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Finally got my haircut. I can't stand the feeling of hair on my neck during the hot and humid monsoon season. I told the hairdresser to cut it really short, and when he's finished I saw that the floor was half covered with my hair. I never knew I had so much hair.

It's been rainy yet not so cold here today. Not as cold as BEFORE it started raining anyway.

I've been back on PoF for all of 5 minutes and accountant guy who I used to know has already checked out my profile

The island is literally flooded. Really, really heavy rain last night...made the headlines! It was, however, not a typhoon. Just seasonal winds combined with a front. Four died last night from landslides. Everywhere from Taipei to Kaohsiung is covered with water, and this morning the only road connecting my home to Downtown Taipei was cut off for a few hours because there was so much water that cars would become boats if drivers attempted to brave the road-river.
God bless my country. Luckily it's not raining as heavily now, and the roads are clear.

Wow that's quite bad o_o Are you alright yourself?

Yes. Although we almost drove into a flooded tunnel this morning.
Now the rain's become a drizzle, but we might get some more rain in the next two days or so. I do hope that it wouldn't interfere with my trip to Japan. I'm flying there this Sunday...

A news article for you.


5 dead, thousands evacuated as rain pounds Taiwan
Agence France-Presse
7:07 pm | Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
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Rescuers drag rafts to evacuate people in Tucheng area of New Taipei City on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. At least four people have died and one was injured when mudslides triggered by torrential rains hit two areas in central Taiwan, rescue officials said. AFP PHOTO/MANDY CHENG
TAIPEI—At least five people died after mudslides unleashed by torrential rains hit central Taiwan while thousands had to be evacuated island-wide, rescue officials said on Tuesday.
Amid forecasts of more rain, schools were suspended in several large cities, as Taiwan faced the most serious flooding since Typhoon Morakot lashed the island in 2009 triggering massive mudslides that killed more than 600 people.
Two people were killed and one was hurt when a makeshift shelter in a mountainous area of Nantou county was buried by mudslides, said the national fire agency, adding downpours also damaged roads and disrupted electricity.
Two men who worked for the forestry bureau in Taichung city were rushed to a clinic Monday with severe injuries caused when a mudslide crushed their office, but despite efforts to save them, they died later in the day, the agency said.
In Taoyuan county, one man drowned near a rice paddy while 20,000 chickens died when a farm was submerged by a flash flood, officials said.
Several corpses were seen floating in the water in northern Hsinchu county after a cemetery was partially damaged by floods, the United Evening News reported.
In Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second-largest city, in the south, more than 1,500 people were evacuated from mountain villages while the city government said it was planning to air-lift 500 more to safety.
Island-wide, more than 3,200 people were evacuated to safety, according to the government.
Massive flooding has been reported across the island since late Monday, with more than 700 millimeters of rain (27 inches) in some areas while the central weather bureau warned of more heavy rain this week.

And a fourth?

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Double post

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Triple post

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Whoa... I hope things get better for you in Taiwan.

Omg how did I do that? Triple post! Sorry.

You must have been really worried about the flood, to post so much like that!

Yeah, and partly because the wifi's being lazy.

I also hope that things improve for you.

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