Finally, the sky gods pitied us and urinated on our dried cracking earth! I am grateful to the heavens above because this past week, raindrops, though limited in amount, finally kissed our land denied of moisture for a very long time. I couldn't almost remember what the rain sounded like that it seemed like an alien thing hearing it dropping on the tin roof lately. Thank goodness that the cold front has started to visit us or else, not only will our lands go cracking and melt into lava in the future but our heads as well. (lol!)
The effects of the El Niño phenomenon were really devastating. Rivers, like our very own Tigum River, the main sources of irrigation for farm lands and likewise for households, were starting to dry up that harvests of staple crops such as rice and corn were too low. Bathing too became a rare thing for people due to the very limited supply of water reaching their homes. Sweat became the most common scent wore by everyone and sleeping at night became a torture due to poor ventilation and heat. I even saw 3 bodies of dead toads starting to desiccate outside our gate garden which I suspect died because of heat stroke. God bless those ugly yet harmless little creatures! But with much hope, I guess the torment brought by El Niño will finally come to an end since some parts of the country are starting to experience heavy rain lately. Wet days are here again! Or is it?
Well, if rainy season is indeed approaching, I might as well start creating a heavy-duty raft because here in the Philippines, there are only two things one must expect with the changing of the seasons: the lands will either crack or will turn into swimming pools! As for me, after months of utter dryness, I don't mind having a swim for a week.
The effects of the El Niño phenomenon were really devastating. Rivers, like our very own Tigum River, the main sources of irrigation for farm lands and likewise for households, were starting to dry up that harvests of staple crops such as rice and corn were too low. Bathing too became a rare thing for people due to the very limited supply of water reaching their homes. Sweat became the most common scent wore by everyone and sleeping at night became a torture due to poor ventilation and heat. I even saw 3 bodies of dead toads starting to desiccate outside our gate garden which I suspect died because of heat stroke. God bless those ugly yet harmless little creatures! But with much hope, I guess the torment brought by El Niño will finally come to an end since some parts of the country are starting to experience heavy rain lately. Wet days are here again! Or is it?
Well, if rainy season is indeed approaching, I might as well start creating a heavy-duty raft because here in the Philippines, there are only two things one must expect with the changing of the seasons: the lands will either crack or will turn into swimming pools! As for me, after months of utter dryness, I don't mind having a swim for a week.
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