Tropical rain in Penang

We had so much rain lately here in Slovenia. Luckily there wasn't any floods where I live, but it was pretty bad in Austria and Czech republic, whole towns were flooded. But the rain here makes me depressed. It just doesn't stop, it can go for days or weeks without a break. I remember few years ago, one October, we literally had 14days of rain. Crazy! Well, now it was like 4-5days, still bad, but not as bad as autumn rains. This rain made me browse my old photos and I stumbled accross my Penang pics from 2007. One folder says 'rain torrent'. Then I remembered: It was the heaviest rain I ever saw! It was May and one of those periods in northern Malaysia, when it rained a lot. It poured like crazy, but it stopped pretty fast. That's what I love about tropical rain. It's finished fast and it's not so cold when it rains. And few hours after the rain, everything is dry already. I like rain, but only the tropical one. I hate the rain here in the northern hemisphere. Here's the pics from Penang in May 2007. It was taken from Sunrise Tower near Gurney plaza, from the 6th floor, where I lived. Amazing view and a very nice part of Penang. 5 min from the fabulous shopping mall and cafés and condos. Full of tourists and locals, very vibrant... Especially because of a big foodstall area near by, every night was crowded. I have very fond memories from that time. So, here's the pics:

It starts off slowly...

...getting stronger...

...and stronger.

Soon the whole road is flooded.

Look at the bikers, they're like on water scooters!

Soon there's a lake...

Cars having a hard time...

They're almost sinking.

That rain started fast and finished fast. And the lake was gone fast, too. In the evening, everything was dry already. If this were in central Europe, it would take days. That's why I love the climate in Malaysia.

[Photos by MKL, 2007]

Moment

She was just wandering around a snowy landside. There was a cottage surrounded by trees who were partly covered by snow and she thought about how to express her feelings as simply as the snow appeared on those branches. In her life everything was in contrast with her inner and outer world. As she saw the door half open, she thought wheather she should enter or turn away. She stopped for a while, glanced her eyes over the surroundings, took a deep breath and remembered last summer's incident in Liontown. She couldn't forget the past, she couldn't forget how she felt when she stood infront of him after 5 years. He was happily married to his charming wife, yet she felt the inner turmoil of her heart's confusion. She remembered how awkward it was to say hi, how she blushed and stuttered. She didn't expect to see him after she let go of him. In that moment, surrounded by snow, she started crying, she started missing him... The tears dropped on the ground, leaving little holes in the snow. Suddenly she ran towards the door, her tears reminded her of his tears when she left him. She slammed the door behind her as if she wanted to forget the past. She needed the security of walls. Suddenly someone knocks on the door. She gets confused. The noise gets louder and louder. She wakes up. Her sister calls her to wake up and drive her to town. In her daze and confusion, she starts rubbing her eyes, she wants to come back to her senses. Her eyes finally wake up, the image of him is slowly fading. Back on her feet, she opened the door and stepped into the reality.

Yes we did it!

Finaly!!!! Barack Obama made it! He clinched the nomination of the Democratic party. America is finally back on track. Congratulations! This exciting roller coaster finally came to a stop. I've been paying close attention to this race since the beginning. Nobody would expect such a dramatic race with so many ups and downs and partly it really got ugly. This is now forgotten. Justice prevailed, the rules weren't changed to serve Hillarie's intentions. Now let's start bringing people together, America, and elect an intelligent and diverse president. The rest of the world begs you. Let's end the Bush-blunder once and for all. Good luck!

Obama '08

[Photo source Huffington Post]