Blackout

Date: 24 Oct 2008
Time: Approximately 6:40pm
Place: The Precinct, University Accommodation

The whole Precinct (excluding only 2 blocks out of 36 blocks) experienced power failure for about 20 minutes, and its my first experienced in the UK after being here for 2 years.

It happened when I was tidying up my room, and suddenly the room turned pitch black. The only light I have was from my laptop screen. Everyone in the block started finding their way around the darkness, using whatever means they could possibly find, e.g. mobile phones, torch light, and the best was Adrian, he used his laptop to shine all the way to the kitchen.
As for me, I went straight to my drawer and got the mini torch light my sis gave me last year. Sadly, it did not work, might be because the batteries had been in there for too long. So in the end I relied on my mobile phone light to shine my way downstairs.

It was really lucky of us that Jeffrey and Hui Sing were almost done cooking, the soup and the meat, all except for the vegetables. So, though we didn't have light, we have dinner. They were unable to cook the vegetable since there was no electricity. Here in the UK, everything runs on electricity, including the cooker (Malaysians use stoves) , the heater and hot water.

Just great, no electricity, no heater and no hot water.

The power failure lasted for 20 minutes, but after it recovered, the boiler was still not functioning, so still no heater and hot water. Lucky me I've showered around 6pm, some of my block mates brave the cold water, while some others went to other blocks and took their bath.

Candlelight dinner

Adrian, checking if the chicken was fully cooked with the limited light we have.

The boiler was still not working the whole day today, my block mates and I took turns to complain at the reception and seems like 2 other blocks were having the same problem. They assure us that someone is going to fix it tonight.

Kitchen window view
Left: Usual view, Right: Blackout

Edit: 25th Oct 2008, 8:17pm
Just received news that.....the boiler is faulty!!!!!!!!!!!
The technician will only come in on Monday
No heater, No hot water for the weekend.