요즘에는 싱가포르의 공기가 나뻐지고 있어요. 왜나하면 불 재가 인도네시아에서 많이 생겼는데 그 재는 바람을 타고 싱가포르로 밀려왔기 때문이에요. The unwelcome haze is back in Singapore. No thanks to the the forest fire in Indonesia and the unfavourable wind direction.
Singapore is a victim of trans-boundary pollution just like Korea. I experienced a sandstorm in Seoul this March. Sandstorm is formed in the desert of Inner Mongolia and will make its way to Korea when the wind direction becomes unfavourable. While I could not actually see those fine sand particles in the air, I knew that a sandstorm had swept pass by just looking at the dirt covering the cars on the road.
I just wish that the north-east monsoon wind can arrive earlier this year and blow the haze back to the Indian Ocean. People used to joke that Singapore has two seasons - a hot summer and a hotter summer. I thought we have four seasons too. 싱가포르에 4계절도 있어요. 더운 여름, 더 더운 여름, 비가 많은 여름하고 멍한 여름. (A hot summer, a hotter summer, a rainy summer and a hazy summer)
To take the gloom out of the hazy days ahead, I thought I shall just add the music video "태양은 가득히" by SM Entertainment's artistes. Let's hope that summer is always filled with sunshine and not haze.
Singapore is a victim of trans-boundary pollution just like Korea. I experienced a sandstorm in Seoul this March. Sandstorm is formed in the desert of Inner Mongolia and will make its way to Korea when the wind direction becomes unfavourable. While I could not actually see those fine sand particles in the air, I knew that a sandstorm had swept pass by just looking at the dirt covering the cars on the road.
I just wish that the north-east monsoon wind can arrive earlier this year and blow the haze back to the Indian Ocean. People used to joke that Singapore has two seasons - a hot summer and a hotter summer. I thought we have four seasons too. 싱가포르에 4계절도 있어요. 더운 여름, 더 더운 여름, 비가 많은 여름하고 멍한 여름. (A hot summer, a hotter summer, a rainy summer and a hazy summer)
To take the gloom out of the hazy days ahead, I thought I shall just add the music video "태양은 가득히" by SM Entertainment's artistes. Let's hope that summer is always filled with sunshine and not haze.
Singapore is vulnerable in many ways. Haze from Indonesia, tremor from Sumatra earthquake, arguement from ex-lover, Malaysia etc (sigh)
ReplyDeleteSingapore is vulnerable in more ways than these. I shall not talk about its vulnerability. I will be writing a non-fiction book if I do. ^^
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