Thai goodies from 7 eleven. And all of this only cost 47 baht! Or - $1.46.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
SHALL WE BUILD OUR ARK?
As promised, here are some visuals from the flooding this past weekend. The first two photos were taken in the morning, in the neighborhood we pass every day on the way to school. The rest of the photos are from the local park - some show the flooded roads and some show how intensely the river was flowing.
And here's some video. This is the bridge we cross on the way to school every day.
And this is the flooding at the park.
The best part is all the water has completely disappeared, so Thung Song is slowly getting back to "normal"
And here's some video. This is the bridge we cross on the way to school every day.
River Flood from Nikki Elizabeth on Vimeo.
And this is the flooding at the park.
Flooding at the park from Nikki Elizabeth on Vimeo.
The best part is all the water has completely disappeared, so Thung Song is slowly getting back to "normal"
Friday, November 22, 2013
FLASH FLOOD FRIDAY: A TIMELINE
7:00 am: Wake up. It's still raining.
7:50 am: Depart for school.
8:00 am: Make a stop at 7 Eleven for yogurt and notice Alex's Assistant Teacher, who informs me that there's no school today due to flooding. I go to the school gates to wait for Alex to arrive behind me and watch all the guards turn away the parents who are dropping their kids off and don't know.
8:15 am: Wet and relieved, we make it back home.
8:30 am - 12:00pm: Movie day! Not too concerned, have only seen slight floods nearby, none near us.
2:00 pm: Rain stops. We get takeaway for lunch.
4:00 pm: We check out the local park, which we heard was flooded. Got some great video and photos of it, enjoy the novelty of it, even do some fun scooting through it before we head home.
6:00 pm: Rain is back on.
8:00 pm: Venture out in the rain for dinner.
9:00 pm: Boys take off (in the rain) to Tom's house for video games and I head to the girls' to watch a film.
11:00pm: Rain stops. I head home.
1:30 am: Text Alex to see if he's coming home soon.
1:35 am: response from Alex is as follows "The roads are flooded. We're trapped. We saw [our friends] on the side of the road so we're at their place until we can leave. It's bad baby, it's over waist high at the 711 near Jono's house".
1:38 am: Am informed by Alex that they saw some men pull a three foot long python from the flood.
1:45 am: Try to go to sleep.
2:00 am: No sleep. Can hear the river raging nearby and am concerned- so I go to the back of the building to check out the river from back there. Water is almost at the banks.
2:10 am: The shortcut street beside the river is beginning to get submerged…
2:12 am: As I watch I realize the water is only rising.
2:12 am: I start freaking out. Alex calms me by telling me (via text) that there's stars out and it's not raining for a little bit.
2:20 am: Road behind apartment complex is completely submerged.
2:30 am: Check out the front of the apartment complex. All good. Not sure if I'm land locked now or what because I don't dare to venture to the top of the road to check out that flood situation.
2:41 am: Water begins to creep into the apartment complex's parking lot.
2:43 am: Notice the next door neighbor's puppy / stray dog darting around the remaining dry portions of the parking lot, barking and trying to get over the fence to get home. Poor thing is yapping and not wanting to go into the water to go around. Debate helping it- but the lady notices it and laughs, wades through the water to retrieve it. Crisis averted.
2:45 am: Parking lot completely submerged.
2:50 am: Begin panic attack. Alex isn't here, the water level is rising, I don't know what to do about my scooter.
3:00 am: Manage to communicate enough with the security guard to inquire if I should move my scooter. He gestures to the left. I waddle it through the flood to the neighboring apartment and move it to higher ground. Except that the higher ground is also next to the river. Which hasn't reached its banks yet, but will be soon. Every one else has also moved their cars there, so I guess it's the best we can do. Notice that despite the flood and the fact that it's 3:00am, people remain in good spirits. Thailand.
3:05 am: Get in touch with Alex again, our friends have set up a mattress for him so he'll remain for the night. Says that the good news is that the water level doesn't seem to be rising there, but the bad news is that it's getting worse here.
3:06 am: A man who speaks decent English tells me I should move my scooter. I told him I already have, and thank him, and he informs me that never in Thung Song's history have floods been this bad.
3:20 am: Peer over my balcony and see that our neighbor's yards are now flooded. Some look to be knee deep. Check the back balcony and notice that the original river that started flooding now looks to be about waist deep in the flooded areas.
3:36 am: Realize there's nothing more I can do except pray and head to bed.
Update in the morning!
7:50 am: Depart for school.
8:00 am: Make a stop at 7 Eleven for yogurt and notice Alex's Assistant Teacher, who informs me that there's no school today due to flooding. I go to the school gates to wait for Alex to arrive behind me and watch all the guards turn away the parents who are dropping their kids off and don't know.
8:15 am: Wet and relieved, we make it back home.
8:30 am - 12:00pm: Movie day! Not too concerned, have only seen slight floods nearby, none near us.
2:00 pm: Rain stops. We get takeaway for lunch.
4:00 pm: We check out the local park, which we heard was flooded. Got some great video and photos of it, enjoy the novelty of it, even do some fun scooting through it before we head home.
6:00 pm: Rain is back on.
8:00 pm: Venture out in the rain for dinner.
9:00 pm: Boys take off (in the rain) to Tom's house for video games and I head to the girls' to watch a film.
11:00pm: Rain stops. I head home.
1:30 am: Text Alex to see if he's coming home soon.
1:35 am: response from Alex is as follows "The roads are flooded. We're trapped. We saw [our friends] on the side of the road so we're at their place until we can leave. It's bad baby, it's over waist high at the 711 near Jono's house".
1:38 am: Am informed by Alex that they saw some men pull a three foot long python from the flood.
1:45 am: Try to go to sleep.
2:00 am: No sleep. Can hear the river raging nearby and am concerned- so I go to the back of the building to check out the river from back there. Water is almost at the banks.
2:10 am: The shortcut street beside the river is beginning to get submerged…
2:12 am: As I watch I realize the water is only rising.
2:12 am: I start freaking out. Alex calms me by telling me (via text) that there's stars out and it's not raining for a little bit.
2:20 am: Road behind apartment complex is completely submerged.
2:30 am: Check out the front of the apartment complex. All good. Not sure if I'm land locked now or what because I don't dare to venture to the top of the road to check out that flood situation.
2:41 am: Water begins to creep into the apartment complex's parking lot.
2:43 am: Notice the next door neighbor's puppy / stray dog darting around the remaining dry portions of the parking lot, barking and trying to get over the fence to get home. Poor thing is yapping and not wanting to go into the water to go around. Debate helping it- but the lady notices it and laughs, wades through the water to retrieve it. Crisis averted.
2:45 am: Parking lot completely submerged.
2:50 am: Begin panic attack. Alex isn't here, the water level is rising, I don't know what to do about my scooter.
3:00 am: Manage to communicate enough with the security guard to inquire if I should move my scooter. He gestures to the left. I waddle it through the flood to the neighboring apartment and move it to higher ground. Except that the higher ground is also next to the river. Which hasn't reached its banks yet, but will be soon. Every one else has also moved their cars there, so I guess it's the best we can do. Notice that despite the flood and the fact that it's 3:00am, people remain in good spirits. Thailand.
3:05 am: Get in touch with Alex again, our friends have set up a mattress for him so he'll remain for the night. Says that the good news is that the water level doesn't seem to be rising there, but the bad news is that it's getting worse here.
3:06 am: A man who speaks decent English tells me I should move my scooter. I told him I already have, and thank him, and he informs me that never in Thung Song's history have floods been this bad.
3:20 am: Peer over my balcony and see that our neighbor's yards are now flooded. Some look to be knee deep. Check the back balcony and notice that the original river that started flooding now looks to be about waist deep in the flooded areas.
3:36 am: Realize there's nothing more I can do except pray and head to bed.
Update in the morning!
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