I just love the heavy rains that come down during this season; that is of course when I am safely indoors. This morning I had to come
early to the café to cook as we ran out of our special last night, and though
it was difficult getting up, heading out in the rain and walking to the
restaurant (walking to work is something nearly unheard of here – as is walking
anywhere really), now that I am here in this empty space, I feel very peaceful.
No need for a soundtrack as the downpour provides is own, reminiscent of a spa
nature playlist. Still I cannot help thinking of the folks further up North,
some of whom have had to be evacuated because what is a refreshing downpour
here is a calamity up there. Though the country is used to such yearly
meteorological occurrences, the lack of resources and preparedness makes for a
yearly nightmare for some.
The more I think of how closely people in this part of the
world are dependent on the weather as well as natural disasters such as
earthquakes, the more I understand the way things function. I sometimes have
found people I deal with here rather unreliable and wanting in foresight, but I
have come to the realization that the number of force majeure events has deeply affected the local mentality into a
sort of tropical laissez faire
attitude. It’s one thing to have
knowledge of this, but quite another to deal with it on a daily basis. Thus
said, be safe everyone! Typhoon season is upon us.
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