I was telling a few friends that it's very cold here in Ipoh but they don't believe me. I thought that perhaps my tolerance level is too low but another Ipoh friend confirmed that the wind is rather chilly but he's a skinny guy. Hahaha! Whatever it is, with heavy downpour almost daily for hours on end, of course temperature drops. For the past two weeks, I had to layer up from around 4am until about 11am when a little sun comes up.

I checked the temperature on Yahoo! Weather just now and it is showing 31 degrees Celsius. The next time I feel the chill in the air, I must remember to check again to see how low the temperature has dropped. Right now, while we have 31 degrees Celsius, my sister in Tennessee is experiencing -9 degrees Celsius.

My friend told me last night that winter in New York is very harsh and that it is freezing cold. He is lucky though. He stays in when the weather is too treacherous on the road. He's his own boss so no one could reprimand him! My Bangkok friend says that’s the coldest winter he has experienced so far, even his two month old puppy caught a cold!

They are different, though. No matter how cold it is, they have winter clothing to keep them warm and they have heater at home. I am so ill equipped here in Ipoh!