2010 Forecast for Rabbits

I just got curious on what the Year of Metal Tiger has in store for someone born on the Year of Rabbit like me. This is what I found:

The focus will be on the Rabbit's career and job prospects during the Year of the Tiger, with unexpected promotions and recognition very likely. Travel is also highlighted, with short breaks and spontaneous, fun trips featuring during the late Spring and early Summer. Healthwise, the Rabbit could find the speed of the Tiger year exhausting and it¡¯s important he balance work with rest and relaxation. Promotion at work or in the Rabbit¡¯s career will be sure to feature and they need to act quickly - no hanging back to see what happens! Some Rabbits will be dissatisfied with their current living arrangements and the perfect new home may appear most unexpectedly - they must act quickly and not miss out! Friendships will play a big role during 2010 with possibly one or two friends needing extra care and help. May and October to January will bring special and fun social gatherings. February and March will be significant and fortunate for those looking to change jobs while July and August will be most auspicious for single Rabbits looking for love - an unexpected liaison could result from a work related social event.

Seems like it's a very exciting year for me. I just wish that I could grab all the opportunities that would come my way. Please bring me luck tiger!=P


Source: http://www.bigcow8898.com/rabbit.html

living in a typhoon country

So it's been raining non-stop for two weeks already so a lot of streets have been flooded. This is the scene every time there's a typhoon hitting the Philippines.

When I was a child, I loved the rainy season because it means suspension of classes. It's the best news for me because I really hate going to school on a very stormy weather. But when I stepped college, I kinda hated it a bit already because most of the time, college classes were not suspended, and it's really hard to transfer from one building to another inside the campus. And now that I'm in the working group (well right now, I haven't got a new job yet, but I will soon), I hated it even more because it's really not motivating to drag myself to office or somewhere I have to go to. Actually, even if you have a car, it doesn't help that much because heavy rains create heavy traffic.

Oh, and I remember hating living in a typhoon country when I was in Boracay just last summer, wherein half of my month's stay there was filled with heavy rain. I hated walking on wet sand (or should I say, muddy sand? haha) while shopping or going to the party places. Well, I kinda appreciated some light rain and quite strong winds when I was there because it allowed me to swim while riding huge waves, without getting painful sunburn. haha! But believe me, I got sick there during the times that it was sunny at daytime and stormy at night time.

Anyway, I'm posting this because I failed to attend a few appointments today because I wasn't motivated to get out of the house due to heavy rain. Oh, I must say, I appreciate typhoons when they allow me to sleep very well. I love sleeping on rainy days. haha!

Well I don't have plans of going out yet since I find the weather very unstable now, but let's see what the weather's gonna be tomorrow. Look at how a weather report goes:

Source: PAG-ASA (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/wxfcst.html)

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST Note: Please refresh the page to ensure that the information is up-to-date.
Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 06 August 2009 Valid Beginning: 5:00 p.m. today until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow
Predicted Mean Sea Level Pressure Analysis for 8 p.m., 06 August 2009 Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 p.m., 06 August 2009 Satellite Image for 10 p.m., 06 August 2009
Synopsis:
At 4:00 p.m. today, Typhoon "KIKO" (MORAKOT) was located based on satellite and surface data at 450 kms Northeast of Basco, Batanes (23.3°N, 125.9°E) with maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. It is forecast to move West at 22 kph. Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.
Forecast:
Batanes, Babuyan and Calayan group of Islands will experience rains and gusty winds while the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas will experience monsoon rains. The rest of Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail throughout the archipelago with moderate to rough seas.