Watching a crisp packet offside
Thursday 29 September 2016
China - Day 241 - lunch with Mike Parsons in Lee On The Solent
this painting has been in the family for more than a few months
and this one has only just arrived
and this one has only just arrived
Friday 16 September 2016
China - Day 235 - Back in Birmingham again
Spent the morning travelling back to Birmingham from Bury and then spent the afternoon with an old friend helping her with her dog and her housework, in the evening went to stay with Tony and played snooker at Bournville Cadbury club for the last time before I go back to China
Monday 12 September 2016
Saturday 10 September 2016
Friday 9 September 2016
China - Day 227 - instructional
Made two documentaries about Birmingham City - need to choose one of them when I get the opportunity to review the vocabulary and content of each
The idea will be to use one of these in class
The idea will be to use one of these in class
Monday 5 September 2016
China - Day 225
Left China with a first world problem that I thought I could solve in England. Cleaned out my bank account of cash with the idea of taking 10K out of China to pay for my holiday in England. Beijing airport offered me £1060 and I thought nah I can do better than that in England. Heathrow offered me £918! Picked up the hire car and drove up to Birmingham. No culture shock coming back, it's like putting on an old pair of slippers driving on the roads
China - Day 224
Had a good afternoon yesterday and enjoyed my interview experience. I am hoping that I can work with these people at some point. Took the train to Beijing in the morning and went shopping for presents in the evening
China - Day 223
I was late getting into Yantai yesterday so we had to move the meeting at the University to today. I had already decided that it was impossible to accept a job there but I was still keen to look around
Later that morning I took a long walk along the coast. Yantai is actually quite fun, a bit like a giant Brighton - 7 million people
Later that morning I took a long walk along the coast. Yantai is actually quite fun, a bit like a giant Brighton - 7 million people
China - Day 222
The next morning we took a taxi down to the docks
I met someone in the departure hall who helped me
We upgraded to a cabin which had six bunks in it and a snorer so I was unable to grab any sleep
China - Day 221 - Thursday 1st September 2016
I handed in my notice yesterday and Party A was not happy. I have been told that I cant work in October and I have to pay back six months rent. Steve has advised me to (reconsider and possibly reverse my decision and to) cancel my trip to Dalian. I said I was going. I met Liu Yu at the station in Dalian and she helped me to buy a ticket for the boat next day
China - Day 220
Robert is being deported so his wife has to sell all his things to pay the airfare - Steve is helping by selling his bike - a poor buy on the roads of Jinzhou - built for flash - low slung so difficult to get on and off the pavements - fast (at the expense of manouevrability which is essential on the crowded roads). We spent the morning uncovering where the bike had been shipped to
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