It's June again, and it's that time of the year when you wake up to pouring rain signalling the start of classes, knee- to waist-high floods, and of course, endless traffic. Mostly, one's first waking breath in the morning would consist of four-letter profanities.


But not for this lady, huh-uh! It's a gorgeous day! After two months of unbearable sweltering temperatures reaching to the 100s, this is literally a spray of freshness after the summer's dry-as-a-bone drought. But don't get me wrong! I'm a self-professed beach bum and an outdoors sucker for each rare chance I get, but there's nothing more refreshing than a natural cool breeze laden with the scent of wet leaves and grass. I'm tempted to pick up my cam and capture the colors of nature that's never as alive than right after a rainshower.

At last, I can open my big windows and my doors to let the skies and the trees decorate my home once again and let natural lighting stream through to lend its varying glows, illuminating my space. And, of course, the cool breeze... with the added bonus of a water spray!

The summer has left me paler ironically, for the heat had been very unforgiving that, in retrospect, it's almost like I sentenced myself to a two-month confinement in an enclosed, artificially ventilated space, with all shades drawn to keep the heat out. And never had I felt sooo deprived.


But now there's a song playing in my head: "Hello, world!" from that defunct Discovery show, Travellers. I can't wait, I hope for a strong downpour when my son gets home from school. We'll have a wonderful time in the rain.