Unforgettable rains

In my home city, I had never expected or encountered such heavy rains. But here you can’t be too surprised at it. It is so frequent that you have to treat them as water off a duck’s back.
This afternoon, while I was talking with my mom on the cellphone, I roamed in the yard. Suddenly a drop of rain touched my cheek. I thought it was just a slight rain and stepped towards the canteen leisurely. Within a few seconds, however, it rained cat and dog. And I had to rush to the canteen with all my effort. For the next moment, thunder and lightening took control of the outside world of Eton Hall. The sky which was bright just now turned into dark instantly. The raindrops fell down one by one and formed countless strings linking the ground with the sky. Water first covered the earth, and then at a tremendous speed, it extended to the canteen and occupied both balcony and aisle. In order to avoid being caught by the rain, we fell the curtain down and shut the doors. Even though, we couldn’t escape from the terrible effect of the heavy rain. Holding my cellphone, I could hardly hear what my mom was saying. The noisy thunder and the rustles of the rain constantly caught my attention and almost covered my mom’s voice. What was worse, power was off because of the terrible thunder. Upstairs, all my clothes hanging out to dry in the sun were wet again. What a horrible rain.
Immediately, I thought of last week’s unforgettable experience. It was on last Saturday that we went to NUS for a major lecture. On the way back, rain began to pour down from the sky. We waited at the bus station for its stop. After half an hour, however, it didn’t turn little at all. With despair, we rushed into the heavy rain. Though holding an umbrella in hand, it seemed no better than a hat. Except hair, we got all wet. All the way, I was worried the raindrops would break the umbrella. While we carefully walked along the road, a car rushed by. It splashed dirty water all around; we had no place to hide but be attacked. Then our last dry part, cheek and hair got wet.
Thanks to the heavy rain, I should say. Every time it gave me an unforgettable experience, adding something special and exciting to my plain life, though it is too violent sometimes.