Of the Great Singapore BlackOut
So i was at the front of my computer typing on the keyboards,while my Geography notes laid on the front of the desk.Talking to Ahmad about some relationship stuff,when everything went black.It happened so fast,and i sat in my seat stunned for a moment.Things like that happens,especially when too much electricity is consumed in the family.Oh well,so the lights went off and everything went pitch black.I couldnt see my fingers even if i reach them out in front of me.Normally,the only light came from the streetlights outside.However,today the windows were dark as well,and my sister was screaming next door.My door was closed,so i thought i should get out of my room first.Rolled myself across the room on my chair and hit the cupboard accidentally.The books came tumbling onto me as i desperately searched for the door knob.After much struggle,i opened the door to find my sister on the corridor with her handphone in her hand.She was using that as a torch.I grabbed my handphone and found mom going to the back of the house to check the powerbox.She said she found nothing abnormal there,and my sister went back to the window.The opposite block was pitch black as well.Not the first time happening,so i didnt take heed of it.I went to the balcony and looked out into the night.The neighbours already had candles and torches up,and some of them were waving them around in their livingrooms.Kids were laughing and screaming as they played the roles of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in a Torch-Saber fight.I waved my handphone to the neighbours,and they waved back.Haha.That was really fun.Just as we were about to go back into the house and wait for the power to come back on,i noticed something odd in the horizon.I didnt know what at first,but i just stared.It was weird,but i didnt know what was.Suddenly,it dawned on me.The whole neighbourhood was black!The estate across the street was black,with the street lights gone.The HDB blocks in the horizon were totally dark as well.The night was darker than usual,and exceptionally quiet.The traffic lights were haywire,and traffic was already starting to build at the lights.We went around the house and peered out of all the windows,and found out that other places were dark as well.Bishan was totally dark,and Ang Mo Kio was pitch black too.Hougang had lights no more,and SengKang was all quiet.My sister started to panick,like she always do.My mother lighted some candles and stuck them around the house while i tried to call my friends.Singtel was down,and i couldnt call through.So i used the home phone and called Krishna.Haha.Apparently his house is dark as well.The ironic thing was,the condominium opposite his house is called "Lid".However,it is not "Lid" now.Haha.He was reading his book when the lights went out.Haha.That was fun really.I talked to him on the phone,and my voice echoed down the hallway.(Most of the time,the falling of water in the fish tank would drown every other sound.)As we talked,power came back on and fun was no more.He was still talking in darkness,and i went back to study.Haha.What a fantastic experience.

Reminded me of the time when i was in Taiwan.In Taiwan they have drills like that all the time.Basically to check the power supply.So basically you will be informed of a blackout before hand.There was this time when the lights were expected to go out at 2am,and i wanted under my covers for the lights to go out.I counted down,and my heart skipped with every passing second.For some reason,i was afraid.I didnt know what i was afraid of,but it was something about the darkness that i did not feel very comfortable of.5,4,3,2,1...The lights went out,and darkness overwhelmed me as i covered myself in the blanket.Everything became so quiet suddenly,except from the sound in your head.(Try locking yourself in a quiet room.You will hear a high pitch sound in your head.)It was scary for some reason,and the night became really long since i couldnt sleep.

Back to this experience,having a nationwide blackout on my birthday is definitely something i'll remember.Haha.Sort of reminded me of the time when i was doing my maths paper.My mind was somewhat like the skyline of Singapore this night.Dark.Black.Blank.Though everything was black and quiet,for some reason i was afraid of it.The unknown that lies in the darkness itself perhaps?The fact that i didnt know anything during the paper was frightful,and it made me want to take cover under my blankets and peer out into the darkness.Perhaps,thats the hidden phobia that i have.Of darkness.Haha.Weird,what a childish phobia.But i dont know,really.This day,the Great Singapore BlackOut day,i realised my little phobia.Haha.Awesome.

Song of the Moment---Love Song for No One by John Mayer