ryoichi

A flood and a power shutdown is all it takes to bring Singapore down to her knees???
It looked like we are at the mercy of outside and/or natural forces which we seems to have totally no control over. Liddat die lah. We talk big about achieving the best and be no.1 and yet i can't even turn on my TV or have a hot shower.
It showed how ill prepared we are. We have not solved our basics and we want to clamour the best in everythings.
hmmm....start to stock up on charcoal and candles and go back to basics


Extract from Today

TWO days after parts of Singapore were deluged by floods, people across
the island abruptly found themselves without electricity for nearly an
hour yesterday.

As the power went out, the shutdown left a trail of people affected in its
wake.

Work ground to a halt for some as power went out in office buildings.

Gridlocks ensued as traffic lights stopped blinking at some junctions,
while a few Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries shut down.

Some found themselves trapped in lifts, while others were forced to use
the stairs.

From Bukit Batok to Sengkang, Jalan Eunos to Mandai, many parts of
Singapore had their supply of electricity cut off at about 3.55pm. It was
fully restored at around 4.40pm.

According to a statement from Senoko Power Limited, the power failure came
about as gas supplies from Petronas in Malaysia to the station were
interrupted, resulting in two generators being unable to generate
electricity. This was the first time such an incident has occurred since
the gas supply's inception in 1992.

The reason behind the sudden interruption is still being investigated.
When asked if the poor weather over the past few days was a possible
factor, Senoko declined to comment.

"At this point we do not include or exclude any possible factor and will
look into every relevant factor," said its spokesperson.

For some in the affected areas, the shutdown meant mere inconvenience. Mr
Kan Wing Keong, 39, who was out walking his dog, had to walk up 11 floors
to get to his Anchorvale Drive flat.

But for others, it was valuable time - and money - lost.

Said Mr Loo Chor Sung, a deliveryman who was at Sungei Kadut Avenue: "We
workers were happy of course, but it was a huge headache for the boss."

Less amused was Mr William Ng, a trader living in Choa Chu Kang.

"I was working from home, trading in the stock market, when the power just
went out, in the middle of buying and selling," he said. "It's not
possible to calculate any loss, but in trading, even seconds count - let
alone half an hour."

He saw that the traffic lights outside his flat were not working. "I went
down and saw that the whole Limbang Shopping Centre was in darkness, and
everything was at a standstill," he said.

The Land Transport Authority confirmed that traffic lights in the affected
areas did not function over the period, and the Traffic Police had to help
direct traffic. The ERP gantries on Nicoll Highway and Crawford Street
were also affected, only resuming operations within an hour of power being
restored.

Some members of the public also found themselves unable to make phone
calls, but SingTel has said that phone services were not affected by the
power failure.

Said SingTel spokesperson Mr Chia Boon Chong: "Sometimes people forget
that the cordless phone they are using is plugged into a power source, and
that could be the cause of them not being able to make calls. If you are
using a fixed line, there shouldn't have been a problem."

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received eight phone calls from
members of the public reporting that people were trapped in lifts, though
half proved to be false alarms. People in the other four cases were
rescued by the Emergency Maintenance Service Unit, whose number was listed
in the lifts.

The SCDF advised the public not to panic in such cases as rescue teams are
on standby, and added that emergency hotlines such as 999 and 995 should
be kept free for real emergency calls.

For updates on power failures, tune in to local radio stations or dial the
Singapore Power Grid 24-hour hotline at 1800 778-6666.

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MamaRos

I live on the 10th floor...had to walk up to my unit when the lifts broke down. No choice. I pity the older folks...kana stuck on the ground floor waiting for the lifts to be repaired.

As long as we are healthy and able, any calamities that befall us are surmountable. Itz the sick, the handicapped the elderly who are at a disadvantage........sad reality of life. :handsup:

It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Roger L'Estrange

violette

yes true.. the eldery and handicapped people are more jialat if given this situation..

heng ah.. i lived on the 3rd floor.. but if kenna flooded.. i oso die... :cry3:
normally will have candles on standby de.. in case there is a electricity breakout..

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RED.ADEN

hmm
lucky i live in the 3rd floor lol.

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xiiaoqingwa

poor elderlys.. sigh~!

mess with the best, die like the rest.

Finale

everything go up but service no go up.