The Sun, seemingly throwing everything it had, every flame flickering and shooting from its source some 93,000,000 (that is 93 million) miles away, yet the flames (imaginary) could be felt, just about touching my skin, as though I was being bar-b-que-d, as I moved out of cover from the protection of the building. There seem to be no letting up from the fierceness of the heat.

I don’t know if it is usually as hot as it is today just to test the Panama hat I had on; on the way to the bank. The hat did offer some cover, especially from the rays (UV) / glare. It worked well, that’s for sure. I’m glad I decided to wear it. For your information, I never paid any attention to the U. V. rays.

I got into the bank with my Panama hat on. The air-conditioning was a delightful welcome. I felt like I was visiting the bank while on holiday. The Panama hat sort of “created” the holiday atmosphere.

I did my banking errand and was out of there in less than half an hour.

Maybe, I was not dressed for the scene: bright sunlight, Panama hat, t-shirt, tan coudoroy pants, glasses, grey banded Samsung Watch 6 Classic and strapped across Bellroy Sling crossbody pouch.

Did I say “t-shirt”? I should have worn a baggy, floral or scribbled colour art, with white background, untucked in, short sleeve shirt. And, I should have worn a sombrero instead of the Panama hat – that would have done the trick. The rest of my attire was OK. I was not with boat shoes without socks. I strapped on a pair of Teva mountain tracking sandals.

Maybe, just maybe, all this is not proper be-in-the-sun attire. I don’t have much issues when I go on my 10km exercise walks between 12.00pm – 3.00pm, averagely; when the sun is in all its glory. I’m in my exercise shorts, t-shirt and walking shoes – that’s it. At the end of my walk, I am drenched in perspiration (not “sweat”. Animals sweat, so I am told). Have a cold shower, rest for a bit; then, I am good to go for the rest of the day.

Here, I am talking about Subang Jaya city (1); the No.3 lightning capital of the world. It can be two extremes – extremely hot and the next moment, electrical storms with the occasional floods.

Putting the weather aside, this is a nice place to live in. In fact, it is so self-sufficient in most aspects of comfortable living, we do not need to travel out of the city for anything.

I am writing this… I wonder if it is actually right to say “I am writing” when actually , I am typing on my laptop computer (I have to mention “computer” 😁) keyboard. I am sitting in the back seat of the car, putting this article together; while Jeannie, my wife; is seated in the front passenger seat, working on her laptop computer. Quite the romantic we are, don’t you think? We think so…thanks to a power outage in our area. Haha.

If the power is not back up in the next ten minutes, we are going to go to the Scottish restaurant, McDonalds, for a coffee, while the utility company, T.N.B. (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) has the power outage problem sorted out.

NOTES:
1. Subang Jaya is a bustling city in the central Peninsula Malaysia south state of Selangor, Malaysia.