When you first leave the airport in Singapore upon your first arrival, the first thing you notice is how green and lush everything is. What doesn't immediately dawn upon you is why this is the case!!
The rain and thunder storms in Singapore really are something else. I thought I'd seen plenty of rain living in Scotland but Singapore rain beats it hands down! The drains back home are little square things every 10 metres or so, whereas the drains here are huge trenches running along every street!
We've had thunder storms every afternoon this week and they always seem to occur just as I'm picking James up from nursery. We'd managed to avoid actually getting caught in one - until today! We made it as far as the HDB flats over the road from us but by then the heavens opened and the thunder and lightening started. The rain was so heavy that the huge trench-like drains were running like rivers.
Thank goodness we could shelter in the HDB flats as we ended up standing there for 45 minutes!! Kayla was most unimpressed and went to sleep. James - who had become very blase about thunder storms since living here - was terrified. Have to say a couple of the claps of thunder made me jump too - they have to be experienced - I really cannot explain how loud it gets.
Anyway, home and cosy now.
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