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</TD><TD class=bodytext vAlign=bottom>Singaporean model and Fly Entertainment artiste Ms Rebecca Tan taking a dip in her "kitchen pool" caused by the flood on Saturday morning.
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</TD><TD class=bodytext vAlign=bottom>She also revealed that she had helped to decorate the place, where she has lived for two years, and it was sad for her to see her efforts being ruined by the flood waters.
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</TD></TR><!-- Story With Image End --><TR><TD class=bodytext_10pt colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start --><TABLE class=bodytext border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=506 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=4>Model Rebecca Tan takes a dip
Click on thumbnail to view </TD></TR><TR><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodytext colSpan=4>For more photos, click here.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>WHEN life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
That's exactly what Fly Entertainment artiste Rebecca Tan did when she woke up yesterday morning to find parts of her terrace house in Joo Chiat submerged in water.
She changed into her printed bikini, threw on some shades and "swam" in the 50cm-deep pool in her kitchen.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Later, she posted a photo of herself having fun in the flood waters on her Twitter page with the cheeky caption: "Thought I would go for an early morning swim in the kitchen! Shame there's no sun to get a tan as well!!"</P>She told The New Paper on Sunday that when Orchard Road got flooded last month, she and her friends were joking about how it would be funny to see someone rowing a boat or swimming there.
"I decided to think positive and make the most of it," she quipped, and added that she thought the photo would bring a smile to people's faces.
Judging by the tweets she got from her friends, her efforts have been well-received.
"After seeing the photo, I think there are well over 50 people who added me on Twitter," said the 29-year-old Australian beauty, who has lived here for 12 years.
But she said she is not taking the flood woes lightly.
Like Ms Tan, whose father is a Singaporean, many residents in various parts of Singapore woke up to find their houses or shops flooded.
Affected areas included parts of Bukit Timah Road, Newton Circus, Jalan Taman (in St Michael's Estate), Telok Kurau and, once again, some parts of Orchard Road.
Most of the areas affected by the flash floods were known hot spots.
Flood waters reached a height of 300mm in some areas and the waters generally subsided within 30 minutes, by around 7am, said PUB.
But not before it caused widespread damage.
The rainfall was heaviest between 4.40am and 6.40am. It eased around 7am.
Within the 2-hour period, close to 180mm of rain fell in the central and the eastern areas of Singapore.
This is more than the average total monthly rainfall of 158.3mm for the whole of July.
Though resigned to the flood damage in her house, Ms Tan said she would rather laugh it off.
"The aircon was turned off and I can't sleep when it's really hot. So I went to check and found this beautiful flood that ruined everything," she said.
To her chagrin, Ms Tan found three rooms - the bathroom, the kitchen and the walk-in wardrobe - which were lower than the rest of the house, flooded.
"It was like a floating market. The first thing I did was to check the power as I had power points in the water," said Ms Tan.
"I went into the back, and you could see the whole back alley way literally like a river." She lives with a friend who took the pictures.
After making sure that the power to her whole house was down, Ms Tan had a Eureka moment and decided to take a "plunge" in her kitchen.
But it wasn't as fun as it looks, she said, as the water was freezing and dirty.
Damaged
Then, it was back to the serious business of cleaning up, after the water receded, around 11am. The flood damaged her wine fridge, her refrigerator, clothes on the lower shelves of her walk-in wardrobe and jewellery, among other things.
Though she has yet to asses the cost of the damage, what worried her more was the pile of dirty laundry waiting to be done.
Said the model-cum-host: "I'm still sifting through all the dry and wet things. Just thinking about it makes me tired.
"I'm really, really tired. I slept only a couple of hours. I was up at 8am this morning and I've been cleaning the entire day."
She also revealed that she had helped to decorate the place, where she has lived for two years, and it was sad for her to see her efforts being ruined by the flood waters.
This is not the first time that Ms Tan's place has been affected.
She recalled it getting flooded a couple of months ago, but it was only about 3cm deep then and nothing was damaged.
So what will she do if it floods again?
"Maybe I'll keep all the valuables at a higher level. If it floods, there's nothing we can do to stop it.
"I just make the most of it. Basically the things that are damaged are material. What matters is that everyone's safe, the rest of the stuff can be replaced."
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Click on thumbnail to view </TD></TR><TR><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD><TD width=120></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodytext colSpan=4>For more photos, click here.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>WHEN life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
That's exactly what Fly Entertainment artiste Rebecca Tan did when she woke up yesterday morning to find parts of her terrace house in Joo Chiat submerged in water.
She changed into her printed bikini, threw on some shades and "swam" in the 50cm-deep pool in her kitchen.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Later, she posted a photo of herself having fun in the flood waters on her Twitter page with the cheeky caption: "Thought I would go for an early morning swim in the kitchen! Shame there's no sun to get a tan as well!!"</P>She told The New Paper on Sunday that when Orchard Road got flooded last month, she and her friends were joking about how it would be funny to see someone rowing a boat or swimming there.
"I decided to think positive and make the most of it," she quipped, and added that she thought the photo would bring a smile to people's faces.
Judging by the tweets she got from her friends, her efforts have been well-received.
"After seeing the photo, I think there are well over 50 people who added me on Twitter," said the 29-year-old Australian beauty, who has lived here for 12 years.
But she said she is not taking the flood woes lightly.
Like Ms Tan, whose father is a Singaporean, many residents in various parts of Singapore woke up to find their houses or shops flooded.
Affected areas included parts of Bukit Timah Road, Newton Circus, Jalan Taman (in St Michael's Estate), Telok Kurau and, once again, some parts of Orchard Road.
Most of the areas affected by the flash floods were known hot spots.
Flood waters reached a height of 300mm in some areas and the waters generally subsided within 30 minutes, by around 7am, said PUB.
But not before it caused widespread damage.
The rainfall was heaviest between 4.40am and 6.40am. It eased around 7am.
Within the 2-hour period, close to 180mm of rain fell in the central and the eastern areas of Singapore.
This is more than the average total monthly rainfall of 158.3mm for the whole of July.
Though resigned to the flood damage in her house, Ms Tan said she would rather laugh it off.
"The aircon was turned off and I can't sleep when it's really hot. So I went to check and found this beautiful flood that ruined everything," she said.
To her chagrin, Ms Tan found three rooms - the bathroom, the kitchen and the walk-in wardrobe - which were lower than the rest of the house, flooded.
"It was like a floating market. The first thing I did was to check the power as I had power points in the water," said Ms Tan.
"I went into the back, and you could see the whole back alley way literally like a river." She lives with a friend who took the pictures.
After making sure that the power to her whole house was down, Ms Tan had a Eureka moment and decided to take a "plunge" in her kitchen.
But it wasn't as fun as it looks, she said, as the water was freezing and dirty.
Damaged
Then, it was back to the serious business of cleaning up, after the water receded, around 11am. The flood damaged her wine fridge, her refrigerator, clothes on the lower shelves of her walk-in wardrobe and jewellery, among other things.
Though she has yet to asses the cost of the damage, what worried her more was the pile of dirty laundry waiting to be done.
Said the model-cum-host: "I'm still sifting through all the dry and wet things. Just thinking about it makes me tired.
"I'm really, really tired. I slept only a couple of hours. I was up at 8am this morning and I've been cleaning the entire day."
She also revealed that she had helped to decorate the place, where she has lived for two years, and it was sad for her to see her efforts being ruined by the flood waters.
This is not the first time that Ms Tan's place has been affected.
She recalled it getting flooded a couple of months ago, but it was only about 3cm deep then and nothing was damaged.
So what will she do if it floods again?
"Maybe I'll keep all the valuables at a higher level. If it floods, there's nothing we can do to stop it.
"I just make the most of it. Basically the things that are damaged are material. What matters is that everyone's safe, the rest of the stuff can be replaced."
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