Yeah, thunderstorms happen, down pours go on for a while, then they stop, and the sun's out to play again. That's what happens in tropical settings. But today in Singapore, it never stopped! It's been pouring with heavy thunder since J left for work (at 8am), and at 11:00 am, I thought, it can't be that bad. On my day off, I wanted to be productive and catch the 11:15am spinning class and do a little bit of shopping on Orchard before coming home to cook and study for my test tonight. I packed up and stepped out with my umbrella. In 3 seconds, I was already wet, EVERYWHERE. I skipped over a few puddles and saw at least 3 rivers that didn't exist yesterday in front of me. There was another man in a suit following behind me because he couldn't figure out his own course! Hilarious. I turned around and he had to pretend he was figuring things out on his own! After 10 minutes, I only made it no more than 100 feet from the house and thought, what if this rain just doesn't stop, even if I make it to the gym, I have to fight my way back after having showered, etc. So, I decided to book a cab (because in the rain, cabs are scarce and it's too painful to stand and hail without knowing when you'll actually get one). The cab came fairly fast, I hopped in and the driver asked where I was going. Paragon on Orchard, I said, it's REALLY close. I thought he didn't want to drive far in the rain because he wasn't getting moving, so I kept emphasizing how close it was. Finally he said, I KNOW, but it's flooded everywhere, and I would have to drop you off a few blocks away and you have to walk in. There are probably only 10 blocks between my house and the gym, and if he can only drive 5 blocks, and I still have to get soaked and walk, it's just not going to happen. So I got out of the cab and up the elevator I went. I'm home and finished this posting, and it's only 11:28am. Shortest work out ever! Maybe if it stops raining later...
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