But as scary as typhoons and flash floods and landslides are, we learned from an early age to celebrate the rain. It’s going to come regardless, but you know what always comes after the rain? Rice and rainbows. Filipinos see the rain as an opportunity to not water their plants for a week. If there’s one thing about Filipinos, no matter what we’re going through, in general, we’re going to find the silver lining. Instead of complaining, we know the skies will eventually clear up and life goes on.
