All along I thought there's this recurring problem with my sink.
That it stinks when the weather's hot for some reason. So i put different stuff to solve the problem.
I thought if the stink comes from organic stuff stuck somewhere in the pipeline,
I'll just have to dissolve it and the odor problem is also solved.
Now, this just made me remember how long I've been having this problem... because I remember my Ex.
Not that stinking has anything to do with remembering him. In fact, he's one of those rare beings who don't have B.O..
Yes, honestly, even after gym or out in the sun, he doesn't freaking have B.O.
Imagine that. No need for Deodorants and saving all the budget for it.
I wonder how much that would add up in say 30 years.
But back the topic...
Yeah, we even discussed it several times before. And how we'll deal with it.
This problem, i recall, began during this year's summer.
The Ex was still around, of course.
But after months of wondering and some hundreds of pesos spent on liquid whatever to pour down my sink's drain,
i just found out that me and my sink have always been in good terms.
That for as long as i don't dump anything nasty in it,
it won't give me clogs and stinky smells.
Damn, I realize that my sink and I got much better relationship than me and my Ex.
The real culprit for the stink... i found just out... comes from the unit downstairs.
You see, our building has this firewall that doubles as a ventilating system.
When my windows open and my neighbor's too, the air flows either downward or going up to my unit.
The first floor units have access to this small space between the back of their units and the firewall.
They use it as an extra space for cooking or storage or laundry area when it's rainy.
But in my downstairs neighbor's case, they use it as an area where they keep recyclables and all sorts of trash.
Yes, thanks to the fruit flies that have started migrating to my unit
and the sounds of mice i recall earlier that i hear at night sometimes down there.
I followed the trail of the flies and noticed finally that they're coming from my windows over the sink.
I tried to peek downstairs but before I even see anything, there...
I smell the familiar stink.
I've been doing work since this morning -reading chicklit books that i'll have to re-write and write interestingly for TV
but I'm distracted now of how to approach the downstairs neighbors without offending them even in the slightest.
