I can't remember the last time it rained. Growing up, I've always loved the rain. I remember standing at the window on a chair just smelling and then proudly telling my family "yao xia yu liao!" It's actually one of my favourite smells.
I haven't smelt that in months. Google tells me the last time it rained was 20th February, but I wasn't around to witness it, so in my memory, that didn't happen. Which meant that the last time I saw it rain in Singapore was in January.
=..(
I felt 2 drizzles the last week, but that was it - drizzles. And they lasted like a minute or less before it's all sunny again.
Now I understand what this means.
The grass along the sidewalks have all turned brown, and the haze from our neighbours' hotspots aren't helping much.
Please rain soon?
It's *Singapore World Water Day today (15 March 2014), and I was at Marina Barrage for a water conservation event. It's really all common sense and was probably taught to us in primary school or elementary school, but do we know how to conserve water, and have we been doing so? Have we been taking for granted our water supplies?
*World Water Day is on the 22 March 2014. I'm so used to having fresh potable water just by turning on the tap, and this crazy dry spell has led me to think - what happens if I don't have access to this anymore?
I remember when I used to stay in the Kampung, we had pails of water stored up in the bathroom. They were fond memories of course (think metal pails), but do we need to start doing that soon?
Here's a recap on some of the things you were probably taught when you were a kid, and maybe it's time we start practising them. =D
- Growing up, I showered with my cousins a lot. Like all 5-6 girls together. Lol. You can try showering with your pet, or kid, or have your young kids bathe together. Or...you could shower with your partner (only works if things don't get out of hand). Of course, if things get too steamy, do turn off the tap first before proceeding with whatever. Every drop counts! Haha!
*Of course, with all these kept waters in pails, do monitor that they do not get stagnant for too long. You don't want a case of dengue attack amidst the dry spell and the haze. We don't know how long this drought is going to persist. It rained in certain parts of Singapore, or so I heard, but I haven't felt anything in Woodlands since January. So every drop counts now.
Can you think of anything else? How do you save water at home?