(above) Storm clouds gathering in Tanashi, West Tokyo, viewed from my room window. Tokyo has been experiencing some rather strange weather recently, very heavy, torrential rainfall with intense lightning strikes usually seen only in monsoon climates, and all this during summer makes it even queerer.

Its been a pain in the ass commuting to work, but looking at the skies just before the storms come and the cool wind blowing in my face, I can almost imagine myself back in Singapore.