JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Thursday December 15, 2005 [C(5/365) W(8/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (5/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (2/365)
W-windy (8/365) LW-light winds (7/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (55/365) PC-partly cloudy (108/365)
D-drizzle (14/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (64/365) LW-light winds (100/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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Some of the local residential holiday lighting displayed on Okinawa this year.

Wednesday December 14, 2005 [PC(7/365) W(7/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (7/365)
D-drizzle (2/365)
W-windy (7/365) LW-light winds (7/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (54/365) PC-partly cloudy (108/365)
D-drizzle (14/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (63/365) LW-light winds (100/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – goat

Japanese – yagi (??)

Hogen – fuiijaa (???????

Tuesday December 13, 2005 [PC(6/365) W(6/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (6/365)
D-drizzle (2/365)
W-windy (6/365) LW-light winds (7/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (54/365) PC-partly cloudy (107/365)
D-drizzle (14/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (62/365) LW-light winds (100/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Monday December 12, 2005 [PC(5/365) LW(7/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (4/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (2/365)
W-windy (5/365) LW-light winds (7/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (54/365) PC-partly cloudy (106/365)
D-drizzle (14/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (61/365) LW-light winds (100/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

Sunday December 11, 2005 [PC(5/365) LW(7/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (5/365)
D-drizzle (1/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (7/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (53/365) PC-partly cloudy (106/365)
D-drizzle (13/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (60/365) LW-light winds (100/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)

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It’s that time of year again for the annual S.K.p Bonenkai Bash.

Saturday December 10, 2005 [C(3/365) LW(6/365)]

December 2005 Total:
S-sunny (3/365) C-cloudy (3/365) PC-partly cloudy (4/365)
D-drizzle (1/365)
W-windy (4/365) LW-light winds (6/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S- sunny (33/365) C-cloudy (53/365) PC-partly cloudy (105/365)
D-drizzle (13/365) R-rainy (5/365) SR-scattered rain showers (21/365)
W-windy (60/365) LW-light winds (99/365) VW-very windy (5/365)
H-humid (68/365) SH-slightly humid (82/365)