Floods, Floods & More Floods

16 June 2010 flood - orchard river! flooded junction between wheelock, ion and marriot hotel (see source)

as the flash floods hit singapore in the wee hours of saturday morning, i slept on peacefully, totally unaware and un-awoken by the heavy downpour. i should say i am feeling lucky that i currently live on the ninth floor of a hdb building, so it is unlikely (i would like to say impossible, but nothing is entirely impossible nowadays) that my flat will be flooded right?

but after watching all the flood videos, especially the ones of residential areas getting flooded, i feel like waterproofing all my belongings lest i get caught in such a situation. i feel so sorry for them, caught totally unexpected and having all your personal belongings ruined. things that can be bought again is fine, but what if important documents and precious memories like old photos, letters, handmade gifts etc gets ruined? these are probably things that cannot be replaced.

i am tempted to complain and ask what's wrong with the gahmen, but i've decided to hold my peace, for, as i do in everything, i remember the good that they have done. i just hope that they do something fast soon, to appease the people, and to solve the problem before it becomes way too serious and results in more than just monetary loss.

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain