Many partings

So another chapter in this story is almost at an end. Not much has happened so far today, the work as far as it can be is finished and I'm home (in Qiaotou not England) now. Just been finishing the last of the packing, the maid is ironing the last of the washing !!! (never seen her ironing before, this is new) usually do it myself.

Pouring with rain again, big big storm.

Dennis has gone home to rest his ankle, it really looks bad today and he can't walk very well. He's insisting on taking me to the station tomorrow, good job the car's an automatic and his right foot is OK, not that it would make a difference here !!

I may post a couple more before the end if there's something to say, if not I guess this may be the last of this blog, I will miss writing it.

So my thanks to all who gave me subjects to write on, also to the people who posted comments. I would also say a big thanks to the people who helped me here, it's not so easy when you're by yourself, especially Dennis and Cai.

Bye bye, see you all soon.

Neil.
Song for the day : The last time, The Rolling Stones.

A trip to the hospital

The penultimate day is nearly over, and what a day. The sun shone all day !!! just when it's time to go, saw some lovely butterflies at lunch time some as large as small birds, trouble is they flit about so quickly you can't get a picture.

Mix up at breakfast time Dennis arrived much too early and when I came out he was asleep in the car, had to wake him.

Dennis had an accident at work today and had to go to the hospital. He's injured his ankle, fortunately he's OK but he has to rest it for a while, he did come back for dinner and here he is showing off the war wound.

So one more day here, got to work in the morning then back here to finish packing and making ready for the journey home, it's been a long time coming.

I'll finish with the miss and not miss things tonight,

Things I'll miss the most : Dennis (he's been great and I've enjoyed his company even though we struggle to communicate sometimes), Cai (I'll miss his little stories and news about the family), most of the food and the "no rules driving" (quite fun sometimes).

Things I won't miss at all : Pollution, boredom and loneliness (weekends and evenings) and the "no rules driving" (the bit where they drive on the paths, it's just like death race 2000).

Back one more time ....

PS after going on about the sun I just heard a huge clap of thunder !!

Song for the day : Something in the air, Thunderclap Newman.

Too wet to hang the washing out.

Sunday 20:25, it's rained most of the weekend, not been anywhere except the hotel (dinner) and supermarket (buying food and washing powder), too wet and big, big storms again. The fish pond even overflowed.

Can't get the washing dry, I've got clothes hanging all round the house !! hope it dries before it's time to pack.

The Internet connection has been dreadful this weekend as well, surely that can't be the weather ?

Had the mossies attack again, keep forgetting to put the repellent on and I think that cos it's wet there won't be any, wrong !!

Not a lot else to say,

So :
Things I won't miss, Chinese whisky, slow Internet.
Things I will miss, being driven to work, DVD shop (so cheap), air con.

Song for the day : Weather with you, Crowded house.