Tuesday, March 23, 2010
last night was a nightmare. the weather forecast predicted a thunderstorm and a shower or two, but instead of rain, it went higher - hail.
so there i was, waiting for zing cuz tute ended early and i told her to meet mi at 4pm as she's bringing mi to her hse for dinner. vaio was wif mi as i'd a grp meeting earlier and gotta edit slides for presentation, and i conveniently used my vaio while waiting for her. so tadah, i used up 3/4 of my battery doing absolutely nthg, of which i'd regret immensely ltr on.
i was sitting in the open area, on the msn wif bb while i saw dark clouds gathering. thinking nthg of it as i'd known it's gonna rain, i continued chatting till the last moment when i tot to myself, no, i wouldn't wanna be caught in the rain, it's a long walk to the bus stop and there's no shelter along the way. so i hurried along, and lo and behold, it started raining, big fat rain drops fell when i was like 2mins away frm the bus stop. it soon became a heavy downpour wif big gusts of wind every few mins. i dunno watever happened to the rain cuz i was trying to get myself sheltered, squeezing wif wat seems like fifty ppl too many for the bus stop when i heard "piak piak" sounds, the sound of maybe kids throwing pebbles against the wall. i looked on the rd and i saw these white little things on the floor, didn't tot much of it at first as it seemed like the wind was so strong that it blew things off course. but den, i tot of the news report sometime back in sg - whereby areas like tpy experienced hail and that, intrigued mi further. i picked up the little white piece of smthg - and it's ICE omg. and this was when i experienced the first hail of my life.
the hail slowed down to a light rain aft maybe 5mins? by then, i was drenched wif crazy hair, and i feared, crazy and scary-looking eyes cuz i wasn't using waterproof mascara. stood behind a pillar, on this concrete bench cuz that's the only place where i cn get a brief respite from the strong wind carrying rain. and that's how unglam i was ytd, drenched frm head to toes wif crazy hair, and ruined birkenstocks. and that too, was how zing found mi, yelling "shuhui!" across the bus stop.
ok, so we'd to walk like 2 stops to her place, wif only my small little brolly for shelter. wif uneven surface and little potholes here and there, we were hoping that the cars zooming past would not splash water onto us. the water on the rd looks seriously weird. some kinda frothy looking liquid; similar to soap water. so we'd to walk in a single file, again, wif my small little brolly which of cuz isn't sufficient to keep us sheltered properly.
so we reached her place, the cooking took place ... and halfway through the frying of eggs (cuz we're gonna have omu rice and jap curry for dinner), the electricity tripped and went out. and it was so comical then, cooking wif the help of a torchlight. in say, 10mins, the power supply came back and we tot that was the last of hiccups we'd encounter for the night. but boy, were we so wrong. the false ceiling at the laundry rm started leaking water and a pail gotta be placed underneath it. and aft like 5mins, the light globe came off, barely suspended wif the electrical wire. omfg. totally freaked us out man. so so dangerous too. it was all of 5pm and so much happened. the sky outside looked like it's 8.
thereafter we'd dinner. and my gd friend, anna, was so so sweet. she actually called mi several times, of which i didn't ans cuz my hp wasn't wif mi, asked if i need a ride hme cuz the weather's so bad. such a sweet friend! alright, so aft anna came, guess wat? we got onto manning rd and the whole st was dark! no st lamps, no traffic lights, no nthg. it was quite scary cuz even wif the high beam on, we could just barely see wat's infront of us. and when we got to my suburb, oh man. u can't even begin to imagine how it is to see the whole area in pitch darkness, and in some parts, fallen trees blocking the rd. it's really dangerous, the car might just run ovr some branches or sharp objects and tear the tire.
and u noe wat happened when i got hme? absolutely no electricity. i gotta fumble my way arnd, thank god i moved in a few wks ago so i noe where everything is. searched for my little torchlight wif the help of the light frm my hp and frm there, used to torchlight to aid mi in everything i did last night. bathing, removing of contact lenses, applying skincare pdts, moving food frm the fridge to the freezer (and to think i just went grocery shopping in the morning), calling back hme to "surprise my folks" ... and then, at 9pm i've got nthg to do. laptop battery's almost flat, hp battery's almost flat too. it's a miracle my ipod is fully charged cuz i usually only charge when there's only like 1/4 of power left. so my trusty ipod was my companion for the night. played the games till i got a little cross-eyed, tried fiddling wif the switches to see if the power's back, and worrying abt my melting cadbury triple choco ice-cream.
so this sums up my experience in the worst storm in perth in 50yrs. i feel so sorry for myself, but yet so proud that i got through it w/out much of a fuss.
and yes, i've such sweet friends.
anna, who's so nice to asked if i need her to drive mi back,
and zing, whom i only got closer to in perthie perth. this girl just offered to let mi crash at her place aft sch today if i can't get hme.
so there i was, waiting for zing cuz tute ended early and i told her to meet mi at 4pm as she's bringing mi to her hse for dinner. vaio was wif mi as i'd a grp meeting earlier and gotta edit slides for presentation, and i conveniently used my vaio while waiting for her. so tadah, i used up 3/4 of my battery doing absolutely nthg, of which i'd regret immensely ltr on.
i was sitting in the open area, on the msn wif bb while i saw dark clouds gathering. thinking nthg of it as i'd known it's gonna rain, i continued chatting till the last moment when i tot to myself, no, i wouldn't wanna be caught in the rain, it's a long walk to the bus stop and there's no shelter along the way. so i hurried along, and lo and behold, it started raining, big fat rain drops fell when i was like 2mins away frm the bus stop. it soon became a heavy downpour wif big gusts of wind every few mins. i dunno watever happened to the rain cuz i was trying to get myself sheltered, squeezing wif wat seems like fifty ppl too many for the bus stop when i heard "piak piak" sounds, the sound of maybe kids throwing pebbles against the wall. i looked on the rd and i saw these white little things on the floor, didn't tot much of it at first as it seemed like the wind was so strong that it blew things off course. but den, i tot of the news report sometime back in sg - whereby areas like tpy experienced hail and that, intrigued mi further. i picked up the little white piece of smthg - and it's ICE omg. and this was when i experienced the first hail of my life.
the hail slowed down to a light rain aft maybe 5mins? by then, i was drenched wif crazy hair, and i feared, crazy and scary-looking eyes cuz i wasn't using waterproof mascara. stood behind a pillar, on this concrete bench cuz that's the only place where i cn get a brief respite from the strong wind carrying rain. and that's how unglam i was ytd, drenched frm head to toes wif crazy hair, and ruined birkenstocks. and that too, was how zing found mi, yelling "shuhui!" across the bus stop.
ok, so we'd to walk like 2 stops to her place, wif only my small little brolly for shelter. wif uneven surface and little potholes here and there, we were hoping that the cars zooming past would not splash water onto us. the water on the rd looks seriously weird. some kinda frothy looking liquid; similar to soap water. so we'd to walk in a single file, again, wif my small little brolly which of cuz isn't sufficient to keep us sheltered properly.
so we reached her place, the cooking took place ... and halfway through the frying of eggs (cuz we're gonna have omu rice and jap curry for dinner), the electricity tripped and went out. and it was so comical then, cooking wif the help of a torchlight. in say, 10mins, the power supply came back and we tot that was the last of hiccups we'd encounter for the night. but boy, were we so wrong. the false ceiling at the laundry rm started leaking water and a pail gotta be placed underneath it. and aft like 5mins, the light globe came off, barely suspended wif the electrical wire. omfg. totally freaked us out man. so so dangerous too. it was all of 5pm and so much happened. the sky outside looked like it's 8.
thereafter we'd dinner. and my gd friend, anna, was so so sweet. she actually called mi several times, of which i didn't ans cuz my hp wasn't wif mi, asked if i need a ride hme cuz the weather's so bad. such a sweet friend! alright, so aft anna came, guess wat? we got onto manning rd and the whole st was dark! no st lamps, no traffic lights, no nthg. it was quite scary cuz even wif the high beam on, we could just barely see wat's infront of us. and when we got to my suburb, oh man. u can't even begin to imagine how it is to see the whole area in pitch darkness, and in some parts, fallen trees blocking the rd. it's really dangerous, the car might just run ovr some branches or sharp objects and tear the tire.
and u noe wat happened when i got hme? absolutely no electricity. i gotta fumble my way arnd, thank god i moved in a few wks ago so i noe where everything is. searched for my little torchlight wif the help of the light frm my hp and frm there, used to torchlight to aid mi in everything i did last night. bathing, removing of contact lenses, applying skincare pdts, moving food frm the fridge to the freezer (and to think i just went grocery shopping in the morning), calling back hme to "surprise my folks" ... and then, at 9pm i've got nthg to do. laptop battery's almost flat, hp battery's almost flat too. it's a miracle my ipod is fully charged cuz i usually only charge when there's only like 1/4 of power left. so my trusty ipod was my companion for the night. played the games till i got a little cross-eyed, tried fiddling wif the switches to see if the power's back, and worrying abt my melting cadbury triple choco ice-cream.
so this sums up my experience in the worst storm in perth in 50yrs. i feel so sorry for myself, but yet so proud that i got through it w/out much of a fuss.
and yes, i've such sweet friends.
anna, who's so nice to asked if i need her to drive mi back,
and zing, whom i only got closer to in perthie perth. this girl just offered to let mi crash at her place aft sch today if i can't get hme.
// posted by hui~ @ 12:47 pm 
