Yes, I was one of the thousands of residents in Selangor who were without water for 3-4 days when the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant was closed due to an emission of odour in the water supply.

A few days ago, it was reported that the dumping of waste into manholes was the cause of the recent closure of the water treatment plant and that the authorities have taken steps to solve the problem and water supply was restored by Christmas eve to most homes.

Well, hopefully, that is the real cause for the closure and if the problem is solved then we can expect that there will be no more water cuts!

There were two previous water cuts in the past year and the reason given for each was pollution. Well, the cause has been identified and I hope there will be no more water cuts!

The first two times there was a water cut I tolerated it because water was restored by the second day. This time it took longer and happened just before Christmas affecting my preparations for Christmas, and my patience had worn thin by then.

Thank God, relatives came to my rescue and I managed to get all the essentials done by Christmas! No entertaining though, because there was no water supply to prepare for it! But other people had water and I enjoyed Christmas with them!

The water cut was the last irritation I had to deal with this season! In the first week of December, I fell in the rain and injured my left knee and right foot. No fractures but I couldn’t walk for two weeks and rested at home. One week before Christmas I was able to walk on flat shoes and did all the shopping of gifts for my little relatives. Then I caught a cold and had a little emergency because I had taken clarinase to ease the nasal and chest congestion and it had adverse effects on me, causing a rapid heartbeat. My doc referred me to the Subang Jaya Medical Centre emergency where they found that I can’t take clarinase!

Then, came the water cut and I had to run between relatives’ homes and mine to shower and such! It was so tiring! But Christmas was a happy time, despite the usual run-ins with family members! Now, I’m glad to have some spare time to rest, but, please, life has its own share of problems and we don’t have to make it worse with a water cut!

Please, no more water cuts!