Living on a Narrowboat
Not when it involves ‘our’ intelligence and the ‘threat’ that they manifested in the first place ie. Muslim fundamentalist terrorism.
This time, they’re chasing the elusive enemy amongst the dwarfs, elves and gnomes of Gnomeregan on the World of Warcraft gaming platform. Continue reading “Spies paid to play online games”
I’ve realised how these kids like to perform.
There always seems to be some performance they’re training up for.
This one is no exception. We’re getting ready for Christmas. Not a big thing in China. Still worth a performance.
The stress levels involved in getting them to do things seems high. Continue reading “Taicang 3 & 3 Christmas Performance”
My favs
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living,”
“Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.”
“If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man.”
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
We all know he has blood on his hands.
Are you not a Blairite? – Leading us all where the vision took us. Blurring the boundaries between black and white, rich and poor, right and wrong, etc. etc.
Looking back at it, all Blairism has left us with is a legacy of one party politics. Crossing the boundaries. No left no right.
I can only see that his great legacy and departure from traditional labour values and adoption of ‘new‘ values has been the destruction of democracy itself.
Touting himself as a great leader.
Not really. Continue reading “Did Tony Blair kill democracy?”
Yesterday after work, I started experiencing severe pain in my lower abdomen. Whilst driving home, my arms started to tingle and I wanted to vomit.
Took this as a sign that I was feeling crook, and it would be better to take the rest of the day off.
Initially, though it might be bad cooking oil. The Chinese have a habit of fishing cooking oil out of the drains and re-using it to cook street-food.
Also, there was a flu bug I had. Wasn’t really sure what it was. Anyhow. Went to the hospital with workmate Dan.
2 day wait to find out about stomach. Skipped that and got on my bike and went to another hospital, got an ultrasound 80 yuan. Then the gave me some drips, another 80 yuan and finally some pills 40 yuan.
It was actually an eye hospital, but they put me in there anyway. Girls were quite friendly.
They put three drips in over the course of 2 hours. Afterward I felt ok. Continue reading “First visit to Chinese Hospital.”