after the rain
i’m back!! i know, i’ve missed posting blog for two months… a little catching up to do. i spent summer in a different way. while everybody here is wearing light and thin stuff, i was enduring the cold because it’s spring in a place i stayed so i have to wear thick and heavy stuff in some places.
now, summer is over and i welcome rainy season with delight! really, i like the rain more than the sun. rain has a refreshing effect after a drought. it’s like spring where buds grow and flowers bloom beautifully. rain washes and cleans up the surroundings to make new beginnings.remember how God brought flood to noah’s time to wash out sinful nature of human beings… so what is it in me?….
i was finishing dinner and the rain still continue to pour outside. i got the idea of welcoming the rain by making a hot coffee, get some oatmeal cookies, grab my celfone to turn on the music player, and pull a chair in the front porch of my home. i watched the rain drop from trees, on the road and on my roof while sipping coffee and listening to relaxing bossa music. i hummed to the music as the rain gives the beat to my out-of-tune voice. actually, the rain drops are just enough to play music in my ear but you know me.. i accentuate… always….
while doing the act of being sentimental at the moment, i reflected on my inner self. yes, the rain got me to realize of all the things i made in the past that i have to wash out and start anew. it’s like a new year’s resolution but instead of fireworks, i was confronted by the rain. bitter things happened and i want to start all over again.i want to start as a person who can stand in the rain, be prepared for the storm and make new beginnings.
and after that, i switched the music to something loud to signify my motivation. i lip sync cueshe’s song "ülan" with matching hands swaying like hitting the drums and head banging as the bass strikes loudly. i just hope the neighborhood is not watching coz they might think i’m crazy hehe.
idiomatically speaking, rain can be a warning or start of a storm. it comes and it’s inevitable. in real life, when we see the rain coming, expect also the storm. for the storm is a test on how we can withstand being uprooted…. 
