Typhoon Fengshen rolled through Shenzhen yesterday. School was canceled city-wide, officials anticipating damage from the killer storm. Dorm students were confined to their quarters, many not pleased. Six to a room and a raging typhoon do not happy campers make.
Typhoon Fengshen, named by China and meaning God of Wind, left a swath of destruction across Asia. In the Philippines 598 people were reported dead and 700 missing from the torrential rain, flooding, winds and associated mudslides.
The typhoon made landfall in Shenzhen, China at approximately 2 pm (GMT +8) June 25, while this reporter had an afternoon nap. While his colleagues indulged in a decadent, no-school-today feast, The Stevo diligently answered email and continued with HR work. Being the Laoban often sucks.
It’s not easy to photograph rain. The above image is not my best work. In my defense, the image was snapped during a brief respite from email correspondence.
What is a Typhoon? See my informative piece on Associated Content.
Well, don’t feel bad. You’re experiencing the typhoon that hit here in the Philippines first. It was called Typhoon Frank until it left the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
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I like it Stevo. You sure have been having some sucky weather there lately, haven’t you?
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Laoban sounds like a derogatory name. Maybe that’s the point? lol.
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RT: I feel for ya.
Wanda: Very sucky. I want to see the sun.
Matt: Laoban means boss. Derogatory? Yes.
No, it’s not easy to capture rain. But I like this. I think you did good. 🙂
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Actually, I completely love this photo. But I hate your weather. For you.
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Kinda strange, with so much catastrophe, everywhere, a little old thing like a huge, destructive typhoon doesn’t even make news here in the states.
I think people have reached something like catastrophe saturation. They can handle earthquakes in China, flooding in the midwest and wildfires in California, but if you ask them to retain more than three horrific catastrophe’s at once, they drop the ball.
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Oh, I think that’s a wonderful photo of rain. It’s oddly violent.