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梅雨

I'm currently sitting behind my desk at Narao JHS in the midst of a long drawn rain/drizzle that started on wednesday and hasn't stopped. This is what they meant by the rainy season. It usually begins anytime from mid-June (according to weather forecast, this year's late by some 8 days or so) and lasts for one month. I've only found out recently that the Japanese word for it is as such because this continuous rainfall coincides with the time when plums ripen and hence the character 梅雨 or tsuyu. Scientifically, it is brought about by the clashing of cold air from the northesat and warm, moist air from the southwest, which forms a front that stalls over Japan's southern seas thus causing a lot of rain to fall during this period of time.

While many of my Japanese friends are complaining of the humid weather and damp condition caused by the incessant rain, I for one, quite like it actually. The so-called sticky humidity is nothing compared to the ones back home. The average temperature is still hovering around 25 degrees for the past few weeks. Now this is really cooling weather in Singapore isn't it? What more can I asked for? Especially love the slightly chilly weekends spent snuggling up to a good book while enjoying a cup of hot tea and the amazing discovery that my all time favorite comfort food, green bean soup has never tasted better on these rainy days. The only thing I miss is taking out my trusty bike for those awesome rides. But then again we can't always have the best of both worlds isn't it.

posted by テレサ @ 9:47 AM