def METHOD_NAME(secs):
    win32event.ResetEvent(self.wake_up_event)
    timeout = int(1000 * secs)
    val = win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self.wake_up_event, timeout)
    if val == win32event.WAIT_TIMEOUT:
        return True
    else:
        # The wake_up_event must have been signalled
        return False