A cool wed morning and a nice refreshing walk by the river. Its so low at the moment you could practically walk out to the little island in the middle. Still there is rain promised over the next few days. Thunderstorms and flooding,well isn`t that what monsoons are about?
In Singapore the rains when they came were so torrential the storm drains couldn`t hold them. And they were not always cooling either,hot rain,but too heavy to go out in. And the smell afterwards would depend on what part you were in,some parts the smell was of rotting vegetation that had been ruined in the rains. In other parts it would be that sweet smell of fresh earth that usually follows the rain.
The beach would be full of driftwood and anything else the sea might have felt like throwing there. The sea was rarely angry,the people would get worried if the sea appeared to be angry, very superstitous people the Malayans.
Its a shame that I can only remember bits from when we were there,though I remember the smell of the spices from the street markets,mingled with the smell from the sea and the tropical forest. I expect it is gone now since they have built along the beach for holiday makers. Which would be a shame. I never got to explore that,I was too young and there were supposedly big cats in there,though I think that maybe they were just saying that to stop the boys going in and getting lost.
The walk this morning of course was nothing like that,though the heat we have been having may have been tropical there was no white gold beach. Though the smell of rotting vegetation wasn`t far off!
The only thing that came close to spoiling the walk was the beer cans and the wine bottles strewn along certain parts of the bank. Seems the town winos dont clean up after themselves. They would get jailed for that in Singapore.
And another day of work ahead. I shall be going in early today and working late. The penalties of being the only one that can do the work needed,and there seems to be quite a bit of it to do.
It might be cloudy but it is still warm. So shower time and ready for the long day ahead.
