Thunder and lightning!

"A thunderstorm, also called an electrical storm or lightning storm, is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its attendant thunder produced from a cumulonimbus cloud. Thunderstorms are usually accompanied by heavy rainfall (heavy downpours), strong winds, hail, and sometimes tornadoes." - Wikipedia on Thunderstorms

Thunder, lightnings, heavy rainfall and strong winds. Check.

I was kept awake last night by these elements of nature. Seems they are a lot more present this year than the one before. I can't remember being constantly disrupted from my sleep by bad weather last year, but now it seems to be a trend.

...And to all people living in Finland who are thinking "Oh, it can't be that bad - just the other day we had like rain and stuff." Sure we have bad storms in Finland as well, but they come maybe once or twice a year. Here it seems it's the only form of storms allowed to enter city premises. "You must be THIS strong to enter this city and piss off people who need to work the following day."

Well, I chose my place to live so I shouldn't complain. I knew perfectly well how things might be here. What we need to now is good Typhoon! Preferably one that causes T8 warning. That'd be brilliant!

Funny thing is that western media portray Typhoons as a "devastating force of nature" but the people here actually look forward having as many Typhoons coming here as possible, and as close as possible. The reason: T8 allows people to stay home, and not go to work!
People in Hong Kong aren't really worried about the destruction Typhoons create, they merely want to have some extra days off.

Granted, Typhoons are really bad for less developed areas and people get killed during and in the aftermath of these tropical cyclones passing by. Last year there was actually one Typhoon that came rather close to Hong Kong, and it had just left some people dead and missing in the Philippines. It was somewhat of an eerie feeling thinking of the same storm coming towards us. However, nothing significant happenned. Didn't even get to T8 here - a lot of people disapointed.

"Tropical cyclones are classified into three main groups, based on intensity: tropical depressions, tropical storms, and a third group of more intense storms, whose name depends on the region. For example, if a tropical storm in the Northwestern Pacific reaches hurricane-strength winds on the Beaufort scale, it is referred to as a typhoon." -Wikipedia on Tropical cyclones

Anyway, Typhoon season is just ahead. Wishing everyone plentifull of days off!

On a side note, during my route from home to work, there is only about 10 meters of exposure to rain: when crossing a road. Other than that, there is always a ceiling to protect from rain. Of course, if it's really windy and rain is coming side-ways, the situation is not quite as pleasant.

Now back to work, enjoying this sleep deprivation thanks to last night's thunderstorm.

Just as a reminder:
"Sleep deprivation is a general lack of the necessary amount of sleep. A person can be deprived of sleep by their own body and mind, as a consequence of some sleep disorders, or deliberately. Sleep deprivation has sometimes been used as an interrogation technique or as an instrument of torture." - Wikipedia on Sleep deprivation