Kuala Lampur, Nov. 17 -- The whole country was talking about it last weekend. By now everyone has seen that video showing a huge deluge of water falling from the ceiling of KLIA's departure or check-in hall.

KLIA has a natural waterfall which rivals Jewel at Changi! Hey, check out the brand new shower at KLIA!

Mea culpa. My friends and I had quite a few laughs too.

But taking a step back, I think many of us are too harsh on KLIA and Malaysia Airport Holdings (MAHB). Without denying that the KLIA "shower" is embarrassing, we should consider a few things.

One, numerous airports around the world face flooding and/or leakages, usually (to no one's surprise) during thunderstorms.

JFK in New York was flooded during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 ...