It is 'midsumma' in Melbourne. It is so hot here that it could give Chennai an inferiority complex. It makes me feel nostalgic , however. It is very much like the scorching heat during the summer holidays of my childhood back in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu when the you could see through the beams of light of an approaching car, whatever moisture in the soil at the time of sunset rise in faint streams of vapour against the black background of the tarred road. Even after sundown, the heat is oppressive owing to radiation from the surrounding concrete. The residential units are not designed to handle this aberration in the weather this time of the year. Sooner, summer will give way to cooler times. There is no air conditioner in most homes though room heaters are invariably present. Day light extends past 9 p.m. The women wear shorts or skirts with hemlines exposing much of their legs like polished wood. Melbourne was founded as recently as 1835. One enterpr...
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