Thursday, July 01, 2004
As many of you would have found out by now(unless you weren't in town), there was a massive blackout in Singapore on 29 June 2004. It started at around 10.15pm. Most parts of the island were affected, including my house in Sin Ming Ave. I remember I was eating the last scoops of chicken porridge when the TV suddenly got cut off, followed by the lights. Like many other people, I thought it was just a power trip in my house but the corridors were also pitch black. My mum went to the kitchen and looked out of the windows, only to see that the whole neighbourhood was experiencing darkness.
Thank God for the invention of candles. Mum found a few of them and I managed to finish my porridge. The only problem was the unbearable heat. If I'm not wrong, electricity went back on at around 10.35pm. We were considered very lucky as I found out from CNA later that some areas were affected for as long as 2 hours! It was also a good thing that we were in the comfort of our own home instead of being trapped in the lift or stuck in the middle of traffic. We must count our blessings.
Although it only lasted for 20 minutes, from this extraordinary experience, I could imagine how tough life must be for people in 3rd World countries where they have to experience darkness along with other difficulties like poverty and hunger.
However, the whole experience was still quite fun. The candlelights provided a somewhat romantic atmosphere. It also reminded me of the few occasions when we experienced blackouts in the hotel room in China. At least this time I was in my own house and I knew I was safe. Let's count our blessings.
-The Doll-
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The Closest Thing To Crazy - Katie Melua
How can I think I'm standing strong
Yet feel the air beneath my feet
How can happiness feel so wrong
How can misery feel so sweet
How can you let me watch you sleep
Then break my dreams the way you do
How can I have got in so deep
Why did i fall in love with you
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known
But I was never crazy on my own
And now I know that there's a link between the two
Being close to craziness, and being close to you
How can you let me fall apart
Then break my fall with lovin lies
It's so easy to break a heart
It's so easy to close your eyes
How can you treat me like a child
Yet like a child I yearn for you
How can anyone feel so wild
How can anyone feel so blue
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen.
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever known.
I was never crazy on my own
And now I know that there's a link between the two
Being close to craziness, and being close to you
And being close to you
And being close to you