Rainy Nights

If only I was able to stay home all the time, rainy days and nights would be wonderful times. The sound of rain on the window and the tin roofs sometimes make me feel relaxed and even sleepy.

However, I have to go to meetings every now and then. Like a couple of days ago when we had a meeting at Kenny Rogers along Matalino Street. We were just wrapping up when we heard thunder. Some minutes later, we distinctly saw lightning. That was when we all stood up, paid up and wlaked out.

I was walking home, I live in the village.Great timing.I was right in front of 7-11 when the rain started to pour. I was so glad I went inside because what followed was a torrent.

You really have to welcome providential blessings.

Crazy Crazy Weather

So I step out of the house this morning for an appointment.  It looked like a lovely morning.  The sun was shining in the sky.  There were some clouds floating about.  I can feel the heat on my face as I walked.

And then it began to drizzle.  At first there were isolated drops.  then the drops came down a little faster.  Before I could get to the stop, they were hitting my almost dry hair quickly but the drops were just trickles.

And the sun continued to shine.

When I got to my colleague's house, the drizzle had stopped and I had to stay under a tree across from their gate because it was getting hot.  Finally, I got in and we went about our business.

When I was ready to leave, we realized that it was actually raining.  Well, I had no umbrella so my host lent me one.  When I alighted from the jeep at my own stop, the rain had completely gone.  I walked home, had lunch and washed the dishes before I went out again for my afternoon meeting.

It was just past noon so the sun was coming down hard on my head as I stepped out of the train station.  The meeting took almost three hours.  When I came out of the building, I realized that it had rained really hard while we were inside.  But then, as I walked back to the station, the sky was really clear.

Wonder when it will rain again.

The Storms

My brother commented to me and my sister via text message about the storm.  He said it reminded him of the 70s.  He meant a time when there were strong storms one after the other and school was out for at least a week.  We all remember a time when flood waters got into our house in the rolling hills of Quezon City, when we had to move some of our stuff from the first floor to the second level of the house.

I also remember exactly two years ago when storm Ondoy visited.  On the 26th of September 2009, I woke up to unrelenting rain that began the day before.  I remember a plea from my fellow teacher who asked me to rush to school because flood waters are rising and the students' experiments have to be saved.  I got dressed but when I tried going into the street, I found that the water was actually going up our driveway.  The streets were flooded to the thigh.

I remember going to school on Monday, the first in our department.  When I entered the lab, an eerie sight met my eyes.  The two refrigerators we use to hold experiments and food were lying on the floor like a pair of coffins side by side.  Chairs and papers were everywhere.  I opened one of the cabinets and found flasks full of flood water.  It took a week to get all of the glassware and equipment cleaned.

Storm Pedring is passing by.  Its winds are stronger than Ondoy's but until today it unleashed a lot less water.  PagASA said this is a well behaved storm following a consistent path.  Right now, it's pouring hard outside my room.  It's supposed to be on its way out.  Heck, it's supposed to be over the ocean already.

It sounds like the wind is whipping the heavy rain into a frenzy.  This should all be gone in the morning.  I pray.

Rains in May

Unofficially, the rainy season has began over here. The little insects told us that. Usually, they flock inside and hug the indoor lights just before the storms start coming one after the other. Well, they have been around two days this week and within a span of a week, we have had two typhoons already.

I remember as a kid, we used to anticipate the first rain in May. It was supposedly good luck to bathe in that first major shower. It used to come late in the month though.

It's still the first week of May and we already have heavy rains. As I'm typing this, there is a downpour outside.

Actually, all summer long, I have had to bring an umbrella in case it suddenly showers. I've been leaving it behind because of the early morning sunshine only to get trapped into staying somewhere because of the rain.

I wonder if it will be sunny by September.