Absence of light

Whilst I stepped into Samuel & Kevin at 22:11 last night to check out a particular pair of bermudas (and not forgetting to gaze at charming Vic Chou.. *silly grin*), poof! The lights went out! No, there was no way I could snitch the huge posters as there were still dim sources of light around. Kidding.

I soon figured power failed the whole of Bishan, except for the pasar malam aka night market, near the Central, that runs on generators. I ended my shopping trip obligingly, made a beeline to the interchange and hopped on the feeder bus filled with passengers chattering about the apparent topic - which districts were also having a power failure and the likely cause of it. Amusing.

With the street lamps out, I was thankful for the moonlight, headlights of bypassing automobiles and this mega hovering light - with compliments from the construction site next to my block - that shone the path in front of my footsteps. Tizane, I left the cool mini flashlight you gave me (argh, with my house keys!) in the office. For safety's sake, my siblings kindly came to escort me from ground level up the pitch dark flights back home. Surprisingly, climbing nine levels ain't exhausting at all and I don't seem to be suffering from night blindness anymore. Hallelujah!

Back home, my bro captured the contrasting night scene from his bedroom window - the unaffected, towering executive condominium and the dull blocks silhouetted against a dusky skyline. He named the shot "unfair". Creative.

Kelly - the 'K' of my DKnY kids - was happy that I could do my panda eyes some justice by sleeping early. There is really nothing I can do sans power. But to her disappointment, the estate was lit up once again in less than 30 minutes and an immediate uproar of jubilation filled the air. My neigbors cheered as if England or France won the Euro 2004, which we all know it will not happen. And so, the normal night activities continued thereafter. Thanks be to the Creator of light!

'Unfair'



Presto!

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." - Ps 119:105