They say Eskimos have 50 words for snow. Perhaps we in Sg, who see a lot of rain in a year, should have a large vocab for rain. And since it is SG50, we might build on it and have 50 words for our national wetness experience (NWP).
Light misty rain - Powder Rain
Big drop rain - Birdshit Rain
Really big drop rain - Kenna-wallop Rain
Long sleet rain - Chopstick Rain
Got sun also rain - Kenna-sai Rain
Just-washed-car rain - *&%$# Rain
No-more--dry-clothes-to-wear rain - Sibeh-sian Rain
Got thunder no rain - Opposition Party Rain
Got sound got water rain - PAP Rain
Got downpour got flood rain - PAP-panic Rain
Got downpour no umbrella rain - Kenna-stuck Rain
Heavy downpour got pail rain - Kampung Rain
Heavy downpour got soap rain - Kiasu-bathday Rain
Sudden downpour and stop rain - Vending Machine Rain
Street wet but no downpour rain - Buat-gu-you (Butter Bread) Rain
Street half-dry-half wet rain - Sure-get-headache Rain
Can't-see-neighbor-house rain - Monsoon Rain
Can-see-neighbor-a-bit rain - Bath-curtain Rain
Can-see-neighbor-waving rain - You-forgot-to-bring-in-your-clothes Rain
Orchard Road flooding rain - LV-freebie Rain
Bird-flying-in-the-rain rain - Sibeh-sudden Rain
Children-playing-in-the-rain rain - Happy-like-bird Rain
Many thunder-small rain rain - OMG Rain
Car alarm go-off rain - Wah-piang-I-don't-want-to-die Rain
Like pour water rain - Pour Water Rain
Big-small-big-small rain - 4-D Rain
Rain-on-your-funeral rain - You-die-too-early Rain
Rain-at-your-doorstep rain - Sibeh-suay Rain
Rain outside MRT rain - Shud-have-brought-umbrella Rain
Whole Sg sky dark-piffle rain - Long-life Rain
Piffle rain with wind rain - Feel-shiok Rain
Piffle rain with strong wind rain - Shampoo Girl Rain
Wild wind-wild rain rain - Tree-fall-down Rain
Howling rain - Woo-woo Rain
Window slamming rain - Bang-bang Rain
Dog-scared rain - Got-ghost-meh Rain
Got rainbow rain - Rainbow Rain (better than Kenna-sai Rain)
Whistling rain - Time-to-dig-your-ear Rain
Sticky rain - Time-to-bathe Rain
White rain - Code-10 aka Brylcreem Rain
300-dot per inch rain - Inkjet Rain
600-dot per inch rain - Laserjet Rain
1200-dot per inch rain - Bio-Hazard Cleansing Rain
3200-dot per inch rain - Scuba Gear Rain
NDP rain - LKY Challenge Rain
Share umbrella rain - Precious Moment Rain
Raindrops-keep-falling-on-your-head rain - Musical Rain
Swirling, dancing rain - Chinese 7-month Rain
In labour-screaming in pain rain - Cantonese 60s-drama Rain
Cool weather rain - Time-to-koonz Rain
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Note: Other notable rains familiar to National Service boys:
Morning sun-afternoon rain rain - Brunei Rain (also known as World-is-changing Rain to locals)
A few days of Brunei Rain - No Underwear Rain
Piffle rain - Shiok Refreshing Rain
Big drop rain - Birdshit Rain
Really big drop rain - Kenna-wallop Rain
Long sleet rain - Chopstick Rain
Got sun also rain - Kenna-sai Rain
Just-washed-car rain - *&%$# Rain
No-more--dry-clothes-to-wear rain - Sibeh-sian Rain
Got thunder no rain - Opposition Party Rain
Got sound got water rain - PAP Rain
Got downpour got flood rain - PAP-panic Rain
Got downpour no umbrella rain - Kenna-stuck Rain
Heavy downpour got pail rain - Kampung Rain
Heavy downpour got soap rain - Kiasu-bathday Rain
Sudden downpour and stop rain - Vending Machine Rain
Street wet but no downpour rain - Buat-gu-you (Butter Bread) Rain
Street half-dry-half wet rain - Sure-get-headache Rain
Can't-see-neighbor-house rain - Monsoon Rain
Can-see-neighbor-a-bit rain - Bath-curtain Rain
Can-see-neighbor-waving rain - You-forgot-to-bring-in-your-clothes Rain
Orchard Road flooding rain - LV-freebie Rain
Bird-flying-in-the-rain rain - Sibeh-sudden Rain
Children-playing-in-the-rain rain - Happy-like-bird Rain
Many thunder-small rain rain - OMG Rain
Car alarm go-off rain - Wah-piang-I-don't-want-to-die Rain
Like pour water rain - Pour Water Rain
Big-small-big-small rain - 4-D Rain
Rain-on-your-funeral rain - You-die-too-early Rain
Rain-at-your-doorstep rain - Sibeh-suay Rain
Rain outside MRT rain - Shud-have-brought-umbrella Rain
Whole Sg sky dark-piffle rain - Long-life Rain
Piffle rain with wind rain - Feel-shiok Rain
Piffle rain with strong wind rain - Shampoo Girl Rain
Wild wind-wild rain rain - Tree-fall-down Rain
Howling rain - Woo-woo Rain
Window slamming rain - Bang-bang Rain
Dog-scared rain - Got-ghost-meh Rain
Got rainbow rain - Rainbow Rain (better than Kenna-sai Rain)
Whistling rain - Time-to-dig-your-ear Rain
Sticky rain - Time-to-bathe Rain
White rain - Code-10 aka Brylcreem Rain
300-dot per inch rain - Inkjet Rain
600-dot per inch rain - Laserjet Rain
1200-dot per inch rain - Bio-Hazard Cleansing Rain
3200-dot per inch rain - Scuba Gear Rain
NDP rain - LKY Challenge Rain
Share umbrella rain - Precious Moment Rain
Raindrops-keep-falling-on-your-head rain - Musical Rain
Swirling, dancing rain - Chinese 7-month Rain
In labour-screaming in pain rain - Cantonese 60s-drama Rain
Cool weather rain - Time-to-koonz Rain
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Note: Other notable rains familiar to National Service boys:
Morning sun-afternoon rain rain - Brunei Rain (also known as World-is-changing Rain to locals)
A few days of Brunei Rain - No Underwear Rain
Piffle rain - Shiok Refreshing Rain
Sudden downpour - WTF Everything-all-wet Rain
Night thunderstorm rain - No Morning 5BX Rain (aka Chance-to-sleep-in Rain)
Got thunder no rain rain - Cat-1- or Cat-2-huh? Rain
Got thunder got rain - Back-to-Training Shed Rain
Downpour rain - Training Cancelled Rain
Downpour rain - Training Cancelled Rain
Middleweight rain - Time-to-scrub-armour-tank Rain
Lightweight rain - You-are-all-bloody-guniang Rain
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