So, here it is again. The ice age is back.

Less than a couple of months ago, we had a very bad ice storm. I was home sick that day. Yet still hoping with a whole day of sleeping, I might be able to actually go to school that night and sit for my test. And this is a test, not a quiz, so it was a big deal.

Around 3-ish that afternoon, I was getting ready to get out of bed. Turned on the TV, and there?s wintry weather warning flashing on all the network stations. Didn?t look too good. Weather forecasters were saying that the time it would start to sleet is around 9 to 10 PM. Great, that?s the time I need to be driving back from school.

I grew up in Malaysia. The closest thing to this kind of weather was in my freezer. I used to play ?winter wonderland? in my freezer. But yes, that was the closest to wintry weather. Naturally, driving in that kind of condition would really stress me out. I have had my shares of spinning cars. Breaks won?t work if you?re sliding on a sheet of ice. I hate to be out of control.

I just had a bad feeling about driving to school that night. I just know something is going to go wrong. I also know that my teacher is probably not going to let me re-sit for the test. She?s been a tough teacher all semester long, good, but tough. But when Bruce comes back, I finally decided not to go to school. I emailed my teachers, and rationed myself into thinking that my life is much more than my grades.

At 10PM, yes, sleet was slamming down hard. There must have been about half an inch of ice encrusting my car by the next morning. My car door was sealed shut. I had to hit it with my fist until it started to crack. Took me about 30 minutes just to get into my car. I went to work the next day. Road was bad. My normal commute is 20 minutes. That morning, it took me about 45 minutes.

I thought that would be it for this winter. Oh, was I wrong.

It all started with possibly 10 inches of snow. I don?t mind that. In fact, it was kind of nice to have experience that. Midday today, forecast changed to possibly one half to a whole inch of ice. Then snow piled on top. This time only around 4 inches.

I don?t see anything yet. It?s 1:17AM Sunday morning. It?s suppose to start sleeting early Sunday morning. Anytime now maybe. Oh well, I just have to find out tomorrow. If the weather forecast was right, the peak of the ?ice age? is around 5PM. How convenient?

I have a singing rehearsal tomorrow. Guess what, at 5PM. I am not sure if it is going to get canceled. I need the rehearsal. But I don?t need to drive out in the ice. I hope it gets canceled. [fingers crossed]