Ketchup - Fire & Aftermath

Since I began working, quite a few other things have happened to date. I met a few old friends around my workplace, and even got my driving license (again.. wth). One event though stands out like a thorn among roses - the top floor of my home catching fire from a short circuit. One room was blazed with quite some extensive damage to the ceilings, walls, furniture and stored stuff. Fortunately no one was home though when the fire broke out, but perhaps even more fortunately we were all in KL when it occurred and got back as soon as we could to a house doused with water, powder and smoke (especially since we traveled away from KL the weekend prior to the fire).

I guess there really isn't much to say, except that its impact was quite profound as we were pretty much restricted to the ground floor of the house for the following 2 weeks (even now I spend 99% of my time at home downstairs), and a lot of the electrical wiring still needs to be worked on around the house. I guess it serves as a good lesson for us, and thankfully the damage was limited by the quick-thinking of our neighbors and immediate action by the firemen. Personally, I lost quite a bit of my collection of nostalgia - a box-full of miscellaneous things I've held on to for most of my life. Perhaps it's a sign for me to move on, and hold on a little less to the past..

It's been 3 weeks since the fire.. I've began to see it as a gentle reminder of the things we tend to take for granted - electrical safety systems (the obvious one), familial bonds, neighborly love, and the plain and simple fact that 'tomorrow' remains an unpredictable entity - to say the least.