Small relief.

I heard the first rumble of thunder as I locked my door to head out to buy dinner for both me and my cat tonight.

I felt the first drops of rain as I paid for my cat’s fish and pedaled off to the taxi station to buy rice and beans for myself.

It has been miserably hot here recently. Like even-when-you’re-not-exerting-yourself-physically,-sweat-is-dripping-down-your-hairline hot. And the power has also been out for extended periods of time (meaning my electric fan is useless) for the past three days. All in all, there has been a lot of perspiration in my life recently.

Which is why, when it started pouring as I walked out of the store where I bought dinner, I hopped on my bike and headed off into the precipitation, ignoring the shouts of concern from those around me.