Water, water

The first story is very sad. One of the waiters – known to TSH and Diva for several voyages – lost his family home during the Philippines typhoon in 2013. He was visiting his mother there at the time and he and other family members spent several days in the roof space, witnessing a lot of death and destruction. Meanwhile, his wife and young daughters, safe in Manila, were convinced he was dead. There was no travel or communication for some time. The house is totally destroyed and he is clearly still traumatised.

The second story is international and concerns gender relations. Diva was in the laundry room ironing (I know!!) and the German gentleman host came in to examine the washing machines. He hoped they were not too complicated and his clothes would not be boiled. Diva had never used these machines (complementary laundry!!) but offered suggestions. Now, she knows well that irony does not translate. But she pointed out that it is a well known fact that women are born with an innate ability to operate washing machines and that men are not. He looked totally baffled. May his clothes boil!!

Diva flooded the bathroom because she did not notice that the water was coming out of the shower as well as out of the bath tap. And then she went out of the bathroom to get her outfit ready. So there was a lot of water on the floor and into the room onto the carpet and all the spare towels were needed.