Hubby's Beijing 101

Hubby in Beijing, China - July and September 2006

Thank you Nelson for the company!

What to do when ...

1) you don't feel a bit sleepy on a Sunday night and you know you have to wake up early the next day?

2) you are alone and you're tired of watching TV and DVDs and you've played all the CDs you feel like listening to and now feel the silence so deafening?

3) you suddenly feel you are miles and miles away from home .. no families, relatives and friends of easy reach?

4) you see some "people" movements at 11:38pm in the shopping mall's foodcourt just across where you live?

5) you realize on a late Sunday night you have not ironed your work clothes for the coming week?! Oh no!

There you go, just found something to do ... see ya!

Rain, Rain, Rain

Bbbrrrr .... Yup, I guess I jumped on the boat too soon! It's been raining for 2 days now. For a moment this morning I thought I was in Manila for the scene looked like a typical Manila stormy windy day. The forecast says it's going to continue like this for at least the next 5 days ... so I may have to pull our quilt back soon for hubby feels cold quite easily. Oh well, as the saying goes ...

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Spring is here!

The month of September, I believe, officially marks the start of Spring down under and this first weekend of the month proved just that.

It went to 28deg peak yesterday and 26deg today. Our laundry dried up naturally this weekend and we didn't even need jumpers when we went out -- well everyone is excited to bare some skin, most were in singlets and shorts already! I think it's not that warm yet for us to go that path.

So when I changed linens today, I "bravely" put the quilt away and we'll see how this goes. We didn't need it anyway until it was freezing winter time so I guess we're safe with the wool blankets now. The heater timer has also been adjusted accordingly -- no more heaters at night, just early in the morning an hour before I get up so I won't feel too cold. Tonight is the first night so wish me luck!