Here are two videos taken at our Hong Kong home.
Many people think of HK as just high-rise, but there is so much that is stunning, once out of the main city.
The first video is a view from our balcony. The second shows a view in the other direction, from the roof.
Please give them time to load...
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Making friends and meeting wildlife
We've made good friends in the village. Basically there are 3 small villages along the road, spread out. It is about a 10 minute walk from one end to the other up (or down) a hill. There are lots of expat kids in the area and the girls made friends straight away.
Last night I walked the girls over to a good friend's place and all the kids went to the rockpools. This is a place off the main road where the river widens and flattens out and there is a swimming pool in the rocks. We had a glass of wine and chatted before walking out to get the girls as it was getting dark.
As we walked home we saw a mummy boar crossing the road followed by 6 boarlets. She peeked her head out of the cover, grunted a bit and went across. We waited til they were well away as mummy boars are grumpy and likely to charge.
In the past week we have seen boars, monkeys, snakes and huge spiders; these things are bigger than a dinner plate. At least I take comfort in the amount of mozzies they can eat. They do just stay in the trees out of the way. There are also lots of crickets which sing in the trees at night. There is herd of cows too, which wander up and down the road stopping traffic.
Last night I walked the girls over to a good friend's place and all the kids went to the rockpools. This is a place off the main road where the river widens and flattens out and there is a swimming pool in the rocks. We had a glass of wine and chatted before walking out to get the girls as it was getting dark.
As we walked home we saw a mummy boar crossing the road followed by 6 boarlets. She peeked her head out of the cover, grunted a bit and went across. We waited til they were well away as mummy boars are grumpy and likely to charge.
In the past week we have seen boars, monkeys, snakes and huge spiders; these things are bigger than a dinner plate. At least I take comfort in the amount of mozzies they can eat. They do just stay in the trees out of the way. There are also lots of crickets which sing in the trees at night. There is herd of cows too, which wander up and down the road stopping traffic.
T9 gone
The T9 came and went.
Though we lost branches from trees (one hit a neighbour's car) there was very little damage.
We had a wet weekend, but as we all had colds it didn't hurt to be stuck inside.
Though we lost branches from trees (one hit a neighbour's car) there was very little damage.
We had a wet weekend, but as we all had colds it didn't hurt to be stuck inside.
Friday, August 22, 2008
T8 and T9
A T1 was still called last night with a T3 not being called until nearly 9pm.
Therefore it seemed unlikely that theT8 warnings would go up overnight.
This morning our alarm was set for 6am and we woke to a T3 warning still in place - boohoo. That means work.
However, by 6.30am the pre-8 warning was issued. That means that a T8 will be hoisted within 2 hours. (Warning was traditionally, and is still given, with flag patterns of white and green, hence the "hoisted", luckily we have TV and internet as well now!)
A pre-8 means school will be closed. T8 went up at 8am and we went back to bed!
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Afternoon
A few minutes ago the T9 signal was raised.
http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/tce20080822134526.htm
Therefore it seemed unlikely that theT8 warnings would go up overnight.
This morning our alarm was set for 6am and we woke to a T3 warning still in place - boohoo. That means work.
However, by 6.30am the pre-8 warning was issued. That means that a T8 will be hoisted within 2 hours. (Warning was traditionally, and is still given, with flag patterns of white and green, hence the "hoisted", luckily we have TV and internet as well now!)
A pre-8 means school will be closed. T8 went up at 8am and we went back to bed!
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Afternoon
A few minutes ago the T9 signal was raised.
This means that winds are expected to increase
significantly as Nuri moves closer to Hong KongThis is the link to the info...http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/tce20080822134526.htm
Thursday, August 21, 2008
8.40pm T3 posted
A T3 warning means that "This means that winds with mean speeds of 41 to 62 kilometres per hour are expected."
Government Typhoon tracking states that " Nuri continues to
move closer to Hong Kong steadily. Strong winds are
beginning to affect offshore waters.
"According to the present forecast track, Nuri will be
rather close to Hong Kong tomorrow. The chance of
the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 cannot be ruled out."
Serious hiding under duvets needed I feel.
A bit about fridges
Our school is famous for its fridges.
"What is so exciting about fridges?" I hear you ask. Well, there are 4 main fridges.
You can put your food in 1. One has chockie. One has soft drinks cans.
One has wine and beer!!
We were advised not to drink in school hours!! Teehee.
However it is helpful if there are parties or when in desperate need!!
"What is so exciting about fridges?" I hear you ask. Well, there are 4 main fridges.
You can put your food in 1. One has chockie. One has soft drinks cans.
One has wine and beer!!
We were advised not to drink in school hours!! Teehee.
However it is helpful if there are parties or when in desperate need!!
Eh up!
So there have been no typhoons in HK for many years.
All of a sudden there were 2 in 6 weeks, just before the summer and again in August.
Guess what!!
Another T1 warning has gone up - the typhoon is expected to make land in the early hours.
We are battening down the hatches.
Best case scenario, a T8 warning gets called before we leave for work in the morning. Then we can go back to bed.
Worst case scenario, a T8 gets called while we are at work and we have to keep the kids at school 'til it lowers. This has been overnight in some rare cases. Yuk! Soggy teenagers on Friday night.
We shall see...
Here is the predicted path - that orange cross is Hong Kong.
All of a sudden there were 2 in 6 weeks, just before the summer and again in August.
Guess what!!
Another T1 warning has gone up - the typhoon is expected to make land in the early hours.
We are battening down the hatches.
Best case scenario, a T8 warning gets called before we leave for work in the morning. Then we can go back to bed.
Worst case scenario, a T8 gets called while we are at work and we have to keep the kids at school 'til it lowers. This has been overnight in some rare cases. Yuk! Soggy teenagers on Friday night.
We shall see...
Here is the predicted path - that orange cross is Hong Kong.
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