Friday, October 16, 2015

Bells Ringing like Water Droplets


As the night slowly takes the light of the day, the humidity at the Jubilee Bridge doesn't feel the end is closing in yet. It seems to be celebrating the glory of the sun as it is about to set at a far distance. Heat rises up from the ground and meets the air above it; circulating a warm and very humid gush of air. 

Thirst was becoming a big factor and with every drop of water from the water-bottle feels like a million dollar liquid gold, quenching away your thirst, like nothing on earth could. Yet amidst all these pressing factors surrounding the environment at the Jubilee Bridge that afternoon, I noticed this one uncle, slowly pushing his cart full of cold and breath taking liquid golds of different tastes and flavors. Soaked with ice in a big red rectangular tin cart. He seems to know where to stop and when to come in for the rescue or shall I say, to make a kill for the profits of the day.

Like bees smelling the sweet drop of honey from a flower, the irresistible view from the center of the bridge where an uncle and his cart were, is just like manna from heaven. A pond in the desert or a dew on the leaf. People swarmed his cart in all directions, to grab on something cool and refreshing, enough to fade the thirst and the humidity. Starting from the sunset to the blue hours of the sky, passers-by and the likes couldn't help but get caught at the sight of the uncle's red tin cart. As if it wasn't getting enough attraction, the uncle unleashed his most precious eye-catching "yellow umbrella". A final trick on the sleeve and an act that seals the deal.

I needed to get hold of my senses and prevent myself from falling into the spell,  just to keep my focus on the camera. Regardless of my thirst and uneasy feeling of the heat, I must capture this scene now or forever stay guilty for not doing so. Uncle and his cart are the hero of the day, just like any heroes, they don't die but just fade away. So before he fades away and be remembered as the legend of the Jubilee Bridge, here he is serving the people. I captured his acts before I slip into the darkness..




Til next time :)



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