Save it for Today.

It's a rainy day in Hong Kong. It has been pouring here since noon today.
My Stuart Weitzman pumps got absolutely drenched and I considered swinging by Marc Jacobs to get a pair of their gorgeous rain boots after lunch with Amanda, Sean and MeeYian. Buffet lunch at Lotus on Pottinger Street was cozily quiet and the three of us bantered away eagerly, determined to shove as much information into the conversation since we all hadn't really caught up in ages. Over desert, while stuffing our faces with Bubur Hitum, a.k.a Black rice pudding, we filled each other in on our personal lives, all the complications, the insecurities, the screw ups.. and felt so much better after (or was it the sweets? ) as we kissed each other goodbye in the rain. Careful not to poke each other with our fancy umbrellas.
I tell you walking the streets in Hong Kong is challenging enough, but when it rains...
People here walk in the shade with their umbrella open. Completely unaware of other pairs of eyes, running head on into an oncoming pedestrian and running through puddles splashing everyone within range. I scuffled as stealthy as a wet cat could through IFC to pick up my Pure membership gym card and then took the Star Ferry back to Tsim Sha Tsui.
To my surprise.. a boat ride on the Star Ferry during rainy weather is one of the most peaceful moments in Hong Kong.
Nobody on the boat is talking, except for the mainlander saying something to his wife, everyone else is either looking at the view or reading a newspaper or book. Both ways you look.. Hong Kong or Kowloon, both are pretty in their own way and there is a comforting deep humming from the engine of the boat. The weather outside rocks the waters a little but compared to typhoon time, it's a relatively smooth sail. Times like these, you remember the reason why you love this city. From the terminal to the hotel I stay at, is a quick walk and soon I am dry, relieved and relaxed.
Which brings me back to rainy days.
My rainy evening will be spent in the comfort of my home. Soon I will turn on a movie and unwind. Dinner will be ordered in.... and I will look back on my apparently gloomy day and think..
I've had a lovely rainy day.