Living in a tropical country has its pros and cons...
I can easily name 3 setbacks:-
1) Flashfloods are so real.. it used to be a thing of the past for a few years since the implementation of SMART tunnel.. but now it's back again...
Guess maintenance is not our Malaysian forte.. Hope there wont be any more untoward incidents..
2) Leaking roofs
Again blame it on poor maintenance, the place where I work sometime will have leaks.. pretty bad ones too cos apparently the drainage system on the roof could be clogged by dried leaves, plastics etc.. thus causing the water not being able to flow off the roof in time...Since moving to a new house, I again faced this problem whenever there is heavy rain.. Why cant developer build better house with quality plumbing, tiles, roofs and enough electrical sockets?
3) Falling trees
My friend had the unfortunate of waking up to find his car damaged by fallen tree over the night of heavy rain.When he checked with his insurance policy, it turned out that act of nature is NOT covered. When checked with his condo, apparently the tree were outside the condo compound and it belongs to the local authority DBKL. When he checked DBKL's website the claim is not that easy to prove... cos you have to prove negligence on DBKL in maintaining the trees.
Hence it means he have to bear the cost of repair himself... Just changing the side mirror alone costs RM480 since this is the new MYVI and used hand ones are not available yet... PLUS he still need to fix the dent on the side of the car top...
CONCLUSION
So the next time you park your car during rainy season (which are usually during the year end of November and December in KL), just take a few seconds to check out the location... no old weakening suspiciously leaning trees, not potential flashflood sites and no signs of leaks...
Well at least be thankful that we do not have snowstorm or sandstorm.. Just rain water... Plenty of them of course...
It is bad when you spot leaks on your roof and the rainy season is just getting started. Be sure to check the condition of the roof when rain stops and see where the roof needs to be repaired. It’s a good thing you live in a tropical country where there are only two seasons. It would be more difficult if you had to deal with hail and snow.
ReplyDeleteTrue true.. Cant imagine if I have to deal with hail and snow..
ReplyDeleteFor people like me from hot hot summer Malaysia, my only image of winter is snowman and santa claus as well as ice skating in Central Park, New York. Winter wonderland =D