Work day 3

Not much again today, sorry.

Went to look at the FFEI China office in Changping with Phil. On the twelfth floor of a tower block. Not yet decorated but should be good when finished.

Felt quite ill again today, so been resting this afternoon, wish it would go away.

Thought you all might like to see some pics of the surrounding area, so here's the first one.

This is the lake on our "estate".

We have seen some large fish in this lake down by the bridge you can see in this picture.

Beyond this lake is a huge open air swimming pool, might feature that in the weeks to come, it's really quite impressive.

Going to Hong Kong this weekend if I feel better, think Phil needs a break !!! (Ha Ha, what an excuse).

Song for the day : China grove, The Doobie Brothers (again), Chris, do you know this one ?

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Work day 2

Not a great deal to write about today.

Had a power cut at lunchtime until 3:00 pm, everything stops !!!

One of the guys at Techcrystal called Alan announced he goes on holiday for a week starting tomorrow because he's getting married.

Came home to find the fish pond nearly empty !!! saved the fish at the twelfth hour.

Dennis our driver doesn't feel well, hope he hasn't got my cold (I still keep coughing),
and Maggies got toothache.

Pictures today : Maggie watching Jurassic Park while Phil is working on his computer.

Maggie and Phil eating dinner (I'd finished).











Song for the day : Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones (just because it's Tuesday).

Work day 1

Phil went to work, I went to a meeting in Hong Kong (Ha Ha).

Went on the train, got back around 5:00 pm, no one home.

Maggie and Phil got back around 6:00 pm, it really is a hard life as you can see from the picture.

He deserves that beer, he reckons he a bad day, comes to all of us sometimes.

We learned how to say rice in Chinese today, well you've gotta start somewhere, don't know how to spell it. Apparently these lessons are gonna continue, bet it gets harder later on !!!

Song for the day : Long train running, The Doobie Brothers.

Sunday

Not a lot to say about the day, spent the afternoon on the patio watching the fish ??? (see picture) and reading. Had noodles again for lunch, courtesy of Maggs.

Went to a dumpling restaurant for dinner, excellent, tried some unusual food.

Back home (10:00 pm now) tired, want to sleep.

Going to Hong Kong tomorrow for a meeting with a guy from Switzerland.

Song for the day (has to be) : Lazy Sunday Afternoon, The Small Faces

Where are we ?

Living and working in Dongguan. We are situated in an area called QiaoTou. Dongguan is in the Guangdong province and has a population of around 7 million people!! small town.

I believe the majority of the population are migrants from other areas inside China.

The house we live in is very nice, right now there are three of us here, Phil, Maggie and myself.
Maggie is our translator, she comes from Xian (where the Terracotta army is located).

Went to look at the new factory area today, it's looking good, when we got home Maggie made a noodle dish for lunch, very nice.

Sat on the patio with Phil drinking beer in the evening, not much else to do.

Can't sleep again it's 06:10 on 28th. Got a stinking cold, won't go away.

Song for the day : Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks.

Day One

Left England on 25th October.
After 12 hour flight, finally arrived at the house in Dongguan at 5 oclock on the 26th.
What did I find ? Phil Ellis sitting by the fish pond drinking beer !!!
Got unpacked, had dinner can't sleep now it's 12:20 am 27th.
Keep looking, tomorrow i'll say a bit about where we are and what it's like.