Yeah the rainy pattern has lifted and we have our 2nd glorious cloudless, sunny day. Temps in the 70s at the moment which is perfect. Toasty but not scorching. 

Ailment: this is strange but i'm told to lay off raw fruits and veggies for the time being because i'm gurgling with gas. Too much gas in the colon. 

I just had this amazing lecture about nationalism in polisci class. So many ideas bouncing around my head right now - trying to frame the info. w.r.t. Singapore. Am especially intriuged by the ELF (ethno-linguistic fractionalisation) index.