three things make me hate summer: air conditioner, rain shower and ice cream. this sounds strange, doesn't it? well, let me explain. air conditioners are an absolute necessity in summer.

　　as such they should be a blessing. the trouble is, however, they don't cool the whole sky--they only cool one room or building. so when you walk out of the comfortable air-conditioned room into the street, immediately you plunge into a gigantic oven. and the heat is all the more murderous for the cool air you've just enjoyed in the room. air-conditioners are really an enemy in the guise of a friend.

　　thundershowers are a common thing in summer. they never give you warning in advance. and they tend to come when you don't have an umbrella with you. every time i get caught in a rain shower i catch cold. all girls want to have good figures. as a girl, i naturally want to have a good figure. but how can i keep a good figure if i eat a lot of ice cream?

　　yet who can resist a delicious dish of vanilla or strawberry ice cream in summer? one more spoonful and i will probably put on one more pound. so can you honestly expect me to love summer?