Summer sneaked in finally in June of 2011. Spring seemed longer than usual which had actually delighted old and young in the city. But now the temperatures had started to soar and the Sun fell straight down showing no remorse at all. Walking on the streets was forbidden during the noon hours by the mighty Sun. Only fools dared to fight it. Sea of colorful umbrellas, protecting delicate tall and thin doll like women from the UV rays, oozed out of the corporate buildings every single weekday at lunch time in a very smooth and predictable order.
Today was just another early summer day but yet something was different. Sun was fighting to stay strong and wind blew today swaying the sulking green trees on the main road. It was a nap time for the city when Gods decided to wake the city with an alarm. People on the road were on their way back from lunch. And there it was, a loud thunderstorms that Taipei had heard in years followed by the a heavy down pour. It was first of the summer showers of the season which will now make appearance every afternoon for next few months like a clock work. I could now hear giggles under the river of umbrellas on the sidewalk and smooth order of umbrellas was now disturbed as people started to pace up. Heads that usually hung on the desk to nap now rose with chatter and smiles.
Shower lasted for not more than 45 minutes but it made the city so refreshing cool. Everyone was cheerful with a relieving smile. Roads of Taipei glistened and so did every face on that sultry Taipei afternoon of June 2011.
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