Posts Tagged ‘Weather’

First Winter in Perth

First Winter in Perth

When we arrived in Perth last November it was officially still spring, but since we came from Scotland we thought the weather was going to be a very mild, and the temperature was probably warmer than Aberdeen in summer, so I only packed one – yes, one! – cardigan, for wearing it during the night [...]

Australia July 22, 2010 9:06 am 12 Comments

Summer Theme

An ex-colleague is coming to pursue his master’s degree here, and was quite gutted when I told him to prepare some light layers, even though today is so-called summer. Summer here is not something like in tropical countries or in Australia, where we can walk around with shorts, tank tops, and open-toe sandals, and get [...]

Life & Style, Scotland, Women May 25, 2008 5:54 pm 10 Comments

Let It Snow

It’s been a long time since I bitched about Scottish weather. Not because I’ve had settled here nicely and developed thick skin to bear the cold. Not because I have had run away, back to sunny Indonesia, for almost 2 months so I missed the most miserable weather. But seriously, because since I’ve got back [...]

Being Expat January 30, 2008 7:38 am 5 Comments

Embracing The Wild Weather

I‘ve visited Aberdeen a couple of times before permanently move here. But we’ve always visited the city between September and October, so I didn’t really feel the cold weather. The coldest temperature I had experienced was 9?C, but that was 6.00 AM in the morning and I had it for a few seconds from the [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style November 9, 2007 4:34 pm 2 Comments

Confusing Weather (2)

Note: I must say here that I am forced to write something good about Scottish weather. Mr.mck and GG are deeply concerned that I have sent the incorrect message across the nation that the sun forget to shine in Scotland and the weather is entirely, continuously dreadful. But to me, the virgin of weather-changing-climate, the [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style, Scotland August 27, 2007 4:30 pm 0 Comments

Confusing Weather

Tips: read this while listening to Ciara’s 1,2 Step song. Let me see ya 1, 2 step I love it when ya 1, 2 step Everybody 1, 2 step We about to get it on People have had warned me that UK weather is terrible, but I’ve only come here during autumn and it was [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style August 3, 2007 4:32 pm 0 Comments