Tag Archives: china life

From stealthmunchkin… How many times has someone on your friends list posted about something and you were really confused, but you didn’t want to ask because you knew you SHOULD know? How many times have you felt ‘guilty’ asking a … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday our landlady Miss Lay called to say we were getting air conditioners in the flat, on Thursday at 2 to be precise. I’d been meaning to get a few things done, but got back to let the installation … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the school’s 14th anniversary, so all the staff met in the garden and took part in various games and activities. I helped out in the first event by carrying pebbles with chopsticks, then was excused duty for the … Continue reading →

So I’m not about to drop dead, though on the negative side I have to avoid spicy food, coffee and excessive alcohol. Eventually it looks like I might have to have very minor non-invasive heart surgery to fix it, something … Continue reading →

On Friday night it was so hot I could hardly breathe and getting to sleep proved to be entirely impossible. As I lay there listening to relaxing spoken word audio files I could feel my heart beating intensely. Every now … Continue reading →

I just had to explain Easter to some Chinese people. They thought it was strange. They’ve got a point.

The climate here is wildly confusing for an English boy. Yesterday it was immensely humid and I left my window open to get some air into my room, then came back a few hours later to find mould all over … Continue reading →

Life in the new flat continues to be great. I will take a photo of the view of the Pearl River as soon as the smog over it clears up a bit. With three days to go until payday money … Continue reading →