We walked into our flat at around 8:30pm tonight and just as I approached the bedroom, the lights went out. Yup, a power cut. And what of our inverter, you say? Doesn't work. Well actually, the inverter works but the battery is near dead. Does it surprise you that things did not work out as planned with this whole inverter thing? Does not surprise me. Here's what happened next:
M: What do you think? Should we stay or try to find some A/C?
J: Well, we'll see. Maybe it will last only an hour.
M: Okay.
five minutes later...
M: Honey, a heat rash is developing on my finger and hands.
J: Okay, let's go.
Our plan was to find a coffee shop that still had power and bring our Skip-Bo with us and play cards until the power came back. We first went to Barista. No A/C. Then Cafe Coffee Day (CCD). No A/C. Then the mall (who had the 4-6 hour power cut over the weekend). A/C!! Hooray!! We went to the CCD on the food court level, ordered iced drinks and played Skip-Bo and then War. Our friend who has a working inverter let us know when the power came back on (10:00pm) and we went back to our flat where the temp was 95 degrees. We turned on the A/C, took a cold shower and watched a movie on TV called Outsourced, a film about an American guy who goes to India to train his outsourced replacement. It was a blessing to watch this character try to navigate the culture. We were able to laugh quite a bit since we are now "insiders" and it improved our moods about living here. We really needed that boost since this past week has been particularly frustrating and discouraging for us. Hooray for the right kind of movie just when we needed it, especially since Jerry was just flipping channels and happened upon it just as it was starting!
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