your electric bill goes through the roof (mine certainly has) — with your electric fan, ACU, refrigerator working overtime to help you maintain your cool during these sultry days, what can you expect?
your officemates are prattling about their out-of-town trips and gimiks (trips to the beach, resorts, bagiou, tagaytay, etc.) and you sigh with envy.
you yearn to binge on ice cream, halo-halo, leche con hielo, fruit shakes, iced drinks, etc., every once too often.

you get the sudden urge to dig out your beach outfit, parade in front of the mirror, check out your profile, and fantasize how great you’d look if only you were… erm maybe a few pounds lighter or if you had the curves/muscles in all the right places
you get irritated for the simple reason that the person behind/in front of/beside you is blocking the air from reaching your side of the room
you begin to wonder if your ACU is working fine (because it’s been on for hours and you still feel like you’re slowly baking in a furnace)
the malls, beaches and pools are filling up like crazy
you experience the requisite cold because of the sudden surge in temperature (i’m having one right now and it’s making me grumpier than ever)
you get to see more skin as people pare down to the bare essentials (lots of folks wearing skimpy shorts, sleeveless tops, off-shoulder attire, etc.)
everyone around you is complaining of the heat (can’t beat this one)
I’m back!
… and I’m definitely feeling the heat! I’ll give anything for a tub of ice cream right now.
Promise I’ll do your meme when I have more time.
Posted by alia at April 11, 2008, 3:15 pmAck! I regretted not going to work last Monday! ‘Twas like an oven at home. When I was on my way to work yesterday, I bought a pint of ice cream and was so tempted to eat it while walking! For once, my EQ prevailed. I dunno if I’m just imagining this, but each summer seems hotter than the previous. Or is this an inconvenient truth?
Posted by TPS at April 12, 2008, 8:29 am**ozy: halo-halo has that effect on me, too esp. when i’m full. i usually have to take a long walk afterwards to clear things up
**alia: take your time alia, there’s no hurry (i have a long-overdue meme too). so, how was your long vacation? it must be a drastic (weather)change for you — from super-cold to sizzling hot!
**TPS: yes, i think it’s worse this year. 2006 was milder compared to 2005 and 2007, but this year even the nights are oppressively hot! last wednesday, before coming to work i dropped @ the mall… it was such a struggle to leave because i dreaded going outdoors again and i was soooo tempted to stay
Posted by onyxx at April 13, 2008, 2:53 am“you get to see more skin as people pare down to the bare essentials…”
–i soooo love summer.
nice post. Enjoy your summer! m ^_^
Posted by timawa at April 15, 2008, 8:27 pmyeah eks, that’s why beaches and pools are the best places to check out during summer
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hi timawa, it’s been a while but it’s nice to have you back
“you yearn to binge on ice cream, halo-halo, leche con hielo, fruit shakes, iced drinks, etc., every once too often.”
Amen! halo-halo>coffee
Though I’m starting to feel the effects on my stomach
Peace.
Posted by Ozy at April 10, 2008, 9:54 am