of pillows, feathers and fluff...

Today, I attended a rather feathery affair - World Pillow Fight Day in the heart of the city center. Hundreds of people, some decked in normal clothes while others in pyjamas/chicken costume/gorilla costume/bear costume/etc, gathered at the Dam Square to whack random strangers with their own pillows - till they tear...or burst!

I took Cheryl as a pillion on my bicycle. I feel quite bad cos her bum must be hurting quite bad but i must say, it was my first time taking someone else on the back of the bike, and we got from A-B and back to A very safely! :) Cheryl, you stand witness to that.

Well, we whipped out our pillows, jumped into the throng of people and started hitting anyone and everyone. Some freaks were really whacking the daylights out of other people. Talk about venting your anger! Feathers were flying in the air, it was like snow. Quite beautiful when they were big but tricky when they were small cos they got caught in our hair, coats and throats! I can safely say i have a fur-ball developing in my throat. And 5 minutes after we left, Cheryl found some in her coat pockets!



While leaving the venue, we felt a drop or two of rain and decided to cycle home as fast as possible. 10minutes into our journey, it began raining cats and dogs. Like that wasn't bad enough, it started HAILING...HEAVILY. it was really painful. so we got off the bikes, ran to the nearest shelter shouting "Aw! Aw! Ouch! Ahhh!". Literally.

So i was drenched with feathers stuck in my coat, hair and throat. But i'm glad i went! :)