tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571307.post116244654923646924..comments2023-05-08T02:46:42.330-07:00Comments on SAIJIKI FOR KENYA AND TROPICAL REGIONS: First RainfallGabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571307.post-23414071571554735612008-03-24T18:25:00.000-07:002008-03-24T18:25:00.000-07:00In the Philippines, and when I was young, it was t...In the <B>Philippines</B>, and when I was young, it was the custom for children to take a shower in the first rain. Probably unfounded, but it was believed that this protected them from contracting severe colds and flu for the rest of the year. <BR/><BR/>I never did this because the prospect of walking back into the house with wet clothes dripping on the polished floors was not exactly an inviting one (not to mention the scolding I would have gotten!).<BR/> <BR/>By the way, with 'first rain', I am thinking of June and the start of the monsoon. These days, with global warming and climactic change, and me having been away for so long, I'm not even sure any more which rains might be classified as 'first'.<BR/><BR/>EllaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571307.post-10068987623784920312008-03-18T15:44:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:44:00.000-07:00Caleb Mutua writes :rain drop bounceswet the shoes...Caleb Mutua writes :<BR/><BR/>rain drop bounces<BR/>wet the shoes on the doormat --<BR/>March rain<BR/><BR/>March rain --<BR/>mud paints the back of<BR/>the cyclist's shirt<BR/><BR/>March rain --<BR/>family debates on the use<BR/>of the only umbrella<BR/><BR/>chewing gums close<BR/>leaking hole on the iron roof --<BR/>sudden rain<BR/><BR/>rainy night --<BR/>grasses show the level of<BR/>the muddy water<BR/><BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenyasaijiki/message/1053Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245591508472781074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571307.post-1165627890234906192006-12-08T17:31:00.000-08:002006-12-08T17:31:00.000-08:00horns beeping people rushing home as it rains in t...<B>horns beeping<BR/> people rushing home<BR/> as it rains<BR/><BR/> in town<BR/> traffic is bumper-bumper<BR/> its raining<BR/></B><BR/>caleb wothes<BR/><BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenyasaijiki/message/378Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com