rainy day musings

it's been raining for days in metro manille. since i am too lazy to venture out of the house, i end up eating left over foods from a few days ago. good thing i have some spare biscuits, breads, adobo and other still edible stuff in the pantry.

even if they dampen the mood, i still love the rainy days; even if i fail to save those left over dreams (cue: nat king cole singing "here's that rainy day." 

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most people i know hate it when it rains. i totally understand because it means flood, traffic, getting wet while wearing a luvly outfit and feeling sleepy, not good when you have tons of things to do.

because i was born and raised in the province, miles away from the city and where traffic and even flood (of course it's a different story if there is a strong typhoon) were unheard of, i never associate a rainy day with these ugly consequences.

for me, a rainy day spells romance, nostalgia and daydreaming. of wanting to run away with my prince into never never land. it stimulates the juan tamad and brings out the rapunzel in me.

when it rains, i usually think about food. and the bedroom. just lying in bed, doing nothing. it's an art, by the way, doing nothing. believe me, it's harder than working.

it also makes me long for the good old days of my childhood when it would mean being absent from school (i was a sickly kid, a little rain would give me fever, colds) and staying at home playing bahay-bahayan. putting up tents using bed sheets with the edges tucked between sofas.

of course, when i got bored, i would go out and play with other kids under the rain. how i luv those innocent days. (and oh how cliche!)

when it rains, it's like there is a part of the brain that automatically craves for simple food that i used to enjoy when i was little, when nothing worries me, when luxury means going to the beach on weekends with the entire family eating steamed banana and sweet potato with pork lechon and pansit.

my favourite rainy comfort food would always be champorado and tuyo. ah nothing beats the clashing tastes of the sweet champorado oozing with condensed milk and the salty fried fish dipped in vinegar.

that's only for breakfast and merienda, huh.

for lunch, i always luv pork and chicken adobo...

.....with fried rice (minus the vegetables and green peas. i hate this combination. in chinese restaurants i always push aside the vegetables and green peas from my plateful of fried rice.)

sometimes i would eat fried rice (the basic one with just egg and shrimps) with pork sinigang. i would put soup into the fried rice and eat it with gusto.

friends used to watch me, amused, when i am eating this weird combination. they simply can't take it that i would put soup into fried rice. nakakaumay, puro mantika! was all they would say.

it's an acquired taste. i would tease them to try it, but they won't and would smirk at the thought as if i was asking them to jump off the murky pasig river.

any meal on a dreary, rainy day won't be complete without the steaming cup of tsokolate. oh, it goes perfectly with anything, but especially with fried rice and tuyo.

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rainy days also mean dvd marathons. i always go for romantic movies. (when i used to live with someone, our weekends would mean just staying at home, watching dvds. he would sit comfortably on the sofa, while i would lie on my back and use his legs as my pillow. how romantic! ching! like this couple in the picture. i luv the red sofa, by the way. the guy, sadly, is chakanies!)

i would usually watch ethan hawke's and julie delpy's before sunrise and before sunset back to back. front to front. side by side. haha. sorry, got carried away.

how i luv these films. i am glad richard linklater, ethan and julie came up with the third installment before the world officially ended. at least we knew what happened to them.

i luv ethan hawke and julie delpy together. they have this rare chemistry on screen. they are a perfect match. both good looking, smart, creative, adventurous. and romantic.

together, they are a picture of a perfect soul mates. (i first saw before sunrise when i was in high school hahahahaha. after watching it, i wanted to run away and go to europe with just my backpack, a map and ride the trains. wishing that i would also find my ethan hawke -- handsome, brooding, alone, lonely and miserable. it would also be great if he is horny!)

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sadly, there's no happy ending for them. 

some people are better off as friends who are in luv. really. because sometimes, being in a relationship just ruins everything. what with the jealousies (justified or not), the great expectations, obligations, reponsibilities, bills to pay, children, in-laws, her friends, your friends, etc.

that's why i don't believe in marriage. it ruins everything pure, romantic and beautiful in a relationship.

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that's all!

enjoy the rains fairies, bitches, witches, princesses and goddesses! please don't get wet and bring an umbrella. if not, find a handsome prince who is carrying one and share it. who knows where it could lead you? as they say, the road to victoria court is flooded.

(all pictures are taken from the internet. no copyright infringement intended.)