2 things happened today .


First , I left  the house with the gas stove on , at maximum level.  Of course , the soup that I  was heating up was reduced to black carbon ! The next thing that could have happened might be the  steel pot would be burnt red-hot and then .........house might have been burnt down  !

Thanks to a neighbour who acted promptly when the  obnoxious fumes( from the burnt pot together with its content + the inner rubber seal on the pot cover))  reached her 2 houses away . Her investigation to the source of the odor led her to my house ,thick fumes were excaping through the kitchen window panes by then  . Very luckily , she got me on the phone and we rushed back in time before anything worse could happen . When I opened the door  , the fumes were already filling up the whole house !  I guess the burnt organic smell will  be with us for the next few days !

I am just grateful that nothing untoward happened , the pot is easily replaceable !

2) The house Astro Channel was giving  some problem . At the favourite channel that I usually watch , a message suddenly popped out  : " COPY PROTECTION FAILED "
Hubby called up Astro technical support and  the next thing was we spent one and a half hour following the instructions of the technician .Exasperated  but we didnt have a choice , No TV means " boredom " for us two ! watching TV is our main past time for the night !

The final thing we did before the video came onscreen again
-Unplugged the  3 component Video input wires to the TV   as well as the input to the Astro Beyond Modem.

Happiness didnt last long . We discovered another problem . The sound was minimal ( from the TV ) . Of course we  have an amplifier but with all those wires disconnected , how on earth can the amplifier function ?
Called Astro again , we have to deal with another technician at the other end of the line . Following her instructions , we spent another 30 minutes  but  to no avail .  Now , we have to wait for an assigned  local service provider to come solve the problem ! Great , tonite we will be watching  SILENT MOVIE ( almost ! )