Oh no! Flood again!

Fri 101008

Yup, another weekend is here! Bonus Day #5 today. It's a good feeling, right?

Anyway, it's not so good, actually. Why? Cos yesterday, Thur 091008, brought back not-so-nice memories of last year. Yup, floods!!

It's getting worse though. The last time when the water level rose after rain, it was only after about an hour of continuous heavy rain. But this time around, the water level rose so fast that it was up & came into our house compound/car porch till our main door in less than 30 mins!! It was at least 3 in. at our autogate!

Have a look...pics me took of the porch area - our car on the left...

Can you see the river (sea??) of water outside the autogate? In fact 2 vans were even stranded outside during the event!

This is the price of development! Since we moved into our house in 1979, no matter how heavy or how long it rained, the water level in the drain outside our house never ever reached the top of the drain. We could sleep in peace even during nights of heavy thunderstorms. But since last year, each time it rained, the residents in this part of our housing area fear that flood waters would invade our homes...and it has...for a number of times already!

I had even made a verbal complaint to MPKS, the local body i/c of the city's upkeep & maintenance. However, nothing came out of it. Luckily someone else with some "clout" did and an outlet drain to the main road was made. That only helped the situation temporarily. Now, with further development & esp with a new housing area coming up opposite our houses, the situation appears to have worsened. I'm hoping the same "powderful" guy would be able to do something about it....soon!

Well, another F1 GP race is on this Sunday. In Japan. In the early afternoon. If nothing interferes, me would be enjoying my 2nd F1GP race via my new Astro Sports package! No more worrying about whether I could get a clear streaming feed via my broadband line through my PC. Hooray!! No more blurry images. No more eye strain. Unless, of course, the skies are unkind and satellite signals are disrupted then. Hope not lo...

And, of course, tomorrow, a Saturday, marks the arrival of another COD! Remember? Chef's Off Day...hehe...and, yup, Cine Nite, too! Ha ha! Wonder what movie the "boss" would wanna watch then. Not matter really...cos whatever it is, life's good. Esp so on COD & CON. ( CON = Chef's Off Nite )

Have a great weekend yourself, ok?