| What A Humbling Experience |
[14 May 2005|10:20am] |
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It's late at night, and after work. All tired and shagged. And when I reached home, I saw a letter stuck between the gates. It was from SP Service (In case you don't know, they are the ones providing you with water and electricity in your home right about now as you are reading this), I could care less of course. Just open the door, and as I tried to switch on the lights, GUESS WHAT?
MY ELECTRICITY GOT CUT OFF~!!^$$%#%^&
After months of unpaid bills, they decided to cut off my supply of electricity (how "timely"), I had to manuever in the darkness of my home. Thinking what should I do. I do not have any candles at home~! And right before my very eyes, just in front of my "guan-yin ma", I saw the answer. I found her oil lamp (which haven't been used for ages), and to my relieve, I found the buring oil too. So I got my "guan-yin ma's" oil lamp lighted, not for her of course. But it was kinda cool carrying a "burning-flame" all around the house.
I had a "spa" experience right then. I bathed in the candle light.. haha, how "romantic" right. (and I think I look so much "sexier" in the bath mirror with the candle light) It wasn't so bad I thought. And when I wanted to open my fridge to get a drink, I saw darkness when I would usually see light. So I only had luke warm water. =(
The "realization" of how bad life can be electricity came when I had to sleep~! I read my bible for a while before I went to sleep using "guan-yin ma's light". I blew the flame good night, and went to bed. Then the nightmare...
It began to get soooo "freaking" hot in the middle of the night. I opened my front door, my window, my everything I can find or do to make the air "ventilate".. After some 2 hours in the middle of 3am, I cannot take it anymore...
I went downstairs and slept in the playground under the starry night. Thank God for the wind he provided. and I slept all the way till around 4.30 in the morning before I went home to sleep somemore..
And now, here I am at the Woodlands national library after I went to pay $160 to at least get the supply back. I have to pay up a $100 every week to clear my debt in case they let me enjoy "spa" and "star-gazing" again. But everything should be OK la. Going to work later.
Makes me think, it's just one night I have to go without electricity. How about people living in "fifth-world" countries who survive with no supply of electicity or fresh water everyday? And after watching the show "millions" with a wonderful friend, just around $50 can help provide a village with supply of water or electricity.
It wasn't so bad after all, having my electricity cut off. It made me realise that..
-I was so lucky to be living in Singapore
-I still can afford to pay my bills
-I DO have a temper (I wanted to scream in the middle of the night)
-I have to give up hope on buying Kiehl's facial product, and maybe just buy some "economical" brands like Himalayas
-I can understand a little how people living without supply of electricity and water feels like
-I understand a little how homeless people feel like sleeping around in the parks and playground
-I should pay my bills promptly (even if someone else promised to pay them, but don't)
all in all, what a "new", humbling, "cool" experience. Try it one day, have your electricity cut off for a day.. HAHA.
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