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If there's one natural food (aka can be eaten raw) that I absolutely love, it's honey. Yes, there are countless varieties from around the world, but for this story, we'll talk about the kind that comes straight out of a hive, complete with honeycomb. I'm not an expert on this topic, but every time I consume raw, unprocessed honey, it tastes a lot better compared to honey that comes in a jar. No squeeze-bottle honey for me, please. Perhaps it's just my imagination, but raw honey doesn't leave me with that cloyingly sweet taste that seems to go on forever. I love it when it's paired with toast with slices of butter or with Greek yoghurt with granola on the side. Admittedly, I get drawn to drinks with honey, too. Lots of bubble tea shops sell a version of 'green tea with honey', and I always find this hard to resist. I must constantly remind myself to save the calories for the actual honey with honeycomb that I prefer. Now, apart from the lovely viscous food itself, I'm also fascinated (but only a little disturbed) by how it's produced by thousands of honeybees. The process is intriguing. Each honeybee carries a little nectar back to its hive before digesting it to break it down into simple sugars and regurgitating the product into an individual honeycomb. For the honey to become viscous and gooey, the bees use their wings to fan the honeycomb to heat it and reduce the moisture content. Yes, honey is regurgitated nectar (eww), yet it's delectable and delicious. Another interesting fact is that honey is also food for the bees. So, when beekeepers harvest it, they ensure to leave enough so that the colony survives to make more honey. Fascinating. – Jeremy (Main image: Benyamin Bohlouli, Unsplash)

to cut story short, so using point form: - honey bees tried building a hive in my house's sub woofer - called my Town Council who sent down their pest contractors 3 to 4 hours after my first call to them - contractor eradicated the problem, and i paid the contractor directly as Town Council earlier informed that it is my responsibility to bear the cost, as the bees were building a hive in my house, not comon area. - no choice got to pay, otherwise my whole house would be filled with bees. - tried seeking compensation from Town Council later - eventual answer from Town Council is no, on the basis that "functions of a Town Council are to control, manage, maintain and improve the common property of the residential and commerical property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town. You may also wish to check the lease agreement signed with HDB that the lessee of the flat is responsible for the upkeep of the flat. " - subsequently, I asked Town Council that if i had immediately dumped the sub-woofer into the common rubbish dump area, who will assume the responsibility? Their reply was Town Council. in gist, really feel that i have been penalised. While trying to be a good resident by containing the problem within my house compound, i could have easily dumped the old sub woofer into the common and case closed. Sigh