We experienced our first blackout a couple of nights ago at our new place. We woke up in the middle of the night to find the a/c off and the garden lights were out. Figured something must have tripped the power. Trudged downstairs in the dark, almost tripping over Cooper a couple of times. Managed to find the circuit breaker and realised that all the switches were flipped in the right direction. Odd. So we took a peek outside and realised that the entire neighbourhood was blanketed in darkness. Our trusty security guard told us that the problem is "dari pusat".
Power didn't come on until the morning but good thing it did else I'll have to throw out half the things in my fridge. Now I'm wondering whether I should get a backup diesel generator that kicks in whenever the power supply cuts off. What do you think?
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Imagine if the whole neighbourhood was blanketed in darkness and yours is the only house alit.. er... is that asking for too much trouble???
oh yah i didn't think of that ah...!
hahah..HC!! Welcome to my world where power cut is the norm.......
I think you should get one la!! Esp in case where power cut could last for days! ( ok...maybe Jakarta is not as bad as Congo). But somehow, i feel like you are living in the 3rd world country just like me! :D
sherry! you're laughing at my misfortune!!!
EH HC! Wanna go North Korea next year in Feb? Sherry is organising a tour..
yeah HC! Come with us!!!!! There is a tour during Jim Jong Il's b-day in Feb! should have loads of interesting things to see at that time! :D
eh actually i don't mind north korea. i think it'll be interesting BUT please please please make sure it's SUPER SUPER LEGAL. i don't want to be thrown into a north korean jail on the charges of "espionage" and made to do hard labour for the next 23 years of my life.
don't worry!! I am planning to join this tour group
http://www.koryogroup.com/
operated by some British guy and recommended by Lonely Planet! I think it should be ok!!! Since we ain't American or South korean! I don't think we will encounter any problem la!! :D
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