Flashback of one Sunday morning

Woke up early that morning. Instead of going back to sleep, we decided to go for a walk at the park nearby. It has been a long time since we have gone for early morning walks. The air is usually crisp and fresh then. Although we had noticed the dark clouds nearby, we chose to proceed without any artifacts that would offer meagre protection in the event of rain.

It started out pretty much the usual expectations. Feeling the cool air of a weekend with little traffic noise, other people walking in the park, some exercising. We had proceeded to some distance when suddenly noticed a distinct gushing sound. I've heard this before and it is not the rustling of leaves from the wind. This was the sound of rain... heavy rain! We didn't make it very far before the skies opened. A small shelter was nearby and made a dash for that. There were another two or three (can't remember now) others that were also seeking refuge from the rain. Actually, I would not have minded walking in the rain save for the fact that we had our handphones and someone had brand new Nike shoes.

The wind picked up and the shelter proved no match for the combined efforts of nature to get us wet. Leaving my handphone in the safety of my companion who struggled a while to keep them dry, I weathered the rain to a neaby garbage bin to rip off a part of the garbage bag. Quite an effort to tear off at the garbage bag as the material was thicker than the ordinary garbage bags used at home. The others huddled at the shelther must be thinking that I had lost my marbles. Of course it became clear when we used the piece of "stolen" material to wrap the handphones in effort to keep them as dry as possible. What we did next would reaffirm their suspicions that we are mad as we decided to walk in the rain and enjoy it. What a thrill with senses coming alive with each raindrop and getting goosebumps from the cold. Poor Nike had a through soaking with rain from the heavens and puddles on the ground. It has been a long time since I last walked in the rain and usually its getting caught in it, not deliberately taking a walk in one.

Suffice to say we were a sight when we reached the door of our abode. A nice hot shower and a hot cup of Nescafe after was heavenly. What a great start to the morning!

And Nike sat out to dry on old newspapers.