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Officially hate the rain now. I think I got a bit spoiled after all that time spent in LA, where rainfall is far and few between, so I got all nostalgic and sentimental when it did rain. LA gets this nice damp newness when the rain comes down and washes away all the dry dust and pollution and it's actually nice to go outside and feel like it's nature. Got to New York where it rains slightly more often, but it was all good fun for the most part trudging along the not-too-far distance between class and the dorm in rolled up jeans and cute rubber wellies.
Hong Kong rain is a completely different matter, which I'd stupidly forgotten. Firstly, it rains all the freaking time here, because various typhoons (read: hurricanes) attack this tropical little island many times per summer, and sometimes even when it's not the rainy season. Secondly, the rain here is vicious and almost cunning - it comes down in great big soaking drenches so thick that you can't see more than a foot in front of you; needless to say an umbrella doesn't do you any good in these types of situations. That is, if you've managed to hang onto your umbrella before the whipping winds rip it out of your hands. However, usually less than twenty minutes later, the rain completely stops, leaving you staring baffled at a stormy gray sky, and things start to slowly dry up. Evilly, though, the rain isn't done with you - it usually starts up again in an hour or so.
Obviously, have spent most of my incredibly nightmarish day outside, but won't go into the details here, but suffice it to say that I have to do this again tomorrow, and that am really missing southern Californian weather.
EDIT: Bought a copy of Freakonomics yesterday for HKD$80, which is roughly $10 US. Thought it was a steal. Okay, shut up.
Also, meme time, stolen from dr_ingram:
Pretend you are going to be stranded on a desert island for the rest of your life, but it's a nice island (with DVD players) and you have time to pack. You are allowed to take ten movies and ten dvd boxes (i.e. one season of a tv show counts as one box). What would you take? This is not necessarily your list of all time favorites. Though it can be.
Movies
- The Godfather
- About A Boy
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith (to remind me of the potential gorgeousness of the human race)
- Layer Cake
- Billy Elliot
- Shaun of the Dead
- Inherit the Wind
TV DVDs
- New BBC Doctor Who, Season One
- New BBC Doctor Who, Season Two
- BBC The Office, Season One
- Alias, Season One
- Alias, Season Two
- Alias, Season Four
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, any season
- BBC Coupling, Season Two
- BBC Coupling, Season Three
- Trigger Happy TV (if this even exists in DVD form - probably does)
Jasmine
Hong Kong rain is a completely different matter, which I'd stupidly forgotten. Firstly, it rains all the freaking time here, because various typhoons (read: hurricanes) attack this tropical little island many times per summer, and sometimes even when it's not the rainy season. Secondly, the rain here is vicious and almost cunning - it comes down in great big soaking drenches so thick that you can't see more than a foot in front of you; needless to say an umbrella doesn't do you any good in these types of situations. That is, if you've managed to hang onto your umbrella before the whipping winds rip it out of your hands. However, usually less than twenty minutes later, the rain completely stops, leaving you staring baffled at a stormy gray sky, and things start to slowly dry up. Evilly, though, the rain isn't done with you - it usually starts up again in an hour or so.
Obviously, have spent most of my incredibly nightmarish day outside, but won't go into the details here, but suffice it to say that I have to do this again tomorrow, and that am really missing southern Californian weather.
EDIT: Bought a copy of Freakonomics yesterday for HKD$80, which is roughly $10 US. Thought it was a steal. Okay, shut up.
Also, meme time, stolen from dr_ingram:
Pretend you are going to be stranded on a desert island for the rest of your life, but it's a nice island (with DVD players) and you have time to pack. You are allowed to take ten movies and ten dvd boxes (i.e. one season of a tv show counts as one box). What would you take? This is not necessarily your list of all time favorites. Though it can be.
Movies
- The Godfather
- About A Boy
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith (to remind me of the potential gorgeousness of the human race)
- Layer Cake
- Billy Elliot
- Shaun of the Dead
- Inherit the Wind
TV DVDs
- New BBC Doctor Who, Season One
- New BBC Doctor Who, Season Two
- BBC The Office, Season One
- Alias, Season One
- Alias, Season Two
- Alias, Season Four
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, any season
- BBC Coupling, Season Two
- BBC Coupling, Season Three
- Trigger Happy TV (if this even exists in DVD form - probably does)
Jasmine