It rained again today. Heavily. Unlike the last time that I played with the raindrops, I’ve been extra cautious this time. It’s too early to get colds and flu again. Especially not now, that I’m few days away from my vacation. I am no longer amazed with the change in weather in the Gulf. It’s been winter since November. It’s getting tolerably cold to really cold. But I’m sure it’s not gonna get freaking cold as I have experienced the weather pattern since late part of January.
I find the frequent (relatively called that way for a Gulf resident) raining good and bad. It’s good for people like me who was raised in a tropical country. On the other hand, it’s not really bad, but it’s not so good if I will seriously consider the cause of its unusual occurrence. Global warming.
Anyway, it’s interesting to be reminded how weather affects human behavior.
Research has shown that greater degrees of sunshine experienced directly are associated with greater amounts of compliance and tipping. Of course, we mostly feel better when the sun shines and worse when it rains.
It turns out that rainfall often has a surprisingly strong effect on violence. In a paper on the economic aftermath of the hundreds of riots in American cities during the 1960’s, William Collins and Robert Margo used rainfall as a variable to compare the cities where riots took place with cities where riots probably would have taken place had it not rained. Few things can dampen a rioter’s spirit more than a soaking rain, they learned.
Personally, I love the manageable rainy days phase. It makes me a little gloomy, hungry for sleep, but I feel I’m at my most patient state in times like that. While the hot weather occasionally makes me irritable and easily tired. With a quick look, it explains why most of the people that I personally know who grew up in Baguio are fun loving and easy to deal with. Maybe, I’m just too weird to feel at my best when it rains.
The beauty of weather is that it does its own thing, and whether the weather is good or bad, you can be pretty sure that it didn’t come about in response to some human desire to fix a problem.
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kayni
No dancing and singing in the rain this time =)…you’re no fun =). you’re right, a lot of people complain about the weather, i just let it be and be glad to experience it – rain, snow or shine.
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kg
“Of course, we mostly feel better when the sun shines and worse when it rains.”
do you know that suicide rates go up during the rainy days? he! he! does the rain mean sadness? well, once in a bluem moon ako ganun…but I love cloudy days, so maybe it had nothing to do with the weather.
btw, it’s also rainy here….:)
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Photo Cache
I simply love the rainy days as long as lightning and thunder do not come along with it.
I think I am happiest when its foggy, gloomy, gray and and cool to cold.
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sheng
I just love the rain, and as i have said before, as long as it does not flood our area…when are you here in Pinas?
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maidapaypay
did you know that the electromagnetic rays emitted by the sun have an effect on human behavior? the Mayans knew about this. my sister and i were actually talking about this this morning. and it’s scary kase parang make or break ata ang years from 1999-2012. in relation lang to your comment about global warming. kind of scary 😦
i love the rain whenever i’m indoor, pero pag sa labas, i don’t like! hassle kase 🙂
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iluvgreen
rainy days made me gloomy and lazy, i just want to stay in bed and read or watch tv all day. 🙂
hmmm why nga rain affects our moods?
anyway oi lapit n uwi mo.
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upto6only
it only shows that mother earth is sooo damaged already 😦
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