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Twitter ramblings about the humidity level in my Hong Kong flat:

  • It’s so humid that this building’s lobby looks like Venice’s flooded Piazza San Marco. No kidding, it even has carpet to stay dry, not slip.
  • It’s so humid that my laundry’s more wet half a day after washing than when right out of the laundry machine after cold spinning (no dryer).
  • It’s so humid in this flat that I use the water condensing on the fridge to wet a sponge before cleaning the table. Lizard could bath in it.
  • If it is getting any more humid I will buy mouse traps to catch some fish.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I should keep the lights turned off and start a business growing mushrooms – on the ceiling!
  • It is so humid in this flat that I am looking for sponsors to support my stay here – in the rheumatism and asthma medicine industry.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I use the toilet paper as wet wipes.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I could use a dry martini – and I am a non-alcoholic.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I make rowing moves to the tune of a gondola song on the way to the shower.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I carry my boat driver’s license while getting around on my office chair.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I wouldn’t notice a wet fart.
  • It is so humid in this flat that new life forms begin to develop inside the microwave.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I consider moving to @scstorage .. and I wouldn’t even be the first one doing that: http://ow.ly/1bcFB
  • It is so humid in this flat that James Cameron called for a sequel of The Abyss.
  • It is so humid in this flat that Yoshimi Matsubara and her daughter would gladly chose their previous apartment.
  • http://twitpic.com/15ea1e – Water on top of my fridge. Can’t see too clearly in the pic but it’s enough to fill a glass. Whole fridge drips.
  • http://twitpic.com/15fi9v – My “as close to flooded as it can get without a bursted pipe” bldg lobby. A bit of uneven floor makes it a pool.
  • It is so humid in this flat that I was awaken by a large Ikea picture frame crashing in the living room. Its backside is just curling up.
  • The tragedy of my “it is so humid in this flat that…” tweets is that they are all either true or based on true facts :( http://ow.ly/1bPAc
  • http://twitpic.com/15nbtf – It is so humid in this flat that even mold starts to form patterns on ceiling. Peter the Lizard becomes farmer.

If you are a hardcore biker and always annoyed by the traffic in Hong Kong, scared to share the lane with the tram and don’t want to ride in the middle of the night, just wait for the next typhoon to hit the city. With most inner-city areas still pretty safe, just make sure you got a mountain bike to jump the occassional garbage.

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Causeway Bay, 7.34pm – Typhoon Nuri

hk-typhoon.jpg What a great sight: 9am on a Wednesday in the heart of Causeway Bay and it’s virtually empty. Usually at this time it would be the morning rush hour making it impossible to even stand at the place I took this picture but thanks to Tropical Storm Kammuri which by now has turned into a typoon signalled at number 8 on the local scale, most people stay at home as everything but emergency services, limited public transportation and some die-hard private shops remain open. If the signal stays up until past noon, the rest of the day will be off as well.