ULAN

i love the rain as much as i love the sun. when i think of rain, the first thing that comes into my mind is my childhood days. i was a lucky kid because my parents allowed me to get wet and have fun in the rain back then. it had been the talk of the week since it was very rainy and we rarely saw the sun.

i've learned through our wala-pang-prof kwentuhan sessions that my other classmates never experienced the fun under the rain.

TERE: na-experience mo na ba maligo sa ulan?
ME: oo naman! hindi ka pa?
TERE: hindi pa... shit, ang loser ko!
ME: sinabi mo pa! tara, ligo tayo. hahaha!
TERE: promise, gusto ko talaga. ang lalaking sumama sa kin an maligo sa ulan pakakasalan ko.

so there, i never imagined that staying under the rain is such a big deal. nevertheless, i realized that those who never experienced it during their childhood thinks it is a great, great, great thing to do. well, actually, it is nothing of great importance BUT IT IS MORE THAN FUN. i felt freedom back then when we just ran to the door and stayed outside the gate of our house and danced and splashed and did all the childish things children do when it is raining. oohhh... memories.

that was what excites me during my early years- "ULAAAAN! LARO TAYO SA LABAS!"
but now? "UMUULAN! SUSPENDED NA!"