In case of fire.......

So this morning at almost 4am, i was awoken by a car alarm that just kept going on and on. I needed to pee anyway, so i went to handle that business. As i came back i noticed a bright light shining from outside my window and heard some noise. I peeked out my blinds and saw there was a car burning in the next driveway. I was like i'm tired jo, the fire dept will soon come, i'm going back to sleep. In less that two mins after i lay down, i heard this explosion that was so loud, it felt like my windows were about to shatter. I was expecting glass on my body as loud as that explosion was. You need to c the speed i used to jump off my bed.

I ran, put on a bra, grabbed a sweater and stood by the door. Sure enough there was another explosion. I just stood by my door ready to dash out at the first sign of fire. Did i remember to put on shoes? Yes and No. Passport, green card everything that was within easy reach, i was just too confused to even think of going to grab them. I mean i thot abt them, but for some reason, i just couldn't move. Luckily the fire dept came and put of the fire before it got out of hand. But the incident just make me realize that i am so not ready for that kind of emergency. I was ready to dash out in the cold without shoes and a flimsy sweater, meanwhile i was standing next to my coat closet that had all my warm jackets, and my brain didn't tell me to grab one.

I need to get one of those fire boxes so i can have all my important documents in one place and i can easily grab that in case of an emergency. Other than that, i would need my brain to function properly in an emergency and i'll be fine. What happened yesterday just won't cut it.

I keep spelling realize, REALISE every single time. After over 7 yrs of being here, i still can't switch the spelling of that word to the American way of spelling it in my brain. I also noticed that whenever i'm stressed, i revert back to the British way of writing dates, day before month. Like i get so confused abt which is "right". It happened as recently as last month. I remember being penalized for spelling words the British way when i first got here, it was easy to make the switch but i guess u can't just erase everything from ur memory and start afresh.