22.12.09… I remember this date even clearer than my own birthday date. My parents received calls around 9 something saying that Fah company get burnt and asked us to quickly come down to the town. My shop is just two shops ahead after Fah company. I don’t know that my parents were already prepared for this tragedy that my shop might get burn too. I still have this naïve thinking that I believe that my shop would not get burnt. I was at home with my siblings and online. Talking with my friends and chatting. When my mom and my brother came home around 1 in the morning, I saw their eyes were red. My mom told me my shop has gone. No more shop. All burnt. Fah company, Chaw Chuen, my shop, and other 3 shops.. all gone is this terrible inferno. How should I face it? I was thinking how much loss we have to face now? Where are all my memories at there? Why is my shop getting burn? Why the bomba cannot rescue my shop? Why this fire started? What causes it? I don’t think I am sad because I am really tired to shed out my tears. Maybe if I am not sad .. maybe I dun feel anything at all about my shop. But why my voices volumes turn lower, why I don’t feel like to talk that much, why I always feel tired? 3 hours of sleep is enough for me right now. Dark circles are creeping to find me. I don’t want to waste my time worrying about my black circles anymore. My mom and her friend were in tears and they have gone completely out of tears last night. I can’t do anything because I am very sure any advices they can’t just feel it is warm for them. My parents don’t dare to face how much loss we need to handle so until today my parents did not calculate anything yet. Why is my shop? Why fire wants to happen on there? What causes it? Many people were complaining about those bomba services.. me too. But no matter how much anyone say and complain around, my shop would not come back like normal. The fire started from last night around 8 something till today 6 something in the evening. Then, the fire is really off. Fire is really very scary. Within minutes, it took off my whole shop. From my grandfather to my dad. It is not really easy to start a business again at there.. especially the heart of Kuching. This historic places of cause needs a large sum of money to start over again. Anyway, I just want to say thanks to my relatives and friends who are still kind to help us. Thank you.
This inferno makes my shop gone
Let me rank the worst shop getting burnt.
1st : Fah Company
2nd : Khin Siong Fatt ( my shop ) & Chaw Chuen Supermarket
3rd : Sweet Heart, One Stop, Jee Loong
The Bomba still could not put off the fire even though it is 8 something in the morning
Chaw Chuen and Khin Siong Fatt
Fah Company
My shop completely no more
Left us ashes only
I still can see fire burning the wood
The upper floor of my shop
Ceiling with holes
See the water volume... can save 7 shops???
Lodge a report at police station
Discussing on what to do
They are just too tired
I came again at night time... it is completely all gone.. FLAT
Demolished .. no more for my parents, for Fah Company, for Chaw Chuen
We only can contribute tears and sadness
Till now I cannot cry and shout.. what should I do ???
You don't need to cry and shout to show that you're sad. Don't feel guilty about not crying about it.
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