When It Rains!

It pours doesnt it? Its been raining in colombo, india, singapore and australia. The schools were closed in parts of south india yesterday. Then heard that the snowing in Europe and Canada is just as bad.

Dad was worried about the prevailing weather conditions and the world. He feels 2012 is coming up soon. So to cheer him up I sent him the news about the sea snakes rushing into town in Batticalo. Now i am getting calls by the hour about how worried he is about the whole situation.

The nights are no better with the wind howling like a banshee then one of the gate doors opening out wide and hitting on the wall and waking me and the whole neighbourhood up. I have been up from three am. I need some sleep or an extra shot of expresso.

Wrong Turn!

Stepping out of school it started pouring this morning. Luckily saw the car approaching me and quickly get in behind to find someone else in the drivers seat. A moment of “()*$)(“*(.
Me : Who are you?
Driver : Thilakasiri
Me (god i am getting kidnapped, really thought that. Felt very worried, but then he wont be smiling and telling me his name righ t... Ya right my foot whose going to waste their time kidnapping me)
Tooting of horns behind and the guy moves forward with big smile and stops few yards away.
Now i am trying to open the door and jump out its locked.
Thilakasiri : Wait me open door. U car there. (points with finger cant see anything in the rain)
Oh god i had got into someone elses car and taken a drive without even realising until thilakasiri told me in his English. After a mumbled sorry get off to see the owner of the drenched car walking up and looking pissed.
Shouted sorry and went to my car parked some place else where driver was having a good laugh.

The Rain, A Tree and a three-wheeler

Went to Keels on Saturday evening in the pouring rain. When trying to pull out the car noticed the security guy giving instructions to the car in front to go the other way. Duplication Road is a one way and was getting annoyed that Silly Security guy does not know anything. Get to the cashier and think that I am being really smart and tell him “security guy is new is it, why is he trying to be a panditha (know it all)”. Cashier just had this funny look said nothing nor smiled. By this point anyone with common sense would have realized something is wrong.

I tried to turn the car and saw this huge tree fallen on middle of Duplication road and covering the whole road from left to right. In between the branches of the huge tree I could see a three-wheeler smashed. I just stood there for a few minutes and the car behind gave an annoyed tooting.
I think at that moment the cold chill that spread through my heart was more of fear like oh god what if it had been me. There were cops around and quickly asked the security guy if the driver was ok. He said he jumped out. The way the auto looked I don’t know how he managed to do that, I hope he did. Took a detour and saw another tree fallen near duplication road. The wrath of nature can be so fierce and have disastrous consequences. I have been so bothered by the whole episode..