The college where I teach is a magnet for flash flood... Everytime there is a down pour the water rises in a blink of an eye, no thanks to the lake located on the golf course right next to the college and the giant monsoon drain in front of the college. We can practically swim in the water that floods the campus. The water can rise as high as your knees. There has been occasion where the water entered the lower ground level offices and shops, and the damage had been costly. Not to mention the piles of garbage left by the flash flood. I think we must offer courses in sampan and canoe maneuvering for the benefit of all!
We, the lecturers, have this interesting ritual whereby we will eye the giant monsoon drain which we can see directly from our 2nd floor Lecturer Room. We will eye the drain like hawks to monitor the rise of the water level. The minute the water spills over there will be a frantic rush for our cars to move it to higher grounds...which is practically anywhere that water does not rise. It's funny when we think of it in hindsight; everybody for their own car...it is quite a sight when big cars and small cars make a rush for the main gate.
When water rises it's like all hell breaks lose... Cars seem to come out of no where and jam pack the roads. I just do not see the co-relation between the rain and the expansion of the traffic jam in Shah Alam. I could understand it if it's in KL but in Shah Alam....?
Well it is the monsoon season now...and we still have a lot of water to go through until its over!
We, the lecturers, have this interesting ritual whereby we will eye the giant monsoon drain which we can see directly from our 2nd floor Lecturer Room. We will eye the drain like hawks to monitor the rise of the water level. The minute the water spills over there will be a frantic rush for our cars to move it to higher grounds...which is practically anywhere that water does not rise. It's funny when we think of it in hindsight; everybody for their own car...it is quite a sight when big cars and small cars make a rush for the main gate.
When water rises it's like all hell breaks lose... Cars seem to come out of no where and jam pack the roads. I just do not see the co-relation between the rain and the expansion of the traffic jam in Shah Alam. I could understand it if it's in KL but in Shah Alam....?
Well it is the monsoon season now...and we still have a lot of water to go through until its over!
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