Thursday, September 3, 2009

Calling a storm "Labuyo"? I found it amusing considering its going to be wet and NOT hot and spicy (as in "siling labuyo"). But then again, typhoons are bound to give grief, just like eating too much pepper. Tropical cyclone "Labuyo" (international codename: Damrey) intensified into a storm Thursday morning, and may enhance the southwest monsoon that will bring rains to southern Luzon and Visayas, weather forecasters said.

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18 comments:

  1. Tochie **September 3, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    Hi Cat. Being one who has seen up-close how a storm can wreak havoc to people's lives and properties, I really hope this storm will not live-up to its name, i.e. Labuyo, which by the way is literary translated to mean "wild," (also used to describe some fighting cocks). And though it is usually associated with sili, as in siling labuyo, this storm locally codenamed Labuyo cannot be anywhere near the gastronomic pleasures that the siling labuyo can bring.

    By the way, nice post. Mukhang meron ka nang fall-back job as weather forecaster, hahaha... To further enhance your forecast, I hope you don't mind if I add this typhoon track - http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/track.gif.

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  2. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 4:45 AM

    this is something new for me to learn..I just thought "labuyo" was more in association with the pepper...

    so wild horses, wild pigs, labuyo rin ba? (and am not being corny here ha..curious lang talaga)...

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  3. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 4:47 AM

    for someone who loves to eat spicy stuff....I was thinking more of what they say "almoranas" if one eats too much pepper...

    but yes, this is what attracted me to this news in the first place - when I chatted with a friend of mine in who is in Cebu now, he said maulan and may bagyo daw...so was a little bit concerned about my parents...(though we've weathered storms before)...

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  4. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 4:49 AM

    ahahaha!

    if the pay is good, why not? type ko rin mag-ala Amanda Pineda..ehek!
    mag twirl pa ako ng umbrella at mag wear ng boots and flowery raincoat...

    and due to this sentence, I suddenly remember Nicole Kidman as a weather girl in a movie *wandering mind*

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  5. Tochie **September 3, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    Cat, this is one of the misconceptions about pepper. While it is true that spicy foods may aggravate the condition, it is not a cause. If you read the wikipedia info on it, you'll see that sitting for long periods of time, e.g. multi-chatting, can start the hemorrhoidic process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid).

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  6. Tochie **September 3, 2009 at 5:09 AM

    Teka, Nicole Kidman ba o Amanda Pineda? Sino ba talaga gusto mo maging, :-)

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  7. Tochie **September 3, 2009 at 5:27 AM

    Here's one more link on the typhoon which shows a B/W animation of the it's movement: http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/vsmtsatw.html

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  8. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    hahaha!

    at sinong may sabi na multi-chatting involves sitting for long periods of time...am actually cooking and watching tv while chatting..

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  9. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    ooh...sorry, should have said Nicole Pineda or Amanda Kidman...:-)

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  10. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    this looks cool...at first, tapos parang..ay...nakakatakot...

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  11. Tochie **September 3, 2009 at 6:45 AM

    Cool if you're land-based. But if you are on a ship near or around that spiral, hindi lang nakakatakot basta. It's time to.... PANIC!!!

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  12. CatH \(^_^)/September 3, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    hindi...its time to...emulate the Titanic love scene between Kate W and Leo d.C.

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  13. Lav .September 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    sana mag name after din sila ng Storm from my Name...alam mo na yun Catt kung ano yun ha ha ha huwag kang mapilipilitan lang ha?..

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  14. Lav .September 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    good morning na dyan..:)

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  15. angie williamsSeptember 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM

    Hope this typhoon name doesn't bring a bizzare wind like of tornado or hurricane...hope not at all !!!!..
    for heaven sake, the name denotes somewhat disastrous...God is good...He'll not allow that to happen..

    Maybe "Kyute" name would be nicer..hehehe....hi utolVal...

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  16. Lav .September 3, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    ha ha ha sssshhhh SIs baka malaman ng Weather Bureau sa atin eh gamitin nga nila ang Nickname ko ha ha ha

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  17. CatH \(^_^)/September 4, 2009 at 7:11 AM

    actually, what is your full name Val?

    Valentino?
    Valencio?
    Valdemar?
    Valiant? ehem..

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  18. CatH \(^_^)/September 4, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    hehehe..can you imagine if storms were called such names

    Typhoon "Cutie"
    Typhoon "Sweetie Pie"
    Storm "Honeybunch"
    Typhoon "Tweetums"
    etc.

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