While the rainy season's flooded streets, soaked satchels and delayed appointments can make one curse its arrival, sometimes when the torrent hits the neon storefronts just so, it becomes a source of inspiration.
When a sudden downpour forces you to huddle beneath an awning-covered alleyway, stare into glistering pavement reflecting brake lights and listen to raindrops tapping tin roofs like punctuation, sometimes there is nothing to do but pick up pen and scribble a few lines. Take a look at the familiar Saigon scene below (click to flip):
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