Ah Choi, my 'qi gong' friend, was looking very tired lately and I wondered what had happened to her. Was it her three month long absence from her 'qi gong' routine that had the better of her, I wondered.
I showed her my concern and invited her to have breakfast with me at our favourite mee stall. She was soon pouring out her woes to me. She was so vehement about the injustice done to her that her noodles went cold waiting for her to finish her story.
Her 'dream' house was 'shattered' by the massive renovation that was going on in the house next door. Her tiled walls cracked due to the weight of another half storey added to the one storey house next door. She was not very sure how it happened but she guessed it must be the 'lending' of her part of her house pillars or wall to carry the new weight.
Moreover, it was discovered lately, as it had been raining a lot, that most of the rain water from the roof of her neighbour's house drained onto hers and the amount was so great that it leaked into the ceiling. Her plaster ceiling was stained and spoilt. Poor Ah Choi!
I could understand how she felt because she was once a very proud owner of her newly renovated house. Now, it has become a pain more than a joy. A leaking house with cracked walls. It has become dangerous too because her wiring may be short circuited.
I showed her my concern and invited her to have breakfast with me at our favourite mee stall. She was soon pouring out her woes to me. She was so vehement about the injustice done to her that her noodles went cold waiting for her to finish her story.
Her 'dream' house was 'shattered' by the massive renovation that was going on in the house next door. Her tiled walls cracked due to the weight of another half storey added to the one storey house next door. She was not very sure how it happened but she guessed it must be the 'lending' of her part of her house pillars or wall to carry the new weight.
Moreover, it was discovered lately, as it had been raining a lot, that most of the rain water from the roof of her neighbour's house drained onto hers and the amount was so great that it leaked into the ceiling. Her plaster ceiling was stained and spoilt. Poor Ah Choi!
I could understand how she felt because she was once a very proud owner of her newly renovated house. Now, it has become a pain more than a joy. A leaking house with cracked walls. It has become dangerous too because her wiring may be short circuited.
