Taken at 630am this morning when the #8 signal was hoisted as Typhoon Utor 'skirted' Hong Kong on her way towards Guangdong Province and Hainan Island. Billed as 'the strongest globally this year' Utor may be 300km away but her 140km per hour wind speed is enough of a warning. This has been our home for 14 years and while it is idyllic to look out, all the way to the South China Sea on a clear day against a cloudless blue sky, the magic of a severe tropical storm is even more mesmerizing. Our complex is located at the heart of a valley and during a typhoon we can watch and pace a storm, via the direction the vegetation sways, from one side of the valley to the other. We probably had about a dozen hot ones from #8 - #10 since we moved here and I, for one, is never bored by them. In the comfort and safety of my favorite armchair at home I love watching this ultimate show of power, beautifully and convincingly by Mother Nature.
How about making 'Typhoon Watching' mandatory for our Leaders and Politicians? Lock them in their cushy conferences rooms where they run us from positions of vested interests, ignorance, incompetence ... and make them watch a #8 or #10 typhoon ... perhaps they will see the light, will realign their egos, and will begin to 'Serve the People' per Chairman Mao's legacy. Sorry, I am dreaming again!
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