Friday, August 22, 2008

storm watching

the nuri typhoon hit hk today and it is going right above hk at around 6pm. how exciting, its my first t9 experience. best of all, no work today, so can't get any better than having an unexpected long weekend.

the gym was closed today, along with everything else, so i decided to do some storm watching. the winds were not as strong as i had expected and i didn't manage to catch the best of it. but here are some interesting photos which i took along the way.

there were coast guards parked along victoria harbour from the east to the west end.

causeway bay typhoon shelter - the white flashes are fishes jumping in and out of the water during the typhoon.

beside the causeway bay typhoon shelter, on victoria park road - numerous trees were snapped off by the strong wind like twigs from a branch.

world trade center beside the excelsior hotel - the scaffolding is dangling from the building about to fall off.

lockhart road x percival street - the area had been blocked off by the police due to debris (cement blocks) falling from the buildings above.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

woah! should have ventured out and do some serious storm watching during the T8 experienced while i was visiting HK. i did step out ard my hotel but meekly creeped back into the lobby after 20 mins! hahah. it was, nonetheless, quite an experience - watching the streets from the cafe. the storm was raining down like sharp pins from various directions.. branches were snapping off..

-t