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  The balmy night and the chirping crickets almost make me believe that I can be somewhere in Asia, closer to my family. It has been quite a day here in Adelaide, after the city received around 30-50mm of rain. It’s certainly nothing to boast about, compared to the amount of rain that I used [...]

    It finally rained this evening after a series of balmy days in Adelaide – it’s so nice to hear the real pitter-patter of the rain and not just the soft silent shower. Somehow it made me a bit nostalgic, back to my highschool days and to the period of close friendship, insecurities, and [...]

  It’s a nice and balmy in Adelaide tonight – we had rainy moments earlier on that were similar to the torrential downpours in the tropics. So it seemed very fitting that Yani cooked some Sambal Terong Ikan Teri (Spicy Eggplant with Crispy Anchovies) for dinner tonight with some chicken and mushroom clear soup – [...]

  Adelaide is blanketed in soft rain. Although you can’t hear its pitter patter, when you look out the window the soft droplets are falling from the sky moistening the parched earth. Seeing the rain just makes me happy – everything seems so still, so peaceful. It’s been a while since I enjoyed this kind [...]

According to my parents, I was born at midday, on 16 September – thirty-something years ago. People say that if you’re born in daytime, you’re bound to be timid – I suppose I do have some ‘timid’ streak in me. I wouldn’t call it timidity though, more like being extra-careful and extra-sensible. If I were [...]

I’ve just hung my laundry and now it’s raining in earnest. At least there won’t be any washing powder white streak on my bedsheets or pillow cases. I took a punt by washing my bedsheets today because the weather forecast only mentioned that there would only be a light shower or two today and that [...]

It has been raining almost non-stop in Adelaide in the past couple of days, complete with strong winds as well. It’s not soft drizzly shower either – it’s gusty rain that at times can be quite scary as well. We certainly need the water to freshen up the garden as well as to keep the [...]

It has been raining from the afternoon onwards here in Adelaide – whilst it was glorious and refreshing, unfortunately it also soaked my laundry so most of my clothes are still hanging out there – soggy and clean after the re-wash. I suppose God didn’t trust my washing machine. Haha. The water’s great for the [...]

It was raining all night in Jakarta, and not just the kind of drizzle that we have in Adelaide, but a real rain – not an andante but more like an allegro! Because of the rain, I was serenaded by the croaks of the frogs in early morning. I had never heard it live before [...]

Some people may complain about the continuous gloomy weather but I for one, am enjoying it immensely. As I got up this morning and stepped outside, the ground was still moist after last night’s rain. The sun was hidden by the thick clouds but I could see the silver lining, marking and announcing that it [...]