Wow, yesterday the temperature got up to 42 degrees! Yes, it is heating up.
What do you do in that sort of temperature?
Well, I went up to the pool around 4pm and as I opened the door to go onto the roof the heat struck me. I can only liken it to putting my head in an oven, not that I've spent any time doing that.
I took a 1.5 litre bottle of water up with me and had drunk it in a short time. My skin felt like the moisture was being sucked out of it.
I took a swim. The pool is small but deep. The water is over my head so you have to tread water all the time. It takes six strokes to reach the other end so swimming as exercise isn't really an option. There were three families up there but most children were in the spa pool due to the depth of the pool.
I noticed that most children here don't swim then I realised that they probably don't spend any time in the water. I saw an opportunity for a wee sideline teaching swimming lessons. Couple that with English lessons on the side and there'd be no reason to work.
The pool itself was warm and was pumping out hot water. I'm not sure where that was coming from or if it was the recirculated water and that was the temperature of it. The pool didn't feel that hot.
I noticed one of the other mothers asking for a towel immediately she got out of the spa and I thought that odd as a warm breeze was blowing. However, after swimming for a while I felt a cool breeze on my shoulders while floating in the pool.
The pool is on the rooftop, 16th floor. It has it's own lifeguard who sits inside the stairwell. We have to sign into the pool area, for safety I presume. He runs around and puts the cushions on the loungers for us and hands us towels. I don't know if he can swim or what happens if he has to save someone.
The beach umbrellas are wrapped up in black plastic, presumably to keep the sand from damaging them during the recent sand storms. They certainly don't seem to be used for shade. Or perhaps it's always too windy up there. It isn't a relaxing place due to the wind and the noise from the enormous air conditioning vents that blow onto the roof.
While a young boy was swimming the lifeguard decided that the pool needed to be cleaned. So out comes the vacuum hose and long handled cleaner and off he goes, working around the child. It must be a fairly relaxing occupation I think. Other than unlocking the toilet I haven't seen him do much else.
I took my book up but could hardly stay awake after my swim due to the heat I think. I sat in the shade but noticed this morning that my face was burnt. Yet no-one here wears sunhats. Obviously they aren't fair skinned like me.
Here are some pictures of the pool.
Lifeguards Post
Pool. Note the umbrellas in the background wrapped in plastic.
Spa (cool temperature), shower & toilet
What do you do in that sort of temperature?
Well, I went up to the pool around 4pm and as I opened the door to go onto the roof the heat struck me. I can only liken it to putting my head in an oven, not that I've spent any time doing that.
I took a 1.5 litre bottle of water up with me and had drunk it in a short time. My skin felt like the moisture was being sucked out of it.
I took a swim. The pool is small but deep. The water is over my head so you have to tread water all the time. It takes six strokes to reach the other end so swimming as exercise isn't really an option. There were three families up there but most children were in the spa pool due to the depth of the pool.
I noticed that most children here don't swim then I realised that they probably don't spend any time in the water. I saw an opportunity for a wee sideline teaching swimming lessons. Couple that with English lessons on the side and there'd be no reason to work.
The pool itself was warm and was pumping out hot water. I'm not sure where that was coming from or if it was the recirculated water and that was the temperature of it. The pool didn't feel that hot.
I noticed one of the other mothers asking for a towel immediately she got out of the spa and I thought that odd as a warm breeze was blowing. However, after swimming for a while I felt a cool breeze on my shoulders while floating in the pool.
The pool is on the rooftop, 16th floor. It has it's own lifeguard who sits inside the stairwell. We have to sign into the pool area, for safety I presume. He runs around and puts the cushions on the loungers for us and hands us towels. I don't know if he can swim or what happens if he has to save someone.
The beach umbrellas are wrapped up in black plastic, presumably to keep the sand from damaging them during the recent sand storms. They certainly don't seem to be used for shade. Or perhaps it's always too windy up there. It isn't a relaxing place due to the wind and the noise from the enormous air conditioning vents that blow onto the roof.
While a young boy was swimming the lifeguard decided that the pool needed to be cleaned. So out comes the vacuum hose and long handled cleaner and off he goes, working around the child. It must be a fairly relaxing occupation I think. Other than unlocking the toilet I haven't seen him do much else.
I took my book up but could hardly stay awake after my swim due to the heat I think. I sat in the shade but noticed this morning that my face was burnt. Yet no-one here wears sunhats. Obviously they aren't fair skinned like me.
Here are some pictures of the pool.
Spa (cool temperature), shower & toilet
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