Typhoon
August 6, 2008 – 10:42 amHaving lived in a peaceful tropical area, where it is hot and humid all year long, without any form of natural disasters (save, perhaps, for the flash floods), I’ve never experienced abnormal weather. In Hong Kong, however, typhoons - tropical storms - are a common occurence. It so happened that one came close during my stay here. In fact, right now, the wind is at level 8 (on a scale of 1 - 12?) It would be nice to go out, but really, I don’t want to injure myself or put myself in harm’s way, or appear foolish struggling against the wind.
Strong winds are bound to cause embarassment for any pedestrian with a weak umbrella, which will inevitably be blown about. I look out, and I see the rain blown pretty badly, so that it looks like someone is shoving powder at an angle. No going out today, pretty much everything is shut up.