@ 1am last night, while i was still up grumbling to Ron, i received a 2nd line.
"On fire! Everything's on fire!"
Its my dad's china worker who guards the factory.
For a spilt second, i thought he called the wrong number. I said..."huh huh". Den he shouted, "Yang lao ban, tell him factory on fire!"(in chinese)
I rushed to wake my parents up and my dad hurried to his workplace @ Loyang Way Industrial Park. I called the civil defence and soon after, my mum rushed there in a cab too. At 1st, i thot it was just a small fire that broke out at the back of the warehouse. Couldnt be that bad. I told myself, "how can we ever be so unlucky?" I slept until 6+ am when my dad's alarm clock rang so loudly that it woke me up. I went to switch it off, thinking something is not right. They went out at 1+...but it was alr 6+ in the morning and they were not back yet. The next morning i woke up and found out tt they were still not back. I made so many calls to ask wad happened, only to find out from my cousin tt EVERYTHING IS GONE. THE ENTIRE PLACE WAS BURNT. AND THE 2 DOGS DIED IN THE FIRE. Except for Lucky(golden retriever) which saved EVERYONE'S lives..cos my china relatives were staying on the 2nd floor in the office & workers who were staying in the warehouse. If not for Luckys continous barking to wake everyone, it would have been an even more tragic disaster.
When i reached there with my bro, from far, i can alr see smoke still fuming from the warehouse. And i saw my dad & uncle busily engaging in conversations with the Insurance head person, police, engineers, etc. My dad...poor dad...he looked so tired & sad. And my mum, when she saw me, she started weeping alr...i felt so helpless as their daughter..cos i cant help em at all. At that point, i really hope i can do sth to make em feel better.
The whole building was gone...50,000 over sq ft of property was gone. And the poor little poodle and schnauzer were caught inside the fire...they were choked to death with no one to help em. This is really devastating. Even if they were not my dogs...i saw em grew from small puppies to what they were now...Coco(poodle) 5 yrs old and Mimi(schnauzer) 3 yrs old. My uncle's expensive fishes only left 2...the rest died too. One fish cost at least a few K. Besides these, all the money used to prepare goods for the 7th month...all down the drain. All the money tt my dad spent in renovation, importing goods fr china...and not to forget, the hard work and efforts of each and everyone who work so hard for the company to earn as much money as possible for the 7th mth...all wasted. Even my dad's workers were crying...this sense of belonging to the company is really hard to come by. There was this indonesian worker who dont even wanna accept his 2 weeks wages from my dad, weeping & consoling my dad, "boss, you are a good person. everything will be okay for you."
I learnt alot today. It seems like i have no choice but to grow up overnight. I cant be like wad i used to anymore. This incident really woke me up. Nothing lasts forever and i cant take the luxury we are enjoying now for granted. Of course i believe that my family will definitely be able to pick things and move on from there...all we need is some time. Somehow, God and our ancestors never seem to forsake us...our god figure was completely okay and not burnt at all...our impt documents still intact, cash were still safely kept in drawers...computers & all the paperwork stuff are still usable. But the goods worth a few million and building which cost 1 million all gone. Should i still count ourselves LUCKY? i dunno. Now, i just hope that my parents & uncle's family are okay. Its time i really shud help my dad and not lead the life i always lead.
As for the dogs, i really feel heartbroken. I realised we dont even have a decent picture of Coco at all...such a cute poodle. Not even my cousins. I still remembered how she ran away when vicky bite her butt. If vicky knows shes not here anymore...she would feel sad too. And my maid were soo sad tt the dogs she had been taking care of passed away. She told me, "wei, i just bathed coco ytd noon." Den she started crying. Such an obedient dog which sad to say, fails to be showered with enough love from her owners. Mimi too. They always get jealous if i touch or play with either one of em and not with the other.
Sometimes i feel that my uncle's family ought to blame themselves partially for their death. For not loving their dogs enough and leaving em uncared for in my dad's office. Last week, i just saw them and they were craving so much for my attention. All they ever wanted was someone to love and play with them occassionally. If they were ever loved sufficiently, they wouldnt behave like as if they were being abandoned. If my uncle's family were more caring and responsible, they wouldnt be left in the office. If so, they wouldnt have died today. So many IFs. Thats honestly how i feel. Its time people shud reflect on their actions and how they shud be responsible towards the things they own.
May coco & mimi cross the rainbow bridge peacefully...love you.
*georgiana* 
