I am dreaming of a white monsoon.
Two
days ago, 4th February, I received an email from an old English
friend who had migrated with his family from England to one place he wrote as
Pawtuxet Village in US– I would like to imagine that as the equivalent of my Kampong Pengkalang Maras! But how equal
are they?
Look
at what he wrote:
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“Winter in Pawtuxet
village
We usually get snow here, The
weather is like UK, only colder minus 15 deg C and hotter, 37 deg C.
Hassan, do you get any snow
in Malaysia?
Ian”
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He attached this picture:
Winter in Pawtuxet Village
How
would I respond to that question?
So yesterday morning, I
took my bedroom alarm clock and placed it in the shade outside my house, and
this is what it read after half-an-hour.
18.2 C at 7.56 am
Our coldest ever Monsoon
And
we are supposed to have an exceptionally cold weather ever experienced during
Monsoon.
Monsoon 'Snow' at Pengkalan Maras
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And now, like the great Bing Crosby I will be singing:
I'm dreaming of a white monsoon
Like the one I used to know
Where the coconut tops
glisten
............................
I think that 'monsoon' goes better than 'christmas' with 'glisten'!
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16 comments:
They say it is spring now in 'Newcastle' (KB) and I just love this change of weather, cool in the evenings and mornings. Have a nice cool day Pakcik :)
what a cute posting pakcik!
snow - white look beautiful
snow turn up to black ice - painful
:P Jokes je.. he he he
Naniasda,
There was something in the paper the other dat about 'Newcastle' experiencing its lowest temperature of 19 deg C. I fear when the hot weather returns it will cone with vengeance. So let's enjoy the cool while it lasts.
Zafi,
This is just a light-hearted break from a more serious subject; but it is real and what is happening here is rsather perplexing.
Hello AK,
You are dreaming of white monsoon and I am dreaming of white Christmas which you experienced many years ago. I just missed one way back in 1985 as we had to leave Toronto, Canada one month before Christmas, and it was beginning to snow in late autumn. Coming back to white monsoon, you must have mistaken as you were watching from the balcony towards the sea and saw the waves bashing the beach and turning white; that was snow ha ha ha . Salam, have a nice dream.
Zul
Zul,
There is nothing like nice hot days with cool breeze. Imagine the cold and the miserable heavy clothing with hot water bottle and all to keep warm! Above all you would have no more tennis.
Dear Pakcik
The weather is playing havoc everywhere this time. It does not discriminate. Over here it was rainy most days about a week ago. Now it is all too hot unlike your cold monsoon there. It makes for interesting times just as well!
Hank
Many Malaysian that who have not experience the snow think that it is wonderful. In my opinion to some reason it is 'horrible'. I lived in Italy for almost a year some 30 years ago. Snow in Italy is considered mild and yet I can't tolerate to the extend. It makes us difficult to work and move around. Freezing.
Have a nice day (Pinjam penutup kata Pak Idrus).
heehehe...... minah dengo MB gi atatika maing sno... takdok orang nok ajok minah gi maing sno etek, dok kire ar duane-mane pong, omo-ayak dok 'noho minah maing sno, sliyo gok wasse......
ma'ah ndeh, mitok slamak blake abg hassan dang kakok kite......
Hank
Weather is playing politic as well, Hank! Who knows what's next. We just sit back and try to enjoy whatever.
PakMail,
Snow is nice when you are sitting pretty in a comfortable and warm room. Think of the slippery road and so on. It is noit that wonderful after all!
CMT,
Tak tahukah Pakcik dan Makcik kdetua rumbungan itu? Itulah sejuk Terenggnau sekarang. Lain kali kita ajak CMT lah.
assalamualaikum,
salji kena beli kt sini, buh lam mangkuk, curah air gula berwarna, tambah kacang, cendol, pala dan bagai...hmmm sdap toii..
Cikgu Humairi,
Waalaikum Salaam.
Saya lagi suka kalau dimasukkan beberapa biji gula kabong. Jarang2 sekali masuk pula setongkol ice cream!
Love your writing uncle. You were a teacher before? Keep writing and teaching and that would bring you joy n happiness. Love...masnoor @abuikhlas
Abu Ikhlas,
I was never a teacher during my working life, but I have been one during my retirement years. I help kampong children for free and I have seen good results over the years. Thank you for calling in. It is so stimulating to see new visitors. Do come again
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