Fire Drill

Can I say something first?

It's my birthday today! Wait.. I know I just blogged about how I celebrated my 23rd Birthday weeks ago and time couldn't possibly pass so fast. But I'm a Chinese, remember? We have lunar calendar wei~ And according to the Chinese calendar.. I'm 24! (Chinese counts a new born baby as 1 yrs old wrapping up the time babies are in mummy's womb)

And I just got all the photos from James justnow. Time to work. You'll be seeing tons of photos in the next entry. Don't say I didn't warn you, you better get a better connection before entering my blog oh~

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I assume everyone knows what's FIRE DRILL. Don't know? Bah, check *here*

Immediately after exams are over, my school is having fire drill practice..3 days in a row!

First Practice (16 Nov 2006)

Teachers had a meeting earlier on, informing where's the assembly point, who in charge of what building and the procedures to be taken if fire alarm rings.

*RinggGGGGgGgGgGgGGggGGGggg*
We all know it's going to come, just don't know when.

Everyone is still blur and not so sure where is the assembly point. Students wondering around looking for crowds to follow and teachers still in the staff room busy with their reports, and later walked out slowly with their attendance book.

First practice.. a total disaster.

Second Practice (18 Nov 2006)

Assembly point changed. No more shades under the trees. =(

Students still rushed to the ex-assembly points and later got shoo-ed by the teachers to the new one. Stood under the hot sun for 15mins waiting for everyone to gather up.

One word... HOT!

Make it two.. and SIEN!

Third Practice (21 Nov 2006, today)

I just walked out from my lab... Bell rang at 9.35am... I was thinking,
"Eeee, so early reccess time today kah?"

Haha! Obviously I was hungry.. I can't wait to eat my breakfast.

But wait.. the bell rang too long.. Students running out from classes again.. Oh.. NOT AGAIN! Fire Drill!

I walked to the staffroom and grab my car key first.

Why?

So I can take out my umbrella and shelter myself lor. Clever or not?
(More like fussy and ma-fan I know)

Walking to the assembly point, boh.. I saw 3 fireman... And later a fire-van (Err.. I don't know what to call that) and a big big bomba... Oops, fire engine lar and more firemen and "firewomen".

Students panicked and asked what's happening. And class teachers just calmed them down assuring it's all fine.

Firemen unrolled the hose and run up the stairs. We all watched as if it's a circus show.

I was thinking, "Are they really going to sprinkle water down?"

Answer, yes they did.

My colleague was saying, "Free cash wash!" and I sang,
"The-teh-tehh-teh-teh-----------Car Wash!"

(The "Teh" part is the intro lar.. You guys gotta be more imaginative to read my blog)

Then I saw a fireman running and carrying a students in his arm (as if he's really injured like that) and later another student being carried out on a ..... what do you call that? Ah... Nevermind, I'll just draw it out...


Anyone can tell me what do you call the "piece-of-canvas-to-carry-injured-people" ?


After around 20mins, the firemen gathered us around and said something.


He told us that the max. time to arrived the assembly point is 3 mins, after that.. probably some mishaps may happened..

(I uttered out the word "Mati" right after he said that.. )

He pointed out that there were some classes still hanging the ceiling fans switched on, which actually needed to be off because it'll help the fire to get bigger.

Looking at the firemen, I can't help but wonder...

(Eyes being striked out to avoid lawsuits. Rebbe, you'll help me if I get sued kan?)

I have doubts in them.. Shouldn't firemen be very fit and strong? Ok, maybe they're strong.. but certainly not FIT! We got to change the "I" in the word "FIT" to the letter "A".

Next...
"How to put out fire using the fire extinguishers"

Damn exciting wei~
(Ok.. I'm "sua-ku" or "sakai" or whatever you like to call it :p)

They set up a small fire at the other side of our school for demonstration and told us which fire extinguisher we should use for different fires, depending whether it's oil-based or non-oil-based.

*Poof* Bigger fire

If a wrong one is being used, the fire will actually gets bigger.

(By the way, that's my umbrella. I borrowed Ro's mobile phone as I'd left my camera in my lab and lent her my umbrella. That girl get sunburn so easily)

After the demonstration, they asked for volunteers to give it a try.

Priorities given to the people who worked in the kitchen, because fires are mostly likely to start from there.

Then they asked again, "Siapa nak cuba lagi?"

Like an enthused hyper active kid, I raised my hand and said,
"Me! I want to try!"

Damn..... Once again.. I totally screwed up my teacher image.. I could have stay cool and keep quiet like all other female teachers but I really don't want to miss the chance to PLAY with the fire extinguisher... Erm.. I mean learning the proper way of putting out fire.

Can you see me smiling? It's fun! Like a heroin with super powers saving the day.

I asked the man who stood beside me how much is one cylinder of fire extinguisher. He told me around $100+.

I was like.. "Fwah!"

"It's cheap. Considering the risk you might be losing your house that cost several hundred thousands."

Yah..I know, but I "Fwah" not because I think that fire extinguishers are expensive, but because we just spent estimately $400 dollars for this fire drill mah.

Don't bombard me with your comments saying it's a good practice and worth it. I know. I'm just saying nya lah.. Not like I won't buy a fire extinguisher for my house, just that.. if a fire really happens.. can I be that calm to pull out the ring, and press the hander? Or maybe the fire extinguisher already "masuk-angin" no more "power" liao.

Hehe. Just Kidding.

And who says being a teacher is boring?
I'd experienced so many new things here.

p/s: I hopes no one asked me why was I wearing baju kurung again, or. how come all my colleagues and female students wearing tudung. Because I teach in a government school.