The Return of Kuching Flood

the last time i recalled the unfriendly waters entering my house was perhaps during my secondary school days nearly a decade ago.. was it after SPM in 2003? i can't be sure, i just remember a certain friend with interest who cycled all the way to my house from his (in the flood waters) just to check if i was ok and if my family needed help. that's how i estimated it was during or post SPM era.

was i touched? you won't get an answer from me.
did he manage to impress me? some things are better left unanswered.
where is he now? i have no idea as well.

anyway, those were the days. Now u expect a guy to cycle in the dangerous flood waters just to check on u?

Dream on.. now u call/sms/msn/yahoo/facebook message or wall/ whatsapp/ viber/ email... (the list is endless)

anyway, flood waters returned again last Thursday.. entered through my front gate uninvited

could be at least a feet high as about half a feet entered the house

i remember for sure as a child i really like floods, only coz u get to play with water IN your own house (not the pool or beach!) and i was kicking around, getting scolded by my parents for making matters worse when the furniture got wet and having mud all over the place.

i also remember going for 'walks' in the flood water around the neighbourhood with my dad wearing rubber boots and we caught a big catfish (kept it in one side of my boot so i had to walk half bare-footed in the flood).. its kinda exciting to see turtles and fishes and even a yellow snake swimming around the roads and houses as its not the normal habitat for them.

this time around i am not home when the flood hit Kuching. but somehow not only were there no pleasant memories, there was a tragedy that claimed two lives, a young girl (from my ex-School!) and a hero who tried to save her.

not to mention another horrible incident of the Sibu murders which claimed 4 lives.

*shakes head* it was barely a week into the year 2012 and Sarawak made headlines again and again.. for all the wrong reasons.

We all need to pray harder this year. and to all who's reading this now, please take good care of yourself.. and have a Happy new year 2012.. seriously..