For someone who is used to random power outage in the country where i was raise and born - Philippines, the Friday incident caught me off guard --- i have to say, i got scared [thought the world will end that day, like some terrorist attack is in effect], especially when all the phones were down, not any single person in my contact list i can get hold to. Panic stricken, stress level rising. Not in this heat, not now when we only have a few batteries left + couple candles available. Quickly drove to the grocery store attempt to get the emergency supplies needed despite the uncontrolled traffic, UN-luckily all of the neighboring stores were close. Wahhhh!!!
So we [girls and I, husband has work --- and calling in sick isn't an option] ended up eating dinner and going to bed fairly early, while me staring at the blank dark wall [while fanning my girls in that warm muggy evening]... With my one and only connection to the real world --- my mobile phone at hand, intermittently checking FB/twitter status for an update on the unfavorable incident until i doze myself off late that evening.
I have to say, SD that night was pit dark ... i didn't even have the courage to grab my camera was hoping to get a coverage in that awful twilight [too chicken to get out of the house]. Power came back early morning the next day... was very glad, and very grateful.
*** My hats off to Facebook and Twitter, they were the only communications we had to the outside world when everything failed that night. I guess there is a benefit of such social networking sites, *wink*.



Trying to attempt to lighten this dark entry with my girls glittering Vegas photos :)
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In lieu with this entry, today we're commemorating the 10th year of September 11 attack at World Trade Center
9/11 remembered, never forgotten... forever grateful...
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In lieu with this entry, today we're commemorating the 10th year of September 11 attack at World Trade Center
9/11 remembered, never forgotten... forever grateful...
4 comments:
i can imagine how you must've felt. in the 5 years that we've lived here, we've only experienced two incidents of a black-out and for a few minutes only. ka-init CINDS noh, to not have A/C in the summer. good thing you got your power back the next day. love these photos, BTW! :D
@ jopie --- sus pie... ang stress level arang taasa gyud. glad to have the power back the next day, i am not sure how i will take it if it extended another day.
Nyahahah had fun reading your story Cinds :)
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Lovin' the light in the photos!
@ josephine --- hahaha... feel na feel gyud nako jo :)
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