Missing the rains... :(

It started raining back in my home place, Kerala yesterday. This is my second vacation in as many years where I have missed the rain. Whatever come may be, I somehow plan my vacation during the months of July-August so that I don't miss the rain. Yes, the rain does not allow you to move about freely, it drenches you completely, it makes the walkways completely wet that you feel disgusted to wear your fancy chappals and walk over it...

But then, there is something about the rains in Kerala... the heaviness coupled with the lush green carpets and towers all around, plus that particular smell of the rain water mixed with the soil - does it have a name? - is just amazing... I could sit for hours just hanging on to a cup of hot hot chai and stretching my legs on to a "teapoi" (or a coffee table, as it should be called!), just enjoying the rain with all the God-blessed senses that I have. Nothing so peaceful like it...

But now my holidays are finish... So no enjoying the rains this time... :( But yes, next year, InshaAllah, definitely I am going to go during the rains, when Rasha's school closes... Yes, I will...