The power was restored after an hour, and the official statement from Tenaga Nasional (TNB) was that a power line had been damaged.īut I was still wondering about the house across the street that still had their power, because of “3-phase wiring”. When I asked my neighbour about it, he said, “Their house didn’t get a blackout because they have 3-phase wiring.” Even the streetlamps were out.īut, there was one house across the street that still had its lights on. Power to the entire block of terrace houses had gone out as well. When I looked out the window, I saw that it wasn’t just my house. The lights, the fans, the aircon and fridge all went out as well. In the blink of an eye, all my unsaved work was gone.Īnd it wasn’t just the computer. One night, I was working on an important document on my desktop, when the power went out.