Raindrops

when was the last time that rain has not been a nuisance, but a nostalgic experience for you? i had mine last friday. and it was awesome...

after church service, when we went back to our car, it was awashed with rain drops! yes, it rained in the UAE! and i was told that it has been raining since two months ago! (i was in Manila at that time). whatever environmental or even metaphysical implications this occurence has, for me, it was simply nostalgic. the smell of the after-rain, the cool rainy day breeze and the dark grey skies brought back thoughts about my Manila days... we drove down the nearby Jumeirah beach where we spent a little less than 5 minutes just to linger this beautiful day with the magestic Burj Al Arab in sight, and other families happily playing yonder...

a little later, when we were home in the villa, and i was busy cleaning my room, the rain started pouring again... and it gets stronger every minute... i opened my window and gladly listened to the raindrops cascading on the leaves of the tree beside my window... later still, i saw lightning, as we expect, thunder came immediately after... wow, this really feels like home!!!! haha!!! for some weird reasons, i was kid-happy inside...

this is not the way it is with the others here... because who would be happy being stuck in traffic because the roads are quite flooded with this brief display of rain? (part of UAE is not ready with the drainage system since rain is more of an exception) ... and when you are out there dining al fresco?.... or when you are trying to catch the last days of the Global Village (the external amusement and bazaar destination)? ... or when your roofing is not ready for even the slightest rain, just like what happened to our center...

who would have thought that i'd view the simplest rain process in a different light?.... truly, absence really makes the heart grow fonder...