Can hear the pitter patter of rain outside now.

Rain is rare in Melbourne. For a couple of years now, the state of Victoria has been on water rationing. Fountains have been switched off, car washing is limited only to commercial washers and you aren’t allowed to leave the pipe running when you’re watering your garden.

Was watching the clouds roam by today. Melbourne was exceptionally windy today. Windy enough to blow you off your feet were you the unfortunate soul just right in its path. Heard it howling whole day long. There were massive black clouds, moving like a yatch through the sea. Swiftly they passed my window by.

The sudden interest in clouds today was due to hurricane Katrina hitting th coast of the US (east coast if not mistaken). It’s awe inspiring yet frightening to know that nature can be that destructive. 240km/h winds that can practically rip houses apart. I still recall watching The Day After Tomorrow and probably learnt a little about weather systems. Heh, somehow you know it’s always going to rain when the weather warms up a little (literally wearing 3/4 pants at home today). Also recall my brother (the one who’s good at geography) giving me names of the different types of clouds (cumulus?) and how pressure systems can cause clouds to form and cause rain. I still remember that the eye of the storm is cold because of the high (or was it low pressure?) ejecting all the heat upward through the funnel. A little confusing so I might sort it out a little later.

Discovered an interesting fact today. You’d probably know that hurricanes (or storms) are named after people. Did you know that they are named after people in alphabetical order throughout a year? Did you also know that they alternate between the genders, so if this storm is Katrina, the next storm is a guy with a name starting with L. They have a predetermined list for this, which you can find on Google.

Heh. Work is interesting.