Rain, Rain GO AWAY!
March 25th, 2006 by MarkWhen I was growing up, I loved the rain. Maybe it has something to do with growing up in Colorado, which has more days of sunshine than any other state in the US. In other words, I loved the rain because I didn’t get enough of it. Add in the fact that I used to regularly spend hours a day sweating away outside, wishing for a way to cool down, and it makes even more sense.
Now, I can’t even remember a single good thing about those supposedly wonderful “April Showers” of my childhood. I just have this vague idea that I used to have some idiotic fondness for it. It’s rained here every day for a week, and it’s nasty acidic rain. Worse still, I’m not a runner anymore. I don’t need to keep cool while exercising outside. I drive a scooter now. On a clear day, zipping around, weaving past stopped cars, and fleeing the bigger, more dominant vehicles on the road (with cockroach-like reflexes, I might add), is pretty fun! Doing the same while soaking wet, freezing one’s #@# off, and struggling to keep traction on the road isn’t. I could really go for an arid climate right about now…
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March 25th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
“fleeing the bigger, more dominant vehicles on the road (with cockroach-like reflexes, I might add)”
You make it sound like 18-wheelers out there are trying to squish you!
March 25th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Oh my god! That’s EXACTLY what I am singing in my head!! THe voice is heard. STOP THAT STUPID RAIN!!
March 25th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Mark-san,
The annual precipitation in the Jilin Province in China is about half as much as that in Japan. You can enjoy many fine days all year round and do not need to worry about typhoons. But I personally do not like the climate since the air is dry and dusty.
I am surprised to see the Chinese peasants here grow plenty of rice with such a little water form the sky. As a matter of fact, a great deal of water is supplied every spring from the Chang-bai Mountains, which run along the border with North Korea.
Incidentally, the natural conditions of Taiwan are a little similar to those of Japan. Both countries suffer from many typhoons and earthquakes every year. That might be one of the reasons why a lot of Japanese people feel comfortable with the Taiwanese.
March 26th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
being from England, i am used to the gloomy rain soaked environment.. ha ha. But that crazy heavy-all-the-week rain in Taiwan is pretty hard to take sometimes!!