The pattern I see is the great airmanship demonstrated by both Airbus and Boeing et al pilots the world over, day after day and with increasing workloads too - especially the regional flyers.
The weather figures are not polite for any pilot to land. The photos are dramatic and I draw the expert opinion that the driver wanted to express a little old school Hong Kong style to the photographer. More pilots should express landings in this manner and give us armchair experts more to bicker about
With this internet thing and all the happy snappers about we will see more and more incidents like this that we would otherwise be blissfully unaware of. It gives me more appreciation of what pilots have to contend with every day.