wallet-less woes

i hate it when the hub is *always* right.

i've a nasty habit of leaving my wallet, mobile phone, keys, cheque book and spectacles lying around the house. (yes, i'm one of those people who never put things back in the original position). naturally this is the perfect recipe for disaster as i'm prone to walking out of the house without one of the essential items.

today, i forgot my wallet. *argh*

luckily i packed 2 pieces of pizza (yesterday's leftover) to work so lunch's settled. and my EZlink card's always in my bag, not in my wallet.

we had gone over to my folks' last evening for our weekly weekend visit and since there wasn't a need to spend any money, i didn't realise it was missing until this morning when i packed my work bag. i though i'd left it in the car but couldn't find any trace of it. a quick mental search through my groggy brain left me in a panic-stricken state as the last time i remember holding on to it was at NTUC on Sunday noontime. we'd gone straight back to my haven @ arif, so i made a calculated guess that it was lying somewhere there. further deduced that it's probably in the kids' bag (usually with the water bottle and extra diapers).

i grudgingly woke the snoring hub...

Me: "you going to arif? can you help me check if my wallet's back at arif?"
Hub: “mmphfh…?”
Me: “can’t find my wallet. can you check for me…”
Hub: “mmphgdkj is in the car?”
Me: “no. checked already. I think it’s in the little mamy poko bag…”
Hub: (grumbling) “uh? the pink one is it?”
Me: “no. the mamy poko bag. red with the pooh bear picture on it.”
Hub: “why you always like that? important things cannot leave it in the kids' bag one la.”

i remained silent as i knew i was in the wrong. i helped myself to $20 from his wallet to "tide" me over in case of emergency. later the hub called to inform me that he'd found my wallet (there was a resigned tone in his voice).

*phew*

i keep telling myself i have to be more careful about such important documents. but of course i never ever learn.