6 August 2012, afternoon.
On Ma Tau Wai Road, a drizzling of rain; sprinkles, soundless.
I was about to suffer from a bout of sleepiness when I suddenly saw this ad.
For sale: a black plastic mat between the cloud, rain, and the air conditioner.
Reason: “On rainy days, water dripping on air conditioners keeps you awake!”
Function: To muffle the sound of rain.
Random thought: Get rid of the sound of raindrops —
doesn’t that make the air conditioner’s motor and the dripping water sound even clearer?

二零一二年八月十六日，下午。
馬頭圍道，雨粉飄搖；毛毛的，無聲的。
嗜睡病要發作的我，驟見這幅廣告牌。
販賣：在雲、雨與冷氣機之間的一塊黑膠墊。
原因:「落雨天 滴水落冷氣機無覺好瞓!」
作用：隔絕雨聲。
隨想：去掉雨聲，不是令冷氣機摩打聲與滴水聲顯得格外清楚嗎？