The Wrath of My Other Mother

This year started with a BANG! That's mother nature pointing her gun at our sorry asses.

We're only 4 months into the new year and it has been nothing but tumultuous. I swear, it's like the end of the world is just hiding around the corner, waiting for the right moment to stick a leg out and fuck us over.

First, Haiti was hit by an earthquake. So bad that they had to remake Michael Jackson's "We Are The World". Then came China, Chile and recent news, California. What's with all the Cs? Catastrophic Calling, perhaps?

Then, the east was hit by a massive snow storm. It snowed for 2 nights in a row, gathering snow up to 8-14 inches high. We were running out of places to stow the snow. The weather was so cold the snow refused to melt. Even if it did, it caused slush, ruining my shoes and causing people to slip and fall. Not to mention if your car is not running on snow tires, it might be pretty dangerous.

Just when you think the storm is over and it's time for the calm, it's the storm before the calm before the storm. Even I'm lost. Once again, New Jersey and New York was hit by a rain storm. I could hear the apartment building creaking from gusts of wind. Trees were slapping windows like a dominatrix. Soon after, I find out from the news that many towns were flooded. What's worse, trees were all uprooted. I'm talking about old, gigantic trees, smashing onto houses, cars and electric cables. Electric poles snapped. Metal signboards bent. Wind was reported to be 40 mph. I guess The Boyf just lost his crown.

Apart from the floods, most towns lost power too. Some even suffered both. The power wasn't up until 4 days later. Imagine living 4 days with no electricity in this cold weather? Oh wait, that is not all. Some people suffered the flood, lost of power and lost of water. For those who had access to water, it was contaminated and we were advised to boil everything before consuming. All water fountains in my school were taped off with bright yellow biohazard warnings. Oh, such drama.

If that's not bad enough, watching the news yesterday, Mr.  TV Weatherman said that the flooding might worsen from the melting of remaining snow.

So, if this is not mother nature throwing a bitch fit, I don't know what is. Step it up. Go green!