Lesson Learnt : Just go downstairs and buy brownie.

2 days ago, i became infamous in office. My mode of receiving so much attention in <5mins?>

That fine day, Ms Sotong suggested we eat some pastries for tea. So we took out the last 2 pieces of our stocks in the fridge - 1 brownie + 1 choc fudge cake. Yummy right? But then fresh from the fridge, cold mah, cannot eat.. So the clever invention of mircowave comes into good use!

Two of us being totally uneducated in cookery. I suggested 4 mins to heat it up and Ms Sotong suggested 5. So, i key in 5mins and we left the microwave for some newspaper reading. Not long after, our poor Uncle Postal came shouting to us "girl girl!! got smoke!!"

So the brownie + fudge cake were overheated, and damn lot of smoke came out from the oven. Just nice, Mickey Mouse was into the pantry and shockingly asked "What happened?" (argh! why him?) We quickly fetch Ms Admin. I should have recorded her expression when she stepped into the pantry. You know the chinese term - Ku siao bu de? (want to cry and laugh at the same time)

Then the fire alarm was triggered (thanks to the smoke). Dont worry, not the actual alarm. No sound one.. There's only smoke, no heat. That's why no actual alarm. But the fire alarm detected large amount of smoke and our security guards + fire waden came rushing up to see what happened. When we told them the truth, everyone laughed... Now that i thought of it, were they laughing at my stupidity of dont know how to use a microwave or laugh at me trying sp hard to eat a piece of brownie? Whichever it is, ah!!!!!! There goes my reputation!!!

Off the security guards and fire waden back to their station and came lots of office queries.. The question floating around is "What's that smell? Something burning?" Yes, the smell and smoke travelled so far and fast that the whole level is filled with it. My office is not small ok? When i mean the whole level, i mean it's really bad.

News spread fast, i was soon termed as Ms Brownie in office. I wonder why Ms Sotong's name was not mentioned. somehow only my name got carried around in office. Damn! I think the joke will carry around for few yrs...

Ms Sotong and I apologise for the panic cause. We heard that those in the meeting room came out and almost begin running for their lifes. Some was about to run before their secretaries told them it's a false alarm. Many told me they feel hungry first smelling the brownie but after that decided not to eat brownie in a month's time after the prolonged smell (they say too much, buey tahan). Ms Admin carried the brownie "perfume" around after work and cause much inconvenience. Most staff left office early that day due to the smell. I was told the smell got carried through the air-con duct and even Level 1 can smell it. Cleaner auntie had to clean the microwave thoroughly before it can be use again. We damaged the plated used but bought back 2 new ones. We caused people to laughed so hard that many complained stomach cramped.