In The Dark

Today is an important day.
It's such an important day that I try squeezing an hour in my tight schedule to blog about it.
Why? I'm sure you've been watching the TV or listening to the radio, else have you been living in total seclusion and cut off from civilization?
Today is when Earth Hour will take place.

Wait, Earth Hour is today?

Yup, at 8.30pm tonight, people of the world will switch off their lights for a full hour.
Commercial venues and business squares will be switching off unnecessary lights instead of being in the total dark.
Last year I was fortunate, or should I say unfortunate, to celebrate Earth Hour while I was still in conscript.
The big-shot Commander "graced" us with his attendance to sit in the dark with us.
I have to admit, sitting in the dark with friends and comrades is rather fun.
But what wasn't fun was the fact that the camp we were in was not clean, spiritually speaking.
The darkness and silence of the surrounding forest wasn't exactly reassuring.

Now, I'm back at home, so I think I'd probably be sitting in my room in the dark with my laptop for company.
Oh wait, I won't.
I received news of my aunt's passing just an hour ago.
So instead of sitting with my laptop, I'd be sitting somewhere near a casket?
That doesn't sound good at all.

For anyone who stumbles onto my blog and this post, I'm giving an advanced thank-you for your offer of condolences (if you did offer, that is).
She had cancer.
We used to be rather close, until the fallout between my uncle (her husband) and my dad (they are brothers).
Hope that she is at a more happier place now.