The weather since Chinese New Year approached has been one heck of a crazy weather.. first we got this whole long while of blazing hot sun, which led to so many bush fires around Singapore... Think it was kind of an awakening for many Singaporeans.. I mean, we're talking about bush fires in Singapore, this tiny island surround by seawater which has long been proud of her invulnerability to the assault of natural disasters.. but hey, there's always a first for everything... wonder how those drivers felt driving on the benjamin sheares bridge and seeing blazing fields along the road.. must be quite fascinating.. pity i missed those sights (don't I sound such a sadist? damn..)
anyway back to the weather.. yes 1st the really hot spell.. then the erratic arrival of major downpours... I'm not sure if these rain storms spread themselves across the whole island, cos it certainly doesn't feel like that to me... especially with the kind of rain storms "ravaging" Jurong West and Boon Lay area... it's quite a contrast especially after the hot spell, and really felt like all the moisture evaporated during the hot days was being dumped back on us again (remember our water cycle? learnt in primary school...) not that I'm complaining too much about the rains.. they do relieve some of the heat, and clear the air as well... yet they do make me ponder on the frustrations felt by those working at the weather forecast stations in Singapore, since most other parts of Singapore was still blazing hot...
maybe this weather has to do with the Rooster that just kicked the Monkey back to a 12 years wait... after all it did kind of start with its arrival during Chinese New Year... you know in Chinese beliefs, there are 5 elements that govern everything on Earth: metal, wood, water, fire, earth... you should also know about the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac... What most people don't know is that there are 5 elements of each of the 12 animals in a complete cycle. This means that a full zodiac cycle is complete once every 60 years (12 animals * 5 elements each) If you don't believe me go ask any Chinese old folk you know... the probability of them knowing is much higher than asking your 25 years old Chinese friend (sorry if I've just insulted someone's intelligence and knowledge)
But back to the Rooster... well I have no idea what element this Rooster is supposed to be in 2005 (60 years is a long time and I lost track.. so did my parents when I asked them) but I'm quite convinced that the Water Rooster and Fire Rooster are fighting it out for supremacy in Singapore.. haha...
I wonder who will win... for a while the Fire Rooster had the upper hand, and then the Water Rooster came in with an unexpected nation-wide downpour and evened out the score... damn they are good.. but whichever chicken wins, it's still quite funny when you think about it... See, if you translate Fire Rooster into Mandarin, it is the same writing for a Turkey (火鸡)... And if you translate Water Rooster into Mandarin, it's 水鸡, which either sounds like an underwater machine (水机) or conjures up the image of a soaked chicken (think 落汤鸡)... Either way it doesn't seem like a very glamourous image for the Rooster.. so poor thing la...
hahahhaa
