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b) bored
c) trying to practice your reading skills
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e) a retard who doesn't realise the symbols on the left are links

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 [[*failure of power!]]


black·out n

1. a temporary loss of consciousness, sight, or memory
2. a refusal to broadcast radio or television programs, or a sports event for which tickets are still available
3. the withholding of news or information about a subject, especially by official sources
4. a failure of an electrical supply
5. a period during wartime in which all lights are to be turned off or covered up at night to prevent towns from being seen from enemy aircraft
6. a loss of radio communication between an aircraft or ship and headquarters

::echoes::

Explanation #4. My area of residence just recovered from a blackout lasting 45 mins starting from 2215hrs! My parents had just got into the lift and wham! the blackout hit, trapping them inside. I was about to get back to my math revision, no correction: start on it when the blackout hit. Parents called and asked me to try to get the lift company from the toll-free number 1800-354-3333. I dialed so many times I've memorised the number already. Couldn't get through at all. So for 45 mins, I was alternating between this number and calling Ben, Praseeda, Mom and Joy. The lighter I was using for illumination apparently warped the plastic because of prolonged use and the flame got out of control, burning through the plastic to lick at my fingers. I eventually resorted to my 8250's blue light to provide light for me to use the telephone. I heard from Ben that Rachel was cursing like there was no tomorrow. =) Ah well, I did manage to gain something from this though. I found out that without the lights from the nearby blocks of flats, everything looks different and strangely, nice. You don't get to see a whole area of flats without any illumination from corridor lights. So, cheers to that. =)


`donovan. |11:48 PM|