T8 is great!

So yes, we got to stay home today.  The Macau equivalent of a snow day, a typhoon day is like a free day of life, and we treated it accordingly.  We were all up and getting ready when I heard Angie and Beth talking about a text from Carol, so I went out to investigate.  She had the courtesy to call and let us know that the typhoon signal #8 had been hoisted, which meant school was cancelled.  Yay!!!  Beth promptly went out to fetch Chris, her boyfriend, who's staying in a hotel nearby. Angie and I went out in search of food.

 

Having twice failed I went home and skyped with my parents for a while.  When I finished, Angie had new information about an open grocery store we'd never been too.  So back out into the elements!

We finally succeeded in buying groceries, including the things I needed to bake oatmeal cookies.  I have not yet seen chocolate chips in Macau, so I bought a dark chocolate bar to chop up instead.  Went home and gave the apartment a thorough and much needed cleaning.  Then I made myself a delicious lunch - grilled cheese and tomato soup and a plum.

Then I took another break and started baking cookies.  No problems with the oven this time, they turned out perfectly.

While I was baking, the full force of the storm hit.

The typhoon warning system goes 1, 3, 8, 9, 10.  Not really sure about those increments, but anyone who would like to learn more or see what it looks like at present, can check it out here.

http://www.smg.gov.mo/www/e_index.php

After each having some cookies, we all tried to supplement our dinners with actual food.  That done, we settled in to watch The Fugitive before bed.  What a great day.  I think we're all a little disappointed the warning level has dropped to 3.  :)