"We don't need no water".... but really we did to put the fire out that happened last Friday in the building I work and live in. Thankfully no one was harmed but the epicenter and very office that keeps the school running was destroyed. Have you have ever seen a melted copy machine...it is actually a thing a beauty and I am sad that I was not able to take a photo of it.
The story goes that for the last month the fire alarm in our building has been malfunctioning and going off at hours of the night for no reason. The night of the fire it went off at 11:30pm to my annoyed dismay. I went to bed at 4am and the security guard (Agashi (the Korean word for "Old Man")) pounded on my door a little after 5. I smelled smoke and sensed his urgency and I hauled ass put my robe on and my Uggs, and ran like a maniac to pound on my neighbors doors. Of course we ran out half dressed on what happened to be the first cold day of our time here. We realized that we were all without our passports or computers and daringly run back INSIDE to retrieve our stuff and put something decent on (Tuti if you are reading this do not ever run back inside a burning building!!!!!). But really what got to us was the fact that the alarm never went off when there was an actual fire.
The story goes that for the last month the fire alarm in our building has been malfunctioning and going off at hours of the night for no reason. The night of the fire it went off at 11:30pm to my annoyed dismay. I went to bed at 4am and the security guard (Agashi (the Korean word for "Old Man")) pounded on my door a little after 5. I smelled smoke and sensed his urgency and I hauled ass put my robe on and my Uggs, and ran like a maniac to pound on my neighbors doors. Of course we ran out half dressed on what happened to be the first cold day of our time here. We realized that we were all without our passports or computers and daringly run back INSIDE to retrieve our stuff and put something decent on (Tuti if you are reading this do not ever run back inside a burning building!!!!!). But really what got to us was the fact that the alarm never went off when there was an actual fire.
Air conditioning unit
I had to take a picture with Agashi since he rescued us...our relationship consists of him telling me in Korean that I should eat meat, me making a face and responding that I don't eat meat, him laughing and me smiling. We get along fabulously!
I had to... I could have died (dramatic, yes) so I made the most of the situation
The firemen put out the fire and I decided we should "celebrate" and clear our lungs with a celebatory breakfast at Mcdonalds
Sleepy, smoke in our lungs, dressed in our p.j's and awaiting our pancakes from McDonald's...aint life grand?
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