At the night market you can buy sheets and other assorted dongxi, cheap radios, barbecued meat on a stick, or get a haircut under the stars.

Captured: June 24, 2008.

Typhoon Fengshen rolled through Shenzhen yesterday. School was canceled city-wide, officials anticipating damage from the killer storm. Dorm students were confined to their quarters, many not pleased. Six to a room and a raging typhoon do not happy campers make.

Typhoon Fengshen, named by China and meaning God of Wind, left a swath of destruction across Asia. In the Philippines 598 people were reported dead and 700 missing from the torrential rain, flooding, winds and associated mudslides.

The typhoon made landfall in Shenzhen, China at approximately 2 pm (GMT +8) June 25, while this reporter had an afternoon nap. While his colleagues indulged in a decadent, no-school-today feast, The Stevo diligently answered email and continued with HR work. Being the Laoban often sucks.

It’s not easy to photograph rain. The above image is not my best work. In my defense, the image was snapped during a brief respite from email correspondence.

What is a Typhoon? See my informative piece on Associated Content.

I captured this while roaming around Yau Ma Tai (Hong Kong). Dawn is a great time for photography, you get a chance to see things rarely seen. And, it’s not blistering hot. Click the image to see a larger version.

Dedicated to to Shawn at Brain Clutter.

aside: I’ve been a bad blogger as of late. Real life has limited my time in the blogosphere. When the end-of-school-year madness is over in a week or two, I’ll get back to reading my faves.

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I’ve been waiting several weeks to take this shot. The rain has finally abated (fingers crossed). For two days there have been blue skies.

The shot is not particularly dramatic, but I like the lines. This is part of the roof of the school building that holds my office and classroom.

RAW image with Landscape color profile.
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I’ve had an incredible run of bad luck. It happens every few years, like the leap year.

Case in Point: Yesterday.

I thought the text message was informing me of a meeting on Friday at 10 am. The “don’t be late” was prophetic. (I’m never late, some genetic quirk has me 15 minutes early for every event).

After hitting the gym (yes, I go to the gym) I returned home to shower the slimy, tropical sweat from my body. As I dried, my cell phone rang (Mirror in the Bathroom by The English Beat is my ringtone).

“Did you get my message?”

“Yes.”

“The meeting has started.”

“The meeting is tomorrow.”

“No.”

“No!”

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Remember I said The Stevos’ have a secret?

No, I’m not gay. (Sorry Grandma, I know you want to march in the Pride Parade.)

No, my wife is not really a man as some have speculated.

No, I’m not a cyborg, although that might be cool. An English-teaching version of Robocop?

Stevo has lost his fat belly? Well, that’s not really a secret.

What’s the secret? Why has The Stevo lowered himself to posting a photo of a cat on his blog? (What did cat lovers do before the internet?)

Wait and see.

Better yet, enter and see.

That’s right, asianramblings.com is holding a contest. If you can guess The Stevos’ secret you’ll be a winner. Well, you’re already a winner in my eyes for reading this post. After all, there is a photograph of a cat.

What will I win, you ask.

The person that first correctly guesses The Stevos’ secret will win their own domain name installed with WordPress and hosting for one year *. That’s right, free!

I’ll post clues over the next two weeks. Email your guesses whenever you like. Enter early and enter often.

* Some restrictions apply.

Photo by: thedepartmentofme