Last Tuesday was the harshest winter day I have ever experienced. Probably because last 2 years, I had the luxury of getting to stay indoors in inclement weather. We had a high temperature of -2°F and to the rest of the world who use the Celsius scale (ewan ko ba dito sa Amerika eh, kailangan talagang maiba) that is equivalent to -18°C. Just to be clear, that is colder than your average freezer ha?! Kaloka. Btw, this is me, coming in from the cold. (As in kararating ko lang, and I thought I’d let B take a picture of how I looked really funny bundled up. Having seen the pic, di rin pala ako naiiba sa mga kasabay kong madlang people.)
So anyway, just to break it all down, I was wearing my long johns underneath those jeans, a long-sleeved knit blouse (for the office), a fleece sweater on top of that, and over it all, the black, quilted down jacket you’re looking at. The thick wool scarf is wrapped twice around my neck so I will not feel the wind chill and the beanie, nearly over my eyes. Inside the heavy, uncomfortable snow boots (I swear, if we’re going to stay here in Chicago for a while, I’d go out now and get me a decent pair of Uggs), are thick wool socks. Di pa todo yan, kasi I had my cellulites to help me out. Some people actually wear two sets of long johns under 2 sets of pants, and 4 layers of shirts/sweaters underneath a down jacket.
Ang tindi that night. Grabe. The wind literally stings! Waiting for the train felt like ages pa, dahil kahit yung warming lamps eh di kinaya yung lamig. By the time the train arrived, I swear I could feel like my thighs are frozen solid. Had to rub them back to life when I sat down dahil ang sakit!
When I finally got home, and was able to go into and out of the shower, I broke out in rashes naman! Anyway, chalking it up to a winter itch of some sort, I just slathered the areas with lotion and slept it all off. Tindi. When the meteorologists forecasted sometime last year that this was shaping up to be the harshest winter, di ko pinansin eh. Who knew tama pala ang mga bugok???!!
I swear, next time sasabak ako ng ganyang winter, either may kotse na ako, or magta-taxi ako. People shouldn’t be out in that kind of weather! 
Posted by shopaholichronicles on January 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM
uyyy let me know kung kelan sama ako
sana weekend…
Posted by dphatgirl on January 19, 2009 at 11:29 AM
that would be even better! sana di maudlot.
Posted by Meeya on January 18, 2009 at 6:03 PM
i heard! i was talking to a friend na taga-wheaton, walang school ang kids niya kasi it was -9F! it was a “mere” 10F dito last thursday at halos mamatay-matay na ako sa ginaw, haha! so i guess i should be thankful?
and ganyan na ganyan ang itsura ko kapag nilalamig, although i still wear sneakers (with very makapal na wool knee socks!). haven’t bought me a pair of uggs dahil akala ko hindi ko naman kailangan – now i have an excuse, hehe!
uy, baka diyan kami sa spring break! sana hindi na masyadong malamig. kitakits?
Posted by dphatgirl on January 18, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Ako man can’t wait for spring!!! I hope for your sake na di na nga masyadong malamig. Although we’ve long ago learned to live with the fact na walang spring dito.
I do hope I have a job na by that time para we could all go to lunch or dinner. If not, merienda na lang tayo sa Navy Pier! 
Looking forward to seeing you again after all these years!!!
Posted by shopaholichronicles on January 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Grabe nilamig ako sa kwento mo
I can’t relate to that kind of cold pero I can relate to waiting for public transpo in the cold and the frozen thighs, ears, face, fingers…