Twas raining hard last night after work . In as much as I 'd readily like to fled home and cuddled myself in bed , I just could n't . Rains have poured heavily along city streets and I got no umbrella with me . To pass the time away and since we both were hungry , my colleague / friend and I ate dinner instead in a dimsum parlor .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
What was the narrator keen to do ?


Avoid getting wet