JACK JOHNSON WEATHER

Thanks to the grand inconvenience we call global warming, the weather in Manila these days is a woman on PMS: unpredictable and irritable. Torrential rains have intruded the supposedly sunny season, and the hassle trickles down to even the most trivial tasks—say, getting dressed in the morning. Since most everyone is left second-guessing about the wardrobe demands of the day’s weather, the scenario at the office can be downright confusing. Just this morning, I walked in before 9:00 wearing my woolly jacket; at 9:30, an officemate walked in wearing a tank top.

Obviously, there is something else than the bothersome issue with the wardrobe. The news today said that we’ll be expecting three to five typhoons in the next three months. Great. It’s not even May, and we’re already getting the June weather. The representative from the PAGASA said we could have a couple of days of sunshine before the weather turns gloomy again. The (not so) funny thing is that we've yet to release the summer issue our magazine. 

The bad weather has also foiled our plans for the weekend. We were supposed to go to a nearby beach resort up north, but then—not one, but three—low pressure areas will hit the country this weekend. No one will call that beach weather. The long weekend will be spent in the city, and that’s that.

I could come up with a list of why I abhor this weather. 1) People seemingly turn into gremlins and multiply; suddenly the number of commuters double. 2) I have to carry a wet umbrella. 3) I get extra sleepy. 4) The streets get flooded. 5) There is a greater possibility of power interruptions. Et cetera, et cetera, ad infinitum.

But while I feel like I am turning much like the weather—unpredictable and irritable—because of, well, the weather, there’s something that I do like about rainy days: a playlist loaded with Jack Johnson’s tunes. For inane reasons, Jack Johnson’s songs become even more euphoric when it’s cold and bleary. I guess it’s because you can sing Banana Pancakes with even more gusto. Perhaps his beach songs do the job of concealing the weather outside. Better Together, Breakdown, and Do You Remember were also parts of today’s soundtrack, and I almost forgot that it was raining. 

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I should be starting a brain fart series, because of late, my blogs are lost in transition. :D