Bobo saw this news article in the Chinese papers a few weeks ago... A 40+ year old woman fell out of her 18th storey flat while putting out her bamboo pole. She apparently stood on that stool which is quite high to put out the pole. Another lady fell to her death the following week and she was only 30+.
This is not the first time it has happened in Singapore. But this reminds Bobo of the first night she moved into her current flat.
Her mom had just washed clothes and it was really late that day since they had cleaned up the house before that. So Bobo was hanging clothes with her mom...
It was the first time they were putting the bamboo poles out of the windows. Previously in their other homes, they had a service balcony which Mom hung their clothes in. But in this new place, they tried hanging it outside the first night.
After putting out two poles, Mom was in the midst of putting out the third pole which was rather heavy. Just as she put it out, she shouted for Bobo. Bobo quickly rushed over to hang on to her...
Bobo and her mom were stuck. They were holding on to the pole, unable to put it into the holder, and didn't have the strength to lift it enough to bring it in. They were trying to maintain their balance. It crossed Bobo's mind to let go of the pole completely but there were many poles from the units below. Letting go would mean knocking their poles down too.
They were stuck for a long time, before they gathered enough courage and took the risk to go off balance a little to pull the pole in. When it came in, Bobo and Mom looked at each other... speechless for a bit.
Mom laughed and said that she shouldn't have been so ambitious and put so much on one pole. But Bobo was adamant and refused to let her put out the poles again that night...
**This post was started a month ago and only completed today.**
After putting out two poles, Mom was in the midst of putting out the third pole which was rather heavy. Just as she put it out, she shouted for Bobo. Bobo quickly rushed over to hang on to her...
Bobo and her mom were stuck. They were holding on to the pole, unable to put it into the holder, and didn't have the strength to lift it enough to bring it in. They were trying to maintain their balance. It crossed Bobo's mind to let go of the pole completely but there were many poles from the units below. Letting go would mean knocking their poles down too.
They were stuck for a long time, before they gathered enough courage and took the risk to go off balance a little to pull the pole in. When it came in, Bobo and Mom looked at each other... speechless for a bit.
Mom laughed and said that she shouldn't have been so ambitious and put so much on one pole. But Bobo was adamant and refused to let her put out the poles again that night...
**This post was started a month ago and only completed today.**
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