The summer heat has been so unbearable lately that almost everybody, given the choice, would avoid the scorching rays of the sun. Weather forecasters reported that this summer is the hottest season ever to hit Manila. Tuguegarao's temperature reached an all time high of 38 degrees. It is so humid that just 5 minutes after stepping out of the shower, you will start to sweat. Most of us would seek refuge in our air conditioned rooms or offices, eat ice cream or halo halo, take countless showers to cool our bodies or even go to Baguio or Tagaytay. But what about those who do not even have electricity in their own homes? The poorest among the poor in Metro Manila would be the ones who would really take the beating of summer. In the slum areas where water supply is very hard, residents there can not afford to take a bath as often as they would want to.
Thus, think twice everytime we feel like complaining about the heat. We should count ourselves fortunate that we have the capacity to cool ourselves whenever we want to when our less fortunate brothers have no option but just to get a cardboard, fan away the heat and just bear it.
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