When it is windy in Miri...

We experienced rather strong winds last Sunday night. We do get strong winds now and again for the fact that Miri is not sheltered and is open to the South China Sea. Even though we get these winds rather frequently, it still makes me shudder to think of what it can do.

For example, last Sunday, trees were literally uprooted. These are trees with rather shallow root system. Broken branches were strewn across the roads and visibility on the road was rather poor, when it poured as well. The howling winds are not the best sound to hear when travelling in a car at night! A few of my colleagues who were flying in to Miri from KL had to land in Brunei instead of Miri! They spent the night in a different country instead of the comfort of their own homes that night. Just thank God that the plane was not caught up in the strong winds whilst trying to land. Everyone is safe.

Well, perhaps one good thing about strong wind is that it really cools down a hot evening real fast!