Rain Rain Go Away

Jangmi, also known as typhoon No. 15, finally left Taiwan at 4:20 this morning. Jangmi was the third typhoon that arrived on a weekend in the past 3 weeks.

The first one came on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Some teachers at my school had their flights out of Taiwan cancelled, so a few decided to cancel their travel plans. The second one formed when Bill and I were in Macau. We "dodged the bullet" 'cause, instead of heading for Taiwan, the typhoon hit Hong Kong and Macau the day after we got home.

And there was Jangmi, the strongest typhoon of all 3, that kept us awake at night clearing out the drain on the patio and changing towels by the front door. Jangmi was like a toddler throwing a tendrum. It roared and squeeched and splashed the heavy rainfall against every possible surface from all sides. The wind and rain was so strong that it practically "car-washed" all of our windows and screens (thank you, typhoon?). Luckily, our plants all survived... well, some look a bit bare 'cause they've lost a few leaves and branches. The good thing is all the dead leaves are now gone, so they all look very green and clean.

Taipei City Government cancelled work and school today. It also means that I can't go swimming at the rec center on campus. I guess we can do some cleaning (blah~). We'll definitely need to wash and dry the towels.