i shed 10 kg in 3 weeks without me realising it.
must've been the hills of wellington and walking up to the 8th floor and my inability to cook.
of course it will still take decades to lose the remaining weights to turn myself into a human figure. but still - ten kilos.
February 17, 2008
February 3, 2008
when the apartment building was on fire
for real. it happened on 3 AM.
i was sleeping and this funny YET LOUD AND DISTURBING alarm woke me up.
bloody hell i thought it was the stupid ringtone of my mobile phone.
i went out to the dining room, almost the same time as my two friends - we thought it was a fire drill so i just wore my flip-flop.
but then ludy who left first came back and said 'there is smoke outside!'
i returned back to my room and grab my wallet, passport and camera (which i latter found out has no battery in it).
when i got out, the hall was already full of smoke.
we went down through the emergency stairs (anisa aidid: so this is what emergency stairs are for!).
when i arrived at the ground floor i mistakenly open the common room door and saw this thick black smoke but then stewart showed us the correct emergency exit.
i think we were among the last group of people who got out because after that stewart rang the fire/emergency bell immediately.
(there were two alarms ringing at the same time)
in an emergency situation i observed that:
1 - ludy only brought her apartment room key, sinh brought nothing but her USB which carries her thesis she has been working for the past 2.5 years.
some people managed to bring their notebook with them, some people were literally barefooted;
2 - during the 3.5 hours until 6.30ish we were all scattered in the street sitting.
some was trying to sleep (on the street), some were still drunk because of the sevens game. and others like me were waiting in agony and trying to stand wellington's chilli wind;
3 - if it weren't for the fire i wouldn't be able to see all of my apartment flatmates;
4 - it was an emergency situation we couldn't help to think of what to wear. i wore my fugly gray sleeping pants and my pink 'obellisita we love u' t-shirt. some people were in their bedrobes, a guy in his dinosaur pajamas, one wearing socks only, some were inappropriately clothed;
5 - sinh's early lunar new year dinner was supposed to be tonight, she has the ingredients for spring rolls and chicken all set in the kitchen :(
6 - the breakfast meal provided at the hall of the next-door church was better than my ordinary breakfast :p excellent chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon donuts!
we were told that the house might be closed for two days perhaps and we were given 5 minutes to take our essentials for the next 2 days.
climbing up to the 8th floor on slippery emergency stairs was not my idea to greet the sunshine. my room was smoke-smelling (damn i just did the laundry).
we were provided temporary housing at weir house - me and syuhada managed to stay at our friend's house, he has two vacant rooms.
my orientation starts tomorrow, i have my one-week laundry that i just washed yesterday and now smelling all smoke, i miss my flatmates, we're NOT going to have the lunar new year dinner tonight, i am not familiar with the streets heading to campus from this part of the town, and i forgot to bring my mobile phone charger.
gaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
i was sleeping and this funny YET LOUD AND DISTURBING alarm woke me up.
bloody hell i thought it was the stupid ringtone of my mobile phone.
i went out to the dining room, almost the same time as my two friends - we thought it was a fire drill so i just wore my flip-flop.
but then ludy who left first came back and said 'there is smoke outside!'
i returned back to my room and grab my wallet, passport and camera (which i latter found out has no battery in it).
when i got out, the hall was already full of smoke.
we went down through the emergency stairs (anisa aidid: so this is what emergency stairs are for!).
when i arrived at the ground floor i mistakenly open the common room door and saw this thick black smoke but then stewart showed us the correct emergency exit.
i think we were among the last group of people who got out because after that stewart rang the fire/emergency bell immediately.
(there were two alarms ringing at the same time)
in an emergency situation i observed that:
1 - ludy only brought her apartment room key, sinh brought nothing but her USB which carries her thesis she has been working for the past 2.5 years.
some people managed to bring their notebook with them, some people were literally barefooted;
2 - during the 3.5 hours until 6.30ish we were all scattered in the street sitting.
some was trying to sleep (on the street), some were still drunk because of the sevens game. and others like me were waiting in agony and trying to stand wellington's chilli wind;
3 - if it weren't for the fire i wouldn't be able to see all of my apartment flatmates;
4 - it was an emergency situation we couldn't help to think of what to wear. i wore my fugly gray sleeping pants and my pink 'obellisita we love u' t-shirt. some people were in their bedrobes, a guy in his dinosaur pajamas, one wearing socks only, some were inappropriately clothed;
5 - sinh's early lunar new year dinner was supposed to be tonight, she has the ingredients for spring rolls and chicken all set in the kitchen :(
6 - the breakfast meal provided at the hall of the next-door church was better than my ordinary breakfast :p excellent chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon donuts!
we were told that the house might be closed for two days perhaps and we were given 5 minutes to take our essentials for the next 2 days.
climbing up to the 8th floor on slippery emergency stairs was not my idea to greet the sunshine. my room was smoke-smelling (damn i just did the laundry).
we were provided temporary housing at weir house - me and syuhada managed to stay at our friend's house, he has two vacant rooms.
my orientation starts tomorrow, i have my one-week laundry that i just washed yesterday and now smelling all smoke, i miss my flatmates, we're NOT going to have the lunar new year dinner tonight, i am not familiar with the streets heading to campus from this part of the town, and i forgot to bring my mobile phone charger.
gaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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