always heed the lightning siren

if you also live in sunny singapore, my favourite country, you would be updated with the recent crazy weather here. it's hot and sunny in the afternoon but come 3.30pm, the dark clouds just appear from nowhere. at 4.00pm, there might be a bit of sunshine. within a minute, at 4.01pm, it'll start to rain. and the past week or so has graced us with the magical THUNDERSTORM..... you'll see lightning flashing through the clouds and hear thumber, even the occassional crack of when you know the lightning's really close by.

today, i learnt never to doubt the siren to close the course. megan and i got stuck at the halfway house for an hour. and it was probably the most frightening one hour of our lives. i'll never think of lightning in the same way again.

it must have been one of the worst thunderstorms of late because the lightning rating was 29 !!!!when the reading reaches 4, they already close the course !

we could see the lightning flashes in front of us, to the left and to the right. no way were we going to step onto the golf course. we thought that the halfway house would be the safest place to be. it would have been even better if they had food and drinks there but all the staff had already left.

just as we were in the midst of taking photos, lightning crashed just 20m next to the halfway house. there was a giant ball of light in the middle of the tee box next to us. CLAP ! the thunder was so loud and piercing that my right ear which was nearer to it hurt. megan and i hid under the table screaming because it really was the most frightening thing that has ever happened to me.

i bet you'll never forget it if you have such a close encounter with lightning. so i'll never underestimate it when i hear them close the golf course because of lightning. this is my advice: you wouldn't want to be NEXT to the ball of light if the lightning really crashes next to you. it really is no joke so if you hear the siren that will be followed by the announcement " we are sorry, play is suspended until further notice", take cover immediately !! don't leave anything up to chance