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Yesterday evening at around 530pm, I was in my bedroom doing some stuff, when there was this HUGE commotion.
It was so LOUD; I thought there was a major car accident involving a big truck or a heavy-duty lorry.
Curious Concerned, I peeped out of the window.
The boom of a tower crane had FALLEN OFF!
There was this morose cloud of dust following the powerful impact. It felt - and seemed - totally devastating! It was reminiscent of 911, in a way.
Help came pretty quickly. I counted 2 ambulances, 2 civil defence trucks, and a police car.
The civil defence people were all crowding around this particular spot. Trying to extricate some casualties, I guess.
By 8pm, it was in the news. Dad was watching the TeleText and Channel NewsAsia. 1 man dead. 3 others injured.
It was so... unbelievable. A man just died; and all these while, I've been watching from the window.
As I lie awake last night, thoughts about the deceased entered my mind.
Who is he?
How old is he?
Did he get squashed under the crane boom?
Does he has his own wife and children back home?
Did it hurt?
Did he suffer long?
Was it quick?
Did he know what was coming?
Did he have a happy day today?
What were his last seconds like?
Did he have the slightest inkling that the dawn this morning would be his last?
It made me feel so small; knowing that I know not what will happen even one minute from now. God is so big, and I am so insignificant; there's absolutely nothing about the past that I can change, and neither is there anything about the future which I have power over, and all that we are able to do is to live the present the best we could.
Wise is the man who numbers his days.
This evening, after doing some work for prolonged hours, I was surfing about the TV channels.
And happened to come across this fascinating show on Animal Planet.
GIANT ANACONDAS!!!
I was so awestruck!
The anacondas are awesome! The heavy mass and massive length aside (there was one which is more than 13 feet long. Man, my eyes nearly popped out of the socket!), I was bowled over by their speed of attack. They're swift! Aggressively swift!
It was so captivating; watching Nigel Marven wrestling about in the mud with the gargantuan reptile. My heart nearly stopped. And despite being held down by its head and jaws by Marven, the anaconda STILL attempted to coil its body around his arm and neck. "Look at this, it's coiling itself around me... Gotta uncoil it from time to time... It'll squeeze tight enough, until the 'predator' releases it... And then, the next thing you know... It'll swipe around... And attack you again." Commented Marven. It was exhilarating! Of course, I won't want to be Nigel Marven; I'm contended enough with watching from the TV box.
Anyway, there was this segment which left me amused. Marven and his partner "caught" this pregnant giant avocado anaconda which was basking under the sun, and proceeded to give it an ultrasound. Kekeke! It's done exactly the same way as with human; with the gel and sensor probe and all. Anyway, they estimated that there are about 30 snake-lings in the mother anaconda. WOW!
And do you know koalas normally need not drink water? They get their daily water requirements from the leaves they eat. How convenient!
The weather yesterday was lovely.
The sun was in temporary hiding. The sky, a hue-ish grey-blue. The breezes were gentle.
Lovely. The perfect weather that I adore.
Because I was (and still am) having a bad bout of flu, my face looked pretty dull.
The good weather aside. Since it has been 3 weeks since I last heat-treated the hair, I thought this would be a good time to do it again. The window period of 3 weeks would have been good enough for the hair to recover and "re-nourish" itself from the previous electrifying heat shock.
Thus, I decided to make some loose waves to lift up the flu-stricken look. But not too much though, just in case the 'sick look' can't carry it off. Thus, I curled them again, but only a small portion of the side tresses this time.
After it was done, the end product looked pretty fine. I looked perkier, definitely. And more alive, as oppose to the flu-stricken, swollen eyes, and red nose and cheeks. The curls are just fine! Enough to make me look more upbeat and bouncy; and not too much that it overwhelms everything. Just nice!
With that, I went out.
At 4pm, at Hougang, the rain came.
And flattened the curls.
ARGGGHHHH!!!
Last night, upon reaching home after dinner, I was in the shower taking a bath. Was doing the dump when, all of a sudden, I thought of the... Erm... Anus.
Have you ever wondered, how would it be like if our anus is not where it is at, but at the sole of our feet instead?
Some of the advantages possible are:
1. You can do your big business STANDING UP.
2. For once, you can see clearly where you're wiping.
3. You have 2 openings, instead of only one. Can eliminate out your waste in half the amount of time.
4. No need to pull down pants and underpants, only to pull them up again.
5. Save water. (don't need toilet bowls. Just do it openly in the public on a piece of paper and throw it away)
Obviously, one of the more obvious cons is:
1. When you fart, the insides of your shoes will stink incredibly. Pity the socks and insoles.
Just realized: I'm as much a herbivore as I am a carnivore. Alright, I guess the word here is "omnivore".
I eat almost all veggies. Including kimchi (ohmygoodness!), broccoli, asparagus, okra, spring onion, parsley, coriander, onions, garlic, ginger, leek. Even celery.
You name it; I'll eat it.
All except watercress, strangely.
Don't ask why.
This is what I found near the window sill this evening.
It is not really big, but neither is it by any means considered small. It's even bigger than my nail bed!
I like the intricate but yet symmetric lines of black and white strips. The chelicerae are strong and well-defined. I'm particularly drawn to the sharp, long abdomen; as opposed to the usual round, fat ones. And I like, especially, how the black strips on the back conjoin to form a "Y" alphabet.
P.S. Did I just dedicate a whole entire blog post to a stupid spider?
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