behold! in fair E.C. (name of dorm building), where we lay our scene — t’is a tour of the refrigerator that came with our suite, its compartments divided and ruled to observe excellent property law and refrigeratory peace among the five suitemates, all alike in dignity:

this is the boys’ compartment. as you can tell, the three of them are all growing up to be big, fine, strapping men

my section :D

…… and my roommate’s section. hahaha.

and here is my very first dorm-cooked meal:

super fuss-free bacon n eggs! which, i was delighted to discover, taste just the same here as they do back home.

and of course, being very aZn, i just had to eat my bacon and eggs with not just rice, but also kimchi and soy sauce. yes, that is the by-now infamous lee kum kee soy sauce bottle with the metal cap which i had a lot of trouble removing — the attempts are all documented on my twitter and facebook, according to advice kindly dispensed by my lovely friends on both twitter and fbook.

advice #1: ask macho guys. tried and failed — this was actually the first thing i did, but the big burly manly men in our suite could not open the bottle either, and in fact told me to just go and buy a bottle opener.

advice #2: use a wet cloth. failed — it resulted in a broken fingernail.

advice #3: TALK TO THE BOTTLE NICELY in a corner to ‘loosen it up’, as suggested by the sagely @kennysia. tried and failed because the bottle got more uptight instead. -_-;;;;; /super layan face

haha i look so young in this photo of my layan face. i was only 17…!

advice #4: dip cap in hot water. CANNOT believe i didn’t think of this earlier! but it didnt work either.

advice #5: wrap a rubber band around the cap and twist. this sounds terribly inventive and clever, but for some reason it did not work. the rubber band is now stuck in between the glass bottle and the metal bottle cap.

advice #6: hit against counter. i did and it failed — resulted in chipped counter surface. oops.

then i tried #4, #5 #2, and #6 successively in order, but the bottle cap STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. aku dah pasrahhhhhh. the bottle is still unopened. some advice i have yet to try:

advice #7: use teeth. i mean, really.

advice #8: hit the middle of the cap with something hard so that the edges spring up, or a hole is created in the cap. actually, in my earlier trials i did do this with a fork, but the bottle cap ended up bending the fork’s tines…

advice #9: open using the top of my fist. i have no idea what this means — it sounds like bartender jargon — but it seems as painful as using my teeth. i shall avoid.

advice #10: smash the bottle while holding on the bottom; apparently this will result in me holding on to the bottom of the bottle which should still be carrying a substantial amount of sauce. just like ‘what they do in the movies with beer bottles, except the opposite’, according to Ron.

advice #11: “throw at the wall”, is songjun’s inspired advice. did i really once date this guy?

advice #12: put bottle in gap of ajar door and then pry the bottle cap open by closing the door. this also sounds very innovative and clever, but i know it’s going to result in my apartment smelling of soy sauce for a month.

SIGH.

I REALLY LIKE MY EGGS WITH SOY SAUCE.