http://www.marcdelange.com notes about nothing Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:39:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On 19 April we had a 240 MM rainstorm, and yesterday that record fell to a new rainstorm. 307 MM in one day and this time most of it fell in early morning hours. There was a landslide in Tung Chung cutting of Hong Kong's only highway to the airport ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/06/08/307-mm/ In Nederland heeft Pa heeft net iets op Youtube gezet - nog van het bezoek van "de oma's" hier in Hong Kong. Domino spelen met matthijs... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/05/10/filmpje-matthijs/ Something really cool is going on in a park near Robertson Quay in Singapore every night. A bunch of enthusiasts play with remote controlled motorized kites. The kites have colorful lights built in to them which makes for an interesting display against the black night sky. I noticed ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/05/07/go-fly-kite-singapore/ This is pride - Matthijs built the biggest ever tower with his Lego... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/05/05/pride/ Waren in het land. Matthijs heeft zich dus goed vermaakt met oma en tante en zijn nederlands is er weer een stuk op vooruit gegaan. Hij kent ook weer een aantal nieuwe nederlandse liedjes en verders is hij nu volledig in de ban van 'chocolade ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/05/01/oma-toos-en-tante-mies/ It's been raining practically the whole day yesterday. I just looked at the Hong Kong observatory station and in just one day, there was close to 240 MM of rainfall. To put this into perspective: 240 MM of rain is just one third of the total annual rainfall ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/04/20/240mm-of-rain-in-one-day/ I'm sure you've seen this on your last flight and your previous one. It just occurred to me that the Airshow is exactly the same in many different airlines. This is a mindnote to myself to figure out which company's behind it. Could be interesting to do live inflight satisfaction votes ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/03/18/airshow/ It's a dusty and smoggy day in Hong Kong - as you will see in the background of this picture. On the right you see the hills leading up to Sunset peak. I'm waiting next to gate 47 for my flight to Singapore. I'll be there a bit more often ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/03/11/live-from-the-field-3/ This looks to be a great weekend - it's clear blue skies in hong kong and after nearly six weeks of cold weather that's very welcome. Today we're having the "Nations Tennis Cup" here in Dbay, meaning all countries will strive to defend their honour in a game of tennis. I'm ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/03/01/getting-warmer-again/ I'm waiting for pushback from the gate at beijing airport. Just spent two days here for a training & a client meeting. Since the last time I was here - probably 9 months ago - there are quite a few new colossal buildings lining the '3rd ring road'. Definitely things are ... http://www.marcdelange.com/2008/02/22/beijing/