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Monday, May 28, 2007

Fire alarm

Fire alarm had just sounded in my office building.

And i am here, writing my blog again... No sign of panic, no signs of ppl rushing out of the building, and no signs of fire wardens (I am one of the fire wardens) standing by to guide ppl out of the building, and no signs of fire fighting ppl taking out hoses and drowning the whole building in water.

It always happen.

Ultimately, it's a false alarm. The safety officer and the building management will be alerted and dispatched to investigate the source of alarm, and the PA system will announce if it's a drill, false alarm or a real fire, and we will react accordingly.

That's why i am still typing which the goddamm bell is still ringing, irritating my boss.

And now, here comes the announcement.

Its a false alarm.

This is what we are facing every few months. The fire alarm will suddenly ring, and the announcement will come later that it's a false alarm.

But what happen when a real fire breaks out in the building, and the PA system is put out of action, thus we will not know what is happening?

If it happened, you can find my charred body sitting right in front of the computer....

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