Roller coasting it out

Rain and Thunder
Heavy rain at 3am. Woke up to close the windows. Brazil vs Mexico playing (ended 0-0). Groggy but didn't go back to sleep immediately because the mind was filled with the excitement of the on-going live match.

Drifted in and out of consciousness and finally the alarm rang to put me out of my misery. There are still drizzles as we make our way to the stall in the middle of 5.30am. Some traffic can be seen. All the people who had just finished watching the live match and making their way home?

Sugar Burn
Apparently, the stove was rearranged too close to the sugar bag. A hole in the newly opened bag was burnt through while the soya milk was being "reprocessed" and precious sugar spilled. Didn't even realise until the smell of caramelising sugar filled parts of the stall.

"Oh <censored>!". A good half an hour was spent cleaning up and thus delayed the sales hour by that much.

"The soya milk is what? Finishing?!?"
But, thank God the wet and panicky morning was not the tone for the rest of the day. Customers came in bits and parts so serving was a breeze. And by 10am, the soya milk was left with less than a container. By lunch hour, we could only have enough to keep sweaty and thirsty customers happy till about 12.30pm before asking them if they prefer grass jelly or turning them away.

"Good thing" the sun was roaring hot with fire and made everyone get a drink anyway. By the end of the day, we finished everything and sold extra grass jelly, making the earnings of the day highest for a weekday, ever, in the 3 months. And we hardly broke a sweat. Everything was nice and cool. Cleaning up was done leisurely and by 2.15pm we were closing the shutters, to the envy of other stall owners (no, not really).

Tired but happy
Because I knew we took in quite a bit today. Secretly praying for similar weather and crowd tomorrow, at the expense of fellow Singaporeans who have to endure icky outdoors. Come to Mei Ling Market and Food Centre and cool off in delicious "Michael Jackson".