Luvin' the Cold Weather

The cold weather has lately been colder than usual. Yes, it is unusually cold. It feels like we're transported back to the yuletide season. And it seems like some people like me are enjoying the coldness of the season to wear clothes we could not wear during the “normal” days we have here in the Philippines. Everywhere you will see passersby clad in jackets, sweaters and clothes that remind you of winter wonderland, or just simply trying to look fashionable, wearing coats or layers of clothing. Hey, the ukay-ukay seems to be selling well these days!

According to PAGASA, the country will have to brace itself for more cold weather until next month because the northeast monsoon or the Amihan would continue blowing into the country. It usually starts in October and peaks in February. So I presume people will still be wearing the same stuff until the first week of February, assuming the weather forecast is accurate enough.

It hovers around 21 to 24 degrees at night here in Subic / Olongapo. But it's colder where I live 9 kilometers away from my work in Subic Bay because more trees surround us, where the temperature is plunging down to 19 degrees.

One of the nicest things about this cold weather is that we can save on electric bills... since we don't need to use electric fan and the use of air conditioner is minimized in the offices.

I know that there is a lot of snowfall in many northern countries, so it's nice to have some cold air blow over here in the Philippines. I find it refreshing to walk in the streets these days, and it's generally nicer to go out and dine al fresco. But it’s also a fine time to sleep, or just to cave yourself inside the sheets of your bed all day long… Well, I wish I didn’t have any work to do.

I hope this weather does not change till the summer comes even if it’s extremely sunny!

Have you been enjoying the weather like I am? brrrr.....