The week that was

Hello peeps,

well time flew this week despite the lack of anything exciting happening. We were given an announcement on Tuesday night at work concerning the impending typhoon that was due to strike Osaka that night. The Big Guy came around to your side of the office and told us it was due to strike at 8am in the morning so to be careful coming to work. It would have been nicer if he had said don't come in...Anyhow, while the day was windy, some of the Japanese staff saying it was VERY windy, my air con could have blown more wind at me than that!! They haven't sat on Galley or Blanan in a Force 8!! All the shops closed early and even the gym was quiet. Structures were being tied down, bins brought in and any conceivably movable object brought indoors. Our apt block could have been brought indoors as it would have been safer. As expected, the typhoon decided not to darken our door (thankfully) and passed on without as much as a fart in our general direction, although nearby areas got hit pretty badly with rain and wind. Some residents of Shikoku (an island south of Osaka where I spent a few days in May) had some of the worst flooding in a long time.

Tonight we were given a show that I won't forget in a while, unquestionably the most intense and immense lightning storm I have ever witnessed. The sky was BLACK! I felt like Frodo trying to climb Mount Doom to cast in the ring! Sauron himself would have been proud of the black cloud. It just crept slowly towards the city from far out and the noise was quite deafening. Pretty damn cool if you ask me. But then again, why would you..

Off to the Big Guy's house tomorrow for lunch in honour of one our American associates who was over for the week visiting. Nice guy, good contact...if you know what I mean. So the folks are getting an original Picasso for their anniversary which is coming up very shortly, as I'm sure the Big Guy won't miss one of his three!! Food should be magnificent (caviar, the finest beef and seafood) and the keg of locally brewed weiss beir should be even better.

As for all the birders back home....no comment.

I shall now depart and wash my shirts...don't you just love Friday nights :)


PS: this week I have mostly been eating almonds