Asian weather

the weather's been quite weird, lately. i'm sure we can all see it, even if Bush can't... anyway, yesterday, there was actually an earthquake here. it's a rarity: Europe is not really a hotbed for such activity. it only lasted about 5 seconds - or at least, that's how long i felt it, having the table shaking under me - but it was an earthquake (4.5 Richter scale). it reminded me of all the ones i've lived through in Japan - although it seems it all started getting 'fun' after i left.

then, this morning, it rained. nothing strange there. what was unusual was the fact that the sun was rising with all its beauty and colours and you could see it clearly - no clouds or anything - yet it was raining from a few clouds overhead, and quite a lot. it felt like being in Kuala Lumpur. it wasn't cold either, which added to the whole thing. it was like a small tropical storm.