Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Hong Kong's cold weather warning

As you have seen in the past, the HK weather symbols are varied and often beautiful.
This one, warning of cold weather, I love. I suspect those in the UK would laugh a lot if they realise the temps being warned about are
10 - 14oC.
Not exactly freezing, but in a country without heating (because "it is never cold for long in HK") 10 degrees feel soooo cold. Playground duty today was a trial, even with my layers.
I break out the winter coat tomorrow.

Cold Weather Warning


The Cold Weather Warning is now in force.
The Hong Kong Observatory is forecasting cold weather
in Hong Kong during
the overnight period.

As Hong Kong is being continuously affected by a cold winter monsoon,
people are advised to put on warm clothes and to
avoid adverse health effects due to the cold weather.
You must also ensure adequate indoor ventilation.

If you must go out, please avoid prolonged exposure to wintry winds.

If you know of elderly persons or persons with chronic medical
conditions staying alone, please call or visit them
occasionally to check if they need any assistance.

Make sure heaters are safe before use, and place them away from any combustibles.
Do not light fires indoors as a means to keep warm.

Whatever the temperature, please ensure that there is plenty
of fresh air in your room when you are using an old-type gas
water heater.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A better class of graffiti

Carved into one of the class desks today I found the following:

"Mrs Nye is hot".
I have decided not to have it cleaned off.

Monday, November 2, 2009

I was right!!

Remember this symbol? I thought it might mean that things were about to get chillier?
Well blimey. The wind has turned and is blowing straight off the Mongolian Steppes, through south China and into Hong Kong.
Though the sun is shining now at 3pm and it is a lot warmer, this morning it was boots and jumper weather.

Check mum's bag...


Uh oh!!