Sep 29, 2011 18:59
A sudden holiday today as it was typhoon signal no 8 this morning and most of the afternoon. We weren't directly affected but there was (still is) very strong winds and occasional heavy rain. Typhoon Nesat is really more wind than rain, it seems. The winds are so strong that it feels like we're being hit directly when we really aren't since it's headed for Hainan Island.
And saw unconscious people in the street for two days straight now...
First one was on Tuesday when I was walking my dog. There was this middle-aged guy just lying in the street and a little girl of around 7 (his daughter) was crying hysterically and screaming 'Dad! Dad!" There were already several other people there helping them and calling the police. My mother says she smelt the strong scent of alcohol when we'd walked past. When we passed by again, the ambulance had already arrived and there was a huge crowd and someone told us that the man was indeed drunk... All I could think of was, "Poor girl..."
Then yesterday, on my way home, I heard people saying that a young woman had fainted in front of one of the fast food shops. It was raining quite a bit but luckily the place where she'd fainted was covered. She had already woken up and was sitting on the ground when I walked past.
Is this some sort of sign?
people fainting in the streets,
typhoon day