Mayday Mayday !!!

Very hot and humid today, Dennis and I got hot and sticky working in the factory, it has gone very well though.

Not much to report again today, just finished dinner, might wander down to the bar for a beer and then read before bed. The TV here is not too interesting, the two satellite channels available in English keep showing the same films over and over, it'll be better in the house as the full satellite range is usually available.

Tomorrow is a bank holiday here (as it is May 1st) so we can't get in to the factory (what a shame !!!) so I guess I'll have to rest tomorrow, won't see Dennis until Friday. Might go out and take some pics that can be used here in the blog.

Thought I'd lost my mp3 player today, forgot I put it the safe, where would I be without the music ? big relief !!!!!

So back again soon...

Song for the day : May you never, John Martyn.

A flying visit

I've not had much to say last couple of days, was also very busy yesterday and didn't really finish until after 10 pm.

Nigel arrived and we met for breakfast on Monday, he left for UK this morning, so it's just Dennis and I again.

We're going out for dinner tonight, don't yet know what we will eat !!!

I'm going to move into the house at the weekend, so it's gonna be different, fish to look after again. I guess it will be ok cos I can always walk up here if I want to eat some western food (it's ok in this hotel).

Hope I have some interesting news soon.

As it was just work for the last two days I'll choose this song,

Song for the day, Land down under, Men at work.

A Lakeside haven

Just across the road from the hotel is a small park, with this lake. I spotted it from te lift the other day. During the times we were here before we never came here, I didn't even know it existed.

Went for a walk there and took these pics, it's really nice and quiet and you can almost imagine your'e not in a big city, nice place for a picnic on a sunny day. I wonder what a Chinese picnic consists of ?

I didn't write a post on Saturday as nothing happened, weekends are gonna be a bit lonely if I can't find some things to do, I'll have to consult Dennis. Spent most of the day reading or watching TV. I even walked to the supermarket just for something to do !! bought some water and walked back again, and my new flip flops gave me blisters !! Never mind it could be a lot worse.

Back tomorrow with more........

Song for the day : Soul city walk, Archie Bell and the Drells

Three little piggies !!

I'm not going to mention the weather today, just for a change.

A message for all the people at work who contributed to the collection for Cai's new baby, thank you all from Fianny and Cai, they really liked the gifts. Cai was making his daily call to Fianny at lunch time, so she asked me to thanks to everyone.

Dennis has bought three pigs !!! (white ones) he wants to turn them into one hundred pigs !!! it's funny he told me "mummy pig, she make many little pig, maybe one hundred". So maybe one day he will stop driving and become a pig farmer.


I found this picture on the net, can you imagine Dennis herding the pigs in his Merc ?





Very quite here tonight, no one to talk to, last night I had a talk with the people in the group that plays here in the evening, they come from the Philippines, they all speak really good English, they don't work on Fridays, and most people seem to be going home.

Not sure what to do this weekend, probably sleep most of the time.

Back soon if something interesting happens.

Song for the day : Pigs (three different ones), Pink Floyd.

Home for lunch

Had a good day today, Dennis and I got a lot done, we're starting to make some progress.

Bit cooler than last couple of days, so been a bit more comfortable.

Went for lunch with the management at TechCrystal, they took me to my hotel !!! Food was great, we went in the Chinese restaurant here.

Just about to go for dinner, then a beer and read before sleep.

Back soon, with more. Gonna do an album for the day today !!

Album for the day : All the best cowboys have Chinese eyes, Pete Townshend.

Rain rain go away ......

Last night in the bar I met two guys from Italy and one from Ukraine, they all spoke excellent English, someone to talk to in the evenings, turns out they all go home today, oh well !!

Just for Anonymous, it poured with rain today, so much water, still warm so can't complain.

As there's not a great deal to say today, I thought some more pics from the hotel would fill the gap. This is the chandelier in the reception area it's quite a sight, although the photo doesn't reflect the size very well, it's huge.











The other one is from the other side of the hotel to my room, couldn't eliminate the glare from the window, so it's not very good.










That's all i'm afraid.

Song for today : It might as well rain until September : Carole King.

A hard days night (not todays song)

I guess you all remember me writing about the cold weather in January, well it's completely the opposite now. Very hot and humid today, not complaining though (is that really me !!??) just have to keep drinking lots of water (not beer !!).

We needed some tools today, I suggested a shop to Dennis where we got just what we needed, anyone would think I'm a local !! Dennis wasn't impressed at all.

This hotel serves all manner of fayre, so I'm not restricted to a rice diet at the moment, this time I may even gain some weight (hope not).

Got a very busy day coming tomorrow so I hope I can get a full nights sleep, last night was not too good again.

Didn't get a chance to take any pictures today, and not a lot to report so I hope I've got more to say tomorrow. I may not write this every day this time, it's hard to know what to say particularly when there's no one else to write about.

So back soon.

Song for the day : I just don't know what to do with myself, Dusty Springfield.

High in the sky !!

Well I got here safely, came up on train yesterday afternoon. Dennis collected me at Changping station and dropped me at the hotel. This hotel is the one that was being built during the winter visit here, you may remember the picture of the scaffolding.

It's very nice and I'm on the 19th floor, you can see for miles (below).

Couldn't sleep again last night, and I did try reading Janet !!! She's the anonymous one ( you can tell cos she always comments on the weather), by the way Janet it's 30 C and very wet here !!!

So had the first day at work, it's gone very well, been a bit hot and sticky.

Andy Lowe if you're reading this Errol, Kenny and Jean have done a good job, better than I expected, so look like Dennis and I have a lot of assembling to do !!!

I'm off now for a shower and then dinner in the hotel, back tomorrow.

So I really must start this trip with a Who song ...........

Song for the day : I can see for miles, The Who (Pete Townshends favourite).

Sunday 10:20 am

Managed to sleep !!! didn't wake up until 9:30.

Off to the railway station soon, back to Dongguan, can't wait lol. Dennis is gonna pick me up at the station. Actually it will be good to see Dennis again.

So I'll be back soon with more news from this trip, bye.

Why bother with shower gel ?

It's 01:10 on Sunday morning and guess what ? I can't sleep. Went to bed at 10 pm woke at 12, so here I am writing this.

I'm in the hotel in Hong Kong, flight over was OK, didn't get much sleep. Landing was fun though, today was a bit stormy and the descent was very bumpy. It's poured with rain all afternoon, had dinner in Causeway Bay at a Shanghai restauarant, ate different kinds of dumpling with soup and noodles, lovely.

When I got to the hotel, decided to take a shower, only to find that a brand new, full bottle of shower gel had decided to empty itself inside the wash bag, with some getting out into the suitcase !!!! Why bother with shower gel ? all the hotels provide it anyway.

Gonna try to sleep again in a minute, so bye for now.

Song for the day : In my room, The Beach Boys.

Back to Dongguan

For those of you who (if any !!) still look here from time to time, I'm going back to Dongguan on Sunday 20th April. Flying to HK on Friday night and will spend Saturday and Sunday morning there.

This time I will be living in the hotel, at least for a short while.

So it is my intention to write this blog as before, however, this time I will be alone and I suspect that finding interesting things to write about may be more difficult than before (I suppose the big question is, was it interesting last time ? ).

Anyway I should be back to this on Sunday / Monday next week, please comment as before, it really is nice when people respond and makes more enjoyable to do.

Neil.