It has been a stormy Sunday morning. The rain started around 6am in the morning and intensified around 10am. In fact, the skies didn’t let up until the afternoon. The morning torrential rains have brought flash floods again which added much misery to those going to church and the market in the morning and in specific the tenants at the basement of Tanglin Mall. In several places, unfortunate souls waded through knee-deep waters while some roads become only partially passable.

However, it brought me some joy as it has created a cooling afternoon. I took the opportunity to take the MRT down to Queenstown station in the late afternoon and take a slow walk to Margaret Drive, where 2 blocks of HDB flats and its surrounding area were left desolate. I had wanted to go there for a long time to snap some photos, but the hot weather and my laziness have prevented me from doing so. Thus, I decided that if I don’t do it today, I’ll never bring myself to do it… ever.

I am surprised to see just how fast nature has started to creep in and stake its claim in some places. It was a little sad looking at the dreary state of one of the places I grew up in…