While guiltily getting a TV news fix yesterday in the hotel,
CNN International was displaying a big map of Taiwan with two very mean red
icons heading right for the island. Although I knew that it was Typhoon season,
I have to admit that this caught us off-guard a little. I’ve never lived in hurricane country before
(Typhoons are exactly the same weather pattern as hurricanes, they just get a
different name in the Pacific) so preparing for the event is new to me. Of course I don’t want anyone to get injured
or anyone’s property to be damaged, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a
little excited about the whole thing.
My
lack of worry stems from the fact that we are moved into our apartment which in
a very stable new building. All structures
in Taiwan are built with typhoons and earthquakes in mind, so I don’t forsee
anything catastrophic. The biggest
concern seems to be flooding, but we are on the 5th floor, so I
think we are in the clear.
I’ll find out more tomorrow afternoon when Tembin is forecasted to make landfall. The center
is supposed to be south of Taipei, so we won’t feel the worst of the
storm. It looks like it will be a good
day to hunker down with noodles and tea, watching what we can through our
window. I’ll be sure to let everyone
know we’re OK after it passes through. Now it is time to go to the market and stock up!
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