Lightning go boom
Because of chinese new year I got off work early yesterday. It was raining when I left but I didn’t let it bother me. As I was running over the bridge to get across the street I could hear thunder and it sounded awefully close. Right on top of me as a matter of fact.
I quickened my pace because, well.. The chance of me being hit by lightning may be small, but it’s hell of a lot higher if I happen to be right in the middle of the thunder storm.. on a raised bridge.
As soon as I had crossed the bridge and reached the back of the mall across the street the wall in front of me lights up in a bright blueish light and I hear a huge explosion. I had my back against it but I could tell it struck probably around 10-15 meters behind me where I had just been running.
It’s definetly the closest I’ve been to a lightning strike in my life. I’m glad luck was on my side that day.
My initial reaction was to jump in the air and chuckle. Like “Haha! I had a feeling it was gonna strike and I was right!”. But half a second later I realized how dangerous the situation really was and I quickly collected myself and jogged inside the mall.
I’m trying not to sound too dramatic, but I should’ve known better. In sweden you’re lucky if you get to witness a good thunder storm in a year. You glue your face to the window and try to spot a lightning as they strike every 5-10 minute or so. Singaporean thunder is different. They can be local to a small area and lightning will strike 1-2 times a minute. They’re big and loud.
Excitement turned into paranoia and I still had to stand outside under a metal roof for half an hour waiting in line for a damn taxi. All I could do was stand there and think about water and metal, and how to avoid it.
