Rainy Season

Thank God the rainy season has started. The general public will finally be spared from the heat stroke- inducing scorch of the sun. Cars’ cooling and air conditioning system will not be pushed to the limit. But this will not be guaranteed though. Because as we all know, rainy season also means that traffic condition will be worse. Much worse. No thanks to irresponsible people who do not know nay better when it comes to disposing their trash. Be it small items like candy wrappers, plastic cups, or even their household garbage.

Honestly, I’m not really sure if we’re better off now that we experience rain almost on a daily basis. After what we have been through with typhoon Ondoy, i myself am not comfortable traveling whenever rain pours so hard for a considerable length of time. The wet season also means that road accidents happen more often. This is due to the decrease in visibility of the motorists. My car has super black tint all around, including the windshield. Even though I have upgraded my headlights to a higher wattage all weather bulbs, coupled with relay, there are times that I can hardly see clearly when it starts to rain heavily. I’m about to consider upgrading to 3000k HID kits. But after much consultation and research, I’ve decided that unless I can afford to retrofit my headlight housing, I will not go the HID route. Why so, you may ask. Retrofitting your housing will maximize the light thrown off by the HID lamps. It will work better and will not cause any glare on the part of incoming vehicles. During rainy season, the road condition also worsens. No thanks to the sub standard quality of the materials being used for the construction and maintenance of our main thoroughfare, potholes emerge all of a sudden. What’s worse is that when a certain part of the street is flooded, you really have no chance of knowing where a pothole the size of a moon crater is located. One thing that also gets on my nerves during rainy season is the way those pedicab drivers zip through the road whenver there’s flood. It’s as if they have been privileged with the authority to counterflow, cut and even use the sidewalk in order for them to reach their destination.

The rainy season provides new set of challenges for commuters, motorists and the general public. It is best to be prepared and anticipate. Despite the problems rainy season brings, I love rain.