It would appear that my elation at the new (to me anyways) world of blogging and all it had to offer me in the way of maintaining contact with people back home was premature. The middle kingdom apparently does not think too highly of such activities. Perhaps they're too subversive. If so, I suppose it's time I started posting some subversive content.
Alas, not this time. I have much more mundane topics to cover. Like talking about the weather. Not only is the heat oppressive, and the humidity unreal (really, stepping outside I liken to be akin to stepping into a cross between a convection oven and a sauna...you know they kind of place where a breeze is cruel, because it just blows the hot air around and cooks you faster...), but it is forever raining. The rain is actually quite exciting. Dark black clouds sweep in, suddenly turning the outside world to black. It's quite eery. Imagine one moment mid-afternoon sun, and the next near blackness. It's darker outside than midnight even, as no street lights are on. Then the rain begins, as powerful as the clouds that bring it. Sidewalks and streets are quickly flooded. And then, it's over as quickly as it began. The sun returns, and Shanghai resumes it's sauna form.
Check out the shoddily filmed and edited footage below. Meg and I had grand plans for some Puxi fun after a Dim Sum brunch this past weekend. When this storm sent us packing for home.
2 comments:
You would think they'd develop lights that were sensitive to brightness rather than just to time. Perhaps this is something I can bring to the Chinese.
Not that the lights themselves are sensitive - they are uncaring things for the most part. Perhaps though they could turn on when it was dark rather than only when it is supposed to be dark.
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