Wednesday, May 18, 2011

observation: rainy day

rainy day by eric barclay

i love the rain
no wait.. i hate the rain...
second thought... yes, i love the rain.

it's a love/hate relationship for me.
i like a summer's cool shower but hate the misty spring rain. it only makes my hair grow into a mane.

as most children do, i used to run around in the rain as a child. often getting sick the day after, but it feels great, sensational and refreshing. people would look at me funny if i do it now... thinking maybe i'm not quite all there.... i kind of miss all that fun, jumping in puddles... soaking wet in the pouring rain.

i try to use umbrella as much as i can on a rainy day.
strange though.... i hardly see people use umbrellas. why?


my sister and i share a big umbrella together... this way we can still talk to each other while walking, and creates the feeling of being together. it also applies to mom, dad, close friends, and boyfriend.
but i hardly see this happening.
sure. if you are walking with someone who you are not too comfortable sharing your umbrella, it's understandable. but it seems strange that a couple would not share an umbrella.
the boyfriend is holding the umbrella above his head while his girlfriend is getting wet, clinging to his arm.
it's a strange picture for me, really. does he not care that his girlfriend is getting wet from the rain?
(unless there's some kind of behind story to all of this)
i also don't see friends (i mean girls) sharing umbrellas either.

rain reminds me of a story my friend told me a long time ago (which i think it's silly):
not too long after my friend moved to canada, it was raining and she had prepared an umbrella before she left for school. but she saw that no one was using umbrellas, so she naturally put the umbrella in her bag and walked to school, getting wet. really?


ever since this 'umbrella' thing was spoiled i keep seeing it every rainy day.
i am really really curious.

am i the strange one sharing an umbrella or sharing an umbrella something people don't do?
or not using one at all..?

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