NOVEMBER RAIN

During dry season, it seems like no a day without feeling hot and hot. Begin April to this month, sky under Semarang City always feel like burn upper leather. It doesn’t mean that it used to be not hot. But dry season this time is really hot extraordinary.

On August, I  spend my time to live in kaligawe to do my job training in Unissula. I still be understanding of a situation about the weather that more hot than Tembalang. Kaligawe is a suburban area of Semarang, closer to the sea, toll-road, factory and industrial area. Quantity smoke of vehicle and factory contribute pollution and increase temperature. Different with Tembalang that locate in upstairs of Semarang. Moreover in Undip, green campus that still grow many trees.

On September I come back to Tembalang with hopeful that I can feel fresh weather and temperature not too hot. First and second week temperature still feel good. But the next week start to feel more hot. The grasses that still green before, change running dry. And the ground start seen infertile. So campus of Undip land become dry. Fortunately, not burning like happen in Kalimantan and Sulawesi that cause smoky sky. Moreover, the well in society village is begin running dry. So it happen in my boarding house, until the owner of the house appeal to be wise when spend limited water.

Back to temperature. Between morning, noon and night no different. Always feel hot and hot, with temperatures between 32 to 36 degrees Celsius. From waking up to going to bed again always in with the body feels sticky due to frequent sweating. Fortunately, the course room facility wit air-conditioner that can reduce heartburn. Can not imagine if college is not in the air-conditioned space, might be during college simply preoccupied with the fans. Outside activities college also still pursued to air-conditioned room, for example the library. In the dry season that feel hot like this, the library is one suitable place to “ngadem” because usually equipped with air conditioning with temperatures cold enough.

Indeed, the day felt longer than the night. Five in the morning had started brightly as six, and five in the afternoon also seemed still like three o’clock. While eight o'clock the sun began to rise and was hot. Sometimes it feels lazy to get out collage because the heat of the sun. Not even dare go out without the use of protective skin, aka afraid to be really ten-skin. So if you want to leave the campus to wear sunblock or sun screen at least an SPF 17 to 30.

Almighty of Allah. First week in November bring many bless. Finally the rain comes. But it is not the rain actually, just mizzle or light rain. It happen about five minutes only. And not give many effect to the ground and weather. So I still feel hot like I used to be. But, yesterday and today is so something for me. Towards Maghrib time, finally rain fall heavily enough. The rain fall around three hours. Not bad. I think it is enough to make the ground become wet. And plant feel fresh. And so I am feel fresh, not feel hot enough.

Oh, give thanks to Allah. I hope this November is closing of dry season. And beginning for rainy monsoon. I love rain so much when it fall in the night. I love the smell of rain. I love the sounds of rain that fall in tiled-roof and tiled pavement. Because I don’t need to listen other sound that I won’t. And I can thinking clearly on my own, take concentration, and feeling comfortable. And I hope my earth become more fresh and cold. Thanks God for this November rain.

(Note: this is the first time I post in English. I still study English. I aware that my English is BERANTAKAN LUAR BIASA. So, if you read this post, i hope you understand and want to help me study English)