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Rain, rain go away

Posted on November 10, 2006 - Filed Under cyberjaya/putrajaya, mmu

Like i have said in my previous post that it has been raining cats and dogs lately. And now it has gone into the 5th straight day that it rains in the evening. Yesterday it rained slightly ahead of schedule and right away i knew this is not a normal evening rain.

As i was reading my notes, drips of rain water started dripping in from the window. Later on, it started pouring in as though some one aimed a hose right to my window. Immediately i closed it. I walked over to the other window which wasn’t affected like mine and peeped out to see the surrounding.

This is what i saw from my window and you could see muddy, murky water around the carpark area. At that point of time, i sent out a message to those in my YM list, warning them of a possible flood. At the same time, i thought it would be fun to see how fast would the message return to me. My screen was filled with my forwarded message within seconds.

Water started filling up the carpark as the rain continued to pour. Noticed the MyVi ? I think it should be a few months old only, judging from the number plate. The owner didn’t realize what was happening.

My forwarded message kept popping out for the next 10 minutes and at least i know i have done something to warn the owners. Take note of the orange object in the picture above. I am not sure what is it called, temporary divider ? What ever it is called, look at the one behind the MyVi, not the one beside.

Now where is it ?

The cars parked at the end of the carpark were the worst i think. At least the water didn’t go higher than the tyres but it’s bad enough to cover up the exhaust pipe. After like 10-15 minutes, a few owners started appearing and one by one moved the vehicle to higher grounds.

After half an hour of heavy down pour, it stopped. It stopped almost instantaneously. I popped my head out of the window again and could see that the water started receding.

Water started gushing down the drains, manholes, anywhere possible.

The sun tried to peep through those dark clouds which will be back again, every evening. I like when it rains because everything seems to be greener and fresh right after that. But i hate it when it rains on every single day. I can hardly go out in the evenings for a simple brisk walk.