Photographer: 洪荣兴
Actual Article as extracted:
昨天下午一场大雨，把小印度一带变成水乡，29岁的洪荣兴一时兴起，在后巷划起独木舟。
洪荣兴和朋友在罗威路（Rowell Road）经营旅行社，专门组织野外旅游、钓鱼和泛舟等活动，所以店里总摆着一些独木舟。
他接受本报访问时说，这一个多月来的几场大雨，这一带都出现积水，特别是7月17日那次，水渗入店里，还把一台电冰箱浸坏。
“当时我和朋友说，下次淹水，我们干脆到后巷划舟。”
昨天下午2时30分左右，一场豪雨又把罗威路和兴都路之间的后巷变水乡，水位大约30公分，生性豁达的洪荣兴想起上次和朋友的对话，于是赶紧从店里搬出独木舟，穿上救生衣，在后巷泛舟拍照。
这有趣的一幕吸引了经过大路的车辆和路过的行人，一些驾车者还鸣车笛向他挥手致意。他特地把独木舟划到路口和路人打招呼。
水来得快，去得也快，大约20分钟后，水就退了。豁达的洪荣兴说：“既然都积水了，换得一点乐趣也挺不错的。”
A short and curt translation of the article:
Due to the heavy downpour yesterday, Little India turned into a pretty lake and 29 year old Mr. Hong decided it is a good day to canoe at Hougang.
Mr. Hong and his friends own a travel agency in Rowell Road which specializes in outdoor trips, fishing trips as well as canoeing trips. Thus it is no surprise that he owns a few canoes in his shop. For the past few months, he has experienced a few flash floods and in 17th July 2010, one of his fridge was damaged due to the flash flood. At that time, he told his friends, he will canoe at the next flash flood occurrence.
So when the heavy rain again caused flooding yesterday at 2.30pm, on an impulse and to honour his promise, he immediately rushed to retrieve his canoe and a life jacket and canoe to his pleasure.
This short canoe stint which lasted about 20 minutes caught the approval of a few drivers and passer-bys who gave him a thumbs up sign. As in Mr. Hong words, since the flooding has occurred, he was just taking an opportunity to lighten things and gain some memorable experiences.
Bflygal's comments:
I like this guy's impulse. Sometimes life gets too boring and since you have made a promise, why not fulfill it as chance has given you the opportunity. In fact I still remember what I discuss with my friends 2 weeks ago (when it rained heavily just as I was heading to Batam), that since Wendy keeps getting flooded, maybe they should consider a water theme for Wendy. Let the staff be in full scuba wetsuits (sorry I was not thinking of bikinis because it might get too cold) and maybe have floats around to be tables perhaps.
And if you want to read more about the flash flood, you may drop by Temasek Review here. It may be a bit sensationalized but I cannot deny it has its usefulness. I'm still trying to check its authenticity on the YOG volunteer's food.
(15th Aug 2010) It's been verified by Straits Times that was indeed the food served to some YOG volunteers. I wouldn't say it is very terrible if we really want to compare with countries where food is scarce. I would say it is unfair though if we are seeing the food fare served to other volunteers and most importantly to the foreign athletes. I would say the source of dissatisfaction is the differential treatment certain people is subjected to. And I would say the source of my contempt lies in the fact that this is a 5.5 million SGD (taxpayer's money) worth catering contract we are talking about. I hate the feeling of being exploited.
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