I was watering the plants one morning when two teenagers passed by. They were looking at me and one of them removed his face mask and smiled. I smiled back but I was quite puzzled. Then one of them said “kami po yung nagpupunta dati dito pag baha”.
I remember now. They were those two kids around nine or ten who came over to volunteer to help us clean when we got flooded back in 2009. They cleaned our side yard and our small pond and we gave them food and a little cash. How time flies! “Mga mama na”. They no longer look like teenagers. I also remember two labandera who looked for jobs after the flood and they washed our clothes for about a week by hand. We had no electricity for about three weeks that time. We had to buy dozens of clothes hangers for them to use.
Rainy reason is almost here. I am afraid of floods. We had to renovate when we got flooded back then. I am always wary when rainy season sets in and typhoons are frequent. We get an average of 18 to 20 weather disturbances in a year. I just like that sort of rain which we call tigatik, when it falls down gently on your roof and you have a hot cup of coffee or tea besides you while you are reading a good book. Heaven 🙂
Soft rain is very special. We run out on the porch when we have very heavy rain, because it’s quite dramatic. I like hearing it on the roof and watching streams appear as the water rushes downhill.
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I love the rain Anne as long as it is not destructive.
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I didn’t think of destructive rain. We’ve always lived on the side of a hill where flooding was impossible.
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That’s good to know Anne. Our town is a catch basin when it rains hard so it gets flooded easily.
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You have good reason to fear rain!
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Yes, I have a phobia on typhoons and storms.
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Our downpours results in destruction to the lower income housing. Its a mad dash to raise funds fir blankets and food parcels.
Rain in small doses, that makes me happy.
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True Kavitha, downpours are not too good.
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Hope you have enjoyable monsoons and you can enjoy your coffee and book. Best wishes.
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Maybe a few days more before the rainy season sets in. Thanks a lot.
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How time flies
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It really does Derrick 🙂
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I hope that you are spared any flooding during the coming season, Arlene.
Stay dry! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Really praying on that Pete 🙏🙏🙏
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May you stay safe and dry and may the rains not overwhelm your town.
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It’s raining right now but it’s that kind that I like. Not threatening.
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Here too there is a light drizzle right now.
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Here the low pressure area has morphed into a typhoon.
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Hope it has passed by now.
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Yes, the sun is shining again.
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i hope you’ll get just enough rain, Arlene. no flooding 🙂
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I hope so too Wilma.
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Kids grow up so easily that we always think where did the time go.
Hope your place doesn’t get flooded, Arlene
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Yes, they grow up so fast. Thanks a lot Techie. It started raining today.
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a re-acquaintance during the time of covid. indeed, crisis can bring people together.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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