Summer is near, can you see the sun’s position in the sky? Our little star has shifted. Or to be more precise, it’s the earth that did. This is what I noticed during my run last Sunday. Over the last few months at 4pm of each day, the sun is just about 3 meters away from the horizon. But two days ago, the sun appeared to have just passed over the zenith -the vertical in English.

Yep, summer is just around the bend. Which means that noontime will soon start at 8:00am and lasts ’til 3:00pm. It also means running will be more difficult.

Last year, we hardly felt the heat cos we stayed indoors most of the time. I remember it was during the hard lockdown last year when our one and only TV spewed smoke. Not wanting to experience an explosive day, we decided not to use it until a repairman became available six or seven months later. So without it, we took on cleaning and organizing and learning new stuff instead -stuff that TV steals from you.

This year, is there something to be excited about summer? For me, yes. The beauty of living one day at a time and making the most of what we’ve got bring less disappointments. Regrets of the past are easily put to right. Or if not easily, with new tools available -namely the experience of last year, we can make them o-right.

We hope that v.2021 is better with a better and wiser and funnier version of ourselves, taking with us the learnings we gained in 2020. Here’s to a new summer. Cheers! #MyCafeNotes