Metropolitan Hotel Dongguan

Today another shopping day downtown.

First stop, and eye doctor for Amy's father. There the girls working there loved qiqi, one even gave qiqi a birthday present, an embroidery that she made herself.

Later some more shopping and then after dinner, qiqi visits a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy and doctor.

... who confirms the right track and that my ticket is correct. Train is very nice, high speed, and airconditioned. In Shenzhen ....I'm surprised how easy it is to spot Adrian and my new 2nd cousin Ian (5mnth old). We grab a cab and head out to the beachy - resort suburb up the coast where Adrian's wife , Cat, works for a large Chinese real estate company ...

... good and this place seemed to be Punjabi which is a good sign. This stuff sounded good and looked okay but it was obviously out of a tin and the naan had hair in it.

I didn’t feel that it would be right to stay in two days running, the manager would really start to get suspicious, so I decided to walk to the Tai Po Waterfront Park. Being on the water front threw up images of cool air. Sunday was the worst day for humidity since I’ve been here, you ...

... was apparently a leopard that was hunted from the wild. * Pigeon - we ate pigeon while in Chengdu and then we had it again at a restaurant near Qing Xi that specializes in pigeon. It was very good and much meatier than you would think. We wore plastic gloves to eat them, just so we didn't sticky hands. * Beaver - this was at the same place that we had the leopard and it was one of the best dishes of the night.

... excited for the event. Unfortunately for us, it was happening the next day. We were directed to the bus stop just outside the train station and saw a faded sign describing the historic walk. We were in the right place! There were two choices for the walk. We could wait for the bus that would take us to the beginning or take the bus already there that would take us to the end and we could do it in reverse. Reverse it was. The driver let us ...

... been able to. We then got the shuttle bus down to the shopping village but alot of them were closed probably due to the weather, so we just had a drink and then got the bus back to the metro station. We asked tourist information where the nearest Indian restuarant was, and went to see if we could find it. It was a bit of a mission to find as it was the 2nd floor of a building. I oirdered Rogan Josh, but when it came it was lamb and I ...

... Par contre, comme la saison des pluies approche ici aussi, on a eu droit a un ciel tres ennuage et quelques orages! Pas de typhon... Selon ce que nous avions lu, Hong-Kong etait supposement la Mecque des fins gourmets. Au menu, testicules de porc, penis de boeuf, cartillage de poulet, soupe a base de sang, peau de cochon frite, intestin en rondelle et chien lacque... Le paradis, quoi! Destination, Macau!

... fees. Calculated this way, I know that many parents adjust how much they value their child according to the latest figures. Of course, into this equation, one must add the gender of the child - many lower the total value of the child if it happens to be a girl. If China's manic Communism was carelessly ugly, it's super capitalism can be equally heartless. But then I wonder, did I have to go overseas to discover this because I was too blind to see it in my own country?

... got to see yet another great view taking the Star ferry from the Hong Kong to Kowloon. Kowloon is the half of the city located on the China mainland, although it is considered part of Hong Kong. It was great to see a horizon view of both sides of the city, as well as see Kowloon, a more residential area. Monday morning Jenny and I left extremely early to go back to Thailand and the "real world"! After sleeping the entire plane ride I got to see Bangkok's beautiful new airport. The ...

... the effort needed in order to make it successful. It's not that I won't try to be honest or professional, but it's like I flipped off a switch marked "effort & desire". I've been working some heavy hours doing what feels like keeping the school afloat, and calling in too many favours from friends on the staff, although I've also had some fantastic classes in this time as my own teaching experience grows. The ...