from stealing your food even when u move out later.
trust me, even with friends it happens -.- my poor kfc T_T
some people are just more sensitive than others, and abit more blah blah blah then others, just give and take lor, just for a while only. :)
sy: she's from kenya.
kenyan also cannot take pork aH? o_o
-s.y.
there are Muslims everywhere, even from Kenya. i'm a muslim and i dont see any wrong in having the alcohol stored in the fridge. as you said, as long as she doesnt drink it.
Why don't you um, pour ur wine into another bottle. Like some gatorade-innocent-looking baby drink bottle. Unless she opens it -which she shldn't - she won't know lor...
Disguise m'dear... Disguise...!
Brilliant idea, Per! But what if a muslim accidentally drinks it thinking that it is gatorade? I mean, people shouldn't go around eating other people's food without asking but the fridge is a shared one so sometimes these things do happen.
I like per's suggestion ^^ anyway, why did you join the Malaysian Students' Council? *curious*
Alamak, anyone who opens the bottle will know it's alcohol from the smell.. Won't 'accidentally' drink one lah... Unless they're already drunk! meh heh heh...!
Ehz...people can be THAT blur mahz. Ya, I know you're going to say am I the one who's that blur.