A prickly super typhoon.
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layne67I didn't know that they named typhoons after fruits as well. Or does the word 'durian' means something else in Tagalog, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
annwyn55? geniusartist?
Typhoon Durian lashes Philippines.
That's too near for comfort.
*shudders*
Hope your loved ones are okay, Annwyn and GA.
btw, for those of you who don't know it, a durian is this thorny fruit with delicious custard-like flesh that emits a strong, distinctive odour. Dubbed as the King of Fruit, you either hate it or love it. It may be expensive or cheap, depending on the season. And if you're buying it from a roadside stall, it also depends on the car that you drive. No kidding. And behold for those with Singapore plates, they'll rip you off in no time at all.
I have one tree in my yard. The durians that it bears are just so-so. But they're from my own tree so somehow they always manage to taste better than the bought ones.
On a completely different topic, the broadband that I'm using at home is currently down and the dial-up at my workplace ( I know, it's usually the other way round ) is frustratingly slow. It's quite a slow day this morning but the minute I logged on, the people started to come in droves. Not complaining but I'm very behind on my flist. I'll come back to your posts and fics, no worries, I'm a bit OC when it comes to reading my flist :))
annwyn55? geniusartist?Typhoon Durian lashes Philippines.
That's too near for comfort.
*shudders*
Hope your loved ones are okay, Annwyn and GA.
btw, for those of you who don't know it, a durian is this thorny fruit with delicious custard-like flesh that emits a strong, distinctive odour. Dubbed as the King of Fruit, you either hate it or love it. It may be expensive or cheap, depending on the season. And if you're buying it from a roadside stall, it also depends on the car that you drive. No kidding. And behold for those with Singapore plates, they'll rip you off in no time at all.
I have one tree in my yard. The durians that it bears are just so-so. But they're from my own tree so somehow they always manage to taste better than the bought ones.
On a completely different topic, the broadband that I'm using at home is currently down and the dial-up at my workplace ( I know, it's usually the other way round ) is frustratingly slow. It's quite a slow day this morning but the minute I logged on, the people started to come in droves. Not complaining but I'm very behind on my flist. I'll come back to your posts and fics, no worries, I'm a bit OC when it comes to reading my flist :))
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Date: 2006-12-01 07:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-01 08:02 am (UTC)http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/B2.html
Scroll down for names of typhoon in the Western North Pacific Area. Seems that the Thais are the ones responsible for calling it Durian.
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Date: 2006-12-01 08:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-01 08:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-01 03:19 pm (UTC)I know what I'd call my typhoons if I were involved in their naming. Aragorn, Boromir, Eomer, Frodo etc :DD