On April 30, 2002 at 1:30AM an unknown little flame began to grow. The location was my apartment complex’s main building. I’m in building 9, the closest building to it. Soon after seeing the smoke and glow, I called 911 for help. As we wait for the fire fighters to show up, I grabbed my backpack and stuffed some important documents including my birth certificate, social security card, passport, plane tickets, and all my "plastic." Luckily, the fire did not spread to any other building, thanks to Hilo’s fire fighters.

Wow, what an experience. I guess there’s a first time for everything. This is my first time witnessing a raging blaze like that. It was beautiful (mind of a pyro) and costly (mind of a businessman) and depressing (mind of someone normal) all at the same time. I’ll post my pictures after getting them developed.

Currently there’s no phone. There was no power until a few hours after the fire was contained. I’m lucky to still have cable modem working. I thought the gateways would’ve been burned to a crisp since everything’s in the main building.