Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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That's the sound of the fire alarm going off at a really high pitch around 11:16pm. I freaked out for a while, but quickly regained my composure and started looking for a possible cause that triggered the fire alarm. I checked my computer to make sure that it wasn't burning and next was the kitchen. Nothing seems to be capable of triggering the alarm. Then comes a knock on the door by a policeman, asking us to evacuate the building. Yes, the policeman did come by that fast and it has been less than 5 min since the alarm went off! Grabbed my passport, got out of my apartment, and began scanning the entire apartment block for possible sign of smoke.

Although I didn't see any smoke, but I did smell it. Further investigation (had a little chat with the policeman, funny and friendly guy) leads to a dude in Apartment #9 who accidentally burnt his late night grub. There goes one hungry and blushing dude trying to explain what happened to his snack to the firemen who came in 3 fire-trucks! After checking the apartment thoroughly, the firemen deemed the building safe and shut off the alarm. Everyone got back into their apartments and there was peace again. I only managed to get pictures of 2 fire-trucks before the firemen started to scurry us back into our respective apartments. Aw well, here they are....


Fire-truck #1


Fire-truck #2


Mr. Very-Punctual-Policeman and fellow Firemen

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