Blackout!

Yup, there was a blackout at around 11.20pm last night.. i was using my laptop and suddenly i was consumed in darkness, COMPLETE DARKNESS! took me about 2 seconds to realise that it was a blackout.. i vaguely remembered the last time we had a blackout.. it was in Year 1 of Uni and it was really fun! showering in the dark (with a torchlight!), taking turns to boil hot water for the one in the shower, chit-chatting on the balcony of Flat 23, etc.. it was loads of fun!

but it's winter now.. and it's really not fun at all to realise that..

there's no lights..
we cant turn on the heater..
i cant turn on my electric blanket..
we cant use the kettle to boil hot water!
we cant use the stove to cook!
there's no laptop to keep in touch with civilisation!!!

the only consolation was the emergency light that came on at the common computer while the whole house was in darkness.. all 4 of us gathered there and try to make sense of the situation.. went out to have a look and realised that the whole area was soaked in darkness.. so it's not a matter of a tripped circuit.. we resigned to fate and went back to our cold beds..

i was on the phone with Zen while hiding under my blankets.. and about an hour later.. the electricity came back on! Yippie! back to civilasation! i have learned to appreciate POWER!