Wednesday, January 18, 2012

How to wash laundry in SEA (Southeast Asia) after the rain.

So Thailand, still part of Asia, can experience terrential downpours at times. When this happens the nice laundry that you so cutely washed in the bathroom sink begins to reek of stale sweat, muggy earth, and whatever was cooked in the kitchen that afternoon. If that didn't create enough of a pungant smell in your nostrils just try going to smell that old sneaker you left in the laundry room but have still yet to wash.






















It is necessary to rid the clothes of this smell because... well when traveling SEA you really only have about five sets that you rotate on a regular basis. And doing yoga in close proximity to others twice daily adds to the necessity of this washing effort. So why not just use the local laundry ladies? 30-40THB (roughly $1USD) per kilo of laundry seems like it's not that much but add it all up to an already tight budget it saves to do your own.
In preparation, run to the 7-11 to procure laundry detergent (this should cost roughly 33THB). Now we may commence!
To begin:
1. Catch and remove cockroach from washing area.
2. Gather laundry the wind has scattered about the patio during the monsoon.
3. Wet laundry in cold clean tap water.
4. Boil pot of water on stove. (This is to kill the mold that has begun to grow due to the damp air and perpetual rain.)





5. Add a scoop of unknown scented laundry detergent to the cool water.










6. Drain cool water from sink and pour in boiling water. Stir with appropriate kitchen tools. (To avoid burning your hands.)





7. Once the water has cooled, empty sink, ring laundry and hang in the sun to dry. 8. By evening your laundry should be done.










Now you know how to avoid the musky monsoon smell in your laundry! ;)

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