and the NY summer begins...

Well, Spring didn't last long. Just as I had kitted myself out with the requisite raincoat, we have been enjoying scorching hot temperatures in early June. We're talking 30 degrees celsius and 85% humidity. The city streets are smelly and the subway suffocating. (Luckily, the subway trains I take are air-conditioned).

Last year, it was just too uncivilised without an air-conditioner in the apartment. This year, we have 2 for good measure. You would have thought all those years in Hong Kong would have acclimatised us...