Well, it was not a Friday , the 13th which is dubbed as an unlucky day but it was a 14th instead. It was hallowing experience.
After work on that day. The rain was pouring from a darken shy and it was messy to even get into the car. My wife was late out from her office . It was already 7.20pm.
After Penang toll on the mainland side, the traffic was jam packed on the bridge. On the other side ie traffic from Penang was a standstill .A tree have fallen across the road blocking all the traffic while some fireman were struggling to cut away the tree . The heavy rain keep on pouring as if it is forever.
The traffic was crawling on the bridge. Inch by inch. It was a frustrating drive for me. It took about 45 minutes to cross the bridge and after reaching the island , the traffic was just as bad but not so bad as the mainland bound traffic which as a standstill. The heavy rain was still pouring with howling wind. There a lot of fallen branches and leaves on the ground. Some of the failing leaves and branches hit my car.
The traffic was still at a crawling speed.
It took me about an hour to reach Green Lane and then I know the reason for the massive jam. A fire brigade van was blocking the road to the city and traffic have been diverted to the small lanes.
After this bottleneck,the drive home was quite smooth. All in all, it took me two hours to reach my sister's home for dinner. It was a tiring and frustrating drive. Thank God ,it was only once in a blue moon.
After dinner and in the comfort of my own home, I realized that the falling branches have knock off the cover of my right car window. The big news on the night was a fallen lightning arrestor of 12 meter high from the Penang UMNO building have killed a man driving a lorry delivering home gas. The next day, a bigger news when some car parts were found 5 meters into the ground when the rubbish were cleared. The car belongs to an economy rice seller who was on the way to fetch his daughter from school. It was a sad story.
These happening is the result of the changing weather in the world climate. There was report that the climate is changing drastically and the seasons between summer and winter is getting shorter. Finally, it will just alternate between extreme hot and extreme cold.
Everything is changing and we have to change to survive.
Namaste
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