El Nino

It's pouring outside as if it's trying to quench mother earth's thirst. The radio is also saying that we'll be experiencing El Nino during the rainy season. Boy, it's going to be a really wet and rainy month of July. Good thing, the folks have already left before this bad weather started. At least they were spared the strong winds and the pelting rain--what with them lugging their shoulder bags and trolley bags, and then their being confined inside a can with controlled environment while floating in mid-air. I shudder at the thought...

I just heard from my friend a while ago, and he told me that due to the weather, it took them 5 hours to reach Diliman, Quezon City from Los Banos , Laguna. Normal travel time to Manila is 2-3 hours with traffic. They left Laguna as a group at 11AM and arrived in Quezon City at 4PM. The radio is also reporting zero visibility along Quezon Circle due to the heavy rains; and DepEp has already cancelled classes. This was last July 16, 2009.