Snowy, Snowy Manchester

Today is the second day of 2010 and it is snowing again in Manchester. Snow down-poured heavily which made 'Malaysian Banff Road' blanketed with white snow this morning. I don't know whether other parts of UK is snowing heavily as well or not, but Yahoo UK weather forecast said that UK will be hit by icy cold and snowy weather again for the next few weeks in January.

I know some of you guys are excited when you hear the word 'snow'. One of my housemates, Apip (bukan nama sebenar), was jumping excitedly with enthusiasm and exhilaration this morning and begging endlessly for us to join him play in the snow. Even though he has played a lot of snow-sliding, snow-ball battle, skiing and ice-skating in December, he still could not get enough of it. Well, this does not imply on him alone. I know for a fact that there are many Malaysians out there who will react similarly to Apip when ever there is a blizzard out there. But, bear in mind, that not all of the things that we see is good and beautiful as we perceived it to be.

Snow has seriously made a great impact in terms of transportation. Flights have to be delayed, train travels have to be cancelled and roads are becoming more slippery which made the condition more prone for accidents to happened. One of my friends got stranded in Dubai when she was on her way back home to Malaysia because her flight from Manchester to Dubai had to be delayed as it was unsafe to fly. So, she missed her transit flight and had to wait for the next one which took 14 long hours. That would be kind of bothersome, wouldn't it?

Even walking would be tricky when it snows out there. Pavements become slippery along the shoulder of the road due to the ice that melts on it. My friends and I had to be extra cautious and be aware each foot-steps that we made just to make sure that we don't slip and hit our heads on anything. I had my own fair-share of experience when I slipped for a couple of times in front of my house and trust me, it is not something that you want to do over and over again.

In all, the purpose I'm writing this entry does not mean that I would like to express my hatred towards snow. I don't hate it, in fact I love it the same way of you guys do. And I'm certainly not blaming Allah The Almighty for it's beautiful creation. I think, I am extremely fortunate to have the chance to experience this snowy weather. I'm just sharing my experiences and at the same time revealing the other 'dark-side' of white snow.

Malaysian Banff Road

City of Manchester

I guess, for you guys out there who haven't really encounter this kind of weather, you guys could have a rough idea of how it is like after reading this entry. As they say, you won't believe until you actually feel it and experience it yourself.