When darkness fell

We were left shivering in the cold...in darkness.

There was a blackout in our house last night. Strangely, only our house was affected or perhaps it was because we were the only house that was occupied in that section. For close to two hours, we were left without lights and of course no heaters too. In this cold winter, it was like living in a big freezer. We all put on at least four layers of clothes to keep ourselves warm. Trust me, it didn't help. Winter in Shanghai is damp and cold so that makes it really cold and on top of that, strong winds are pretty common.

The engineers from the compound came first, he couldn't solve it, then the engineers from the power house came and they couldn't fix it too...finally just before midnight, the problem was solved and we survived the ordeal. Ann was visibly upset and said it was the worst night for her. Of course, mummy dearest made use of the chance to remind them to always save electricity and never take it for granted.

Well, everywhere we go, there were new challenges to face and I guess, this is one of them!