Living on a Narrowboat
YUP.
Not using this version…
Put it on over the weekend, when there was nobody around to use the internet connection. It’s total bloat.
Left 300+ entries in the startup directory after I’d got rid of it.
God knows how many there were when it was fully installed.
Increasing startup times by over 200%, the new 4.0 version of Open Office is nothing to get excited about. Quite the opposite, reach for your slippers and put the kettle on whilst you wait for the ‘puter to boot up.
Avoid.
So. Patients, sorry pupils from Wistron took me out for a meal on Thursday after finishing their course the week before at the Parkson hotel – Kunshan.
Nice group of people. I’m pretty sure Wistron is the best factory around, and they’re pretty lucky to have a job there.
All good people…
Sounding familiar?
Nope. Yeah. Doesn’t matter?
Anyhow. Found this maggot in my au deurve. I was just explaining the differences between the foreign deserts. I looked down and saw this small movement. As I bent over to look closer, in my summer fruit flan I spotted I small, (very small), maggot, perched between an apple slice and a glacé cherry waving it’s head around (in that way that maggots do).
It was very small, but it was enough to gain the attention of my Chinese colleagues.
The maggot was soon a star! The whole restaurant had gathered round the maggot, people snapping it with their phones, jostling closer to get a better look… Laughing, smiling.
The restaurant owner arrived. I told her the maggot wasn’t really welcome, and although I wouldn’t mind eating it, (because it was so small), I didn’t feel that was appropriate behavior in a restaurant of this stature, (did she expect me to eat it? I don’t know).
She made off with the maggot and my puddings, which I was a bit disappointed about.
Soon she returned, and as we were leaving said “I’m very, very sorry about your food. I’d like to give you this bottle of wine”, looked kind of cheap, but Jacobs Creek in China is £11 and this was an Argentinean White. After perusal and consideration, careful consultation with colleagues, we kind of agreed that this was OK for me.
Organiser of the meal, Eric, was still not totally happy.
But I left it there.
Wine tastes great. And I’d like to thank all the wild beasts of the world for providing it for me.
Should have a maggot on the label.
I know under normal circumstances, I would’ve eaten it, but that was inappropriate. So hey.
Had to go and pick this up. I fell asleep on the bus. I woke up surrounded by Chinese.
In the office, they gave me money, then took it back.
They gave me a card.
This means I can now steal bikes legally all over Kunshan.
Had a trip up here in the lunch hour on my e-bike.
Vast complex and no-one around.
It’s next to the forest park. A popular spot for Chinese yearning the simple life.
Had a look at the swimming pool then rode back.
It’s much too fare from my house , plus other one is cheaper and has an outside pool where I can sunbathe.
So. Yeah. Nice ride not worth the bother.
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Lost my bike card.
Put it on the machine and thought I was being clever.
The only problem was i drove off before picking it up.
Had to go to the little bike stand and show my passport plus receipts and everything.
Didn’t cost much (259) but i’m anticipating this will become more maybe.
The woman in the stand said she’d ring me up.
I might drop in to see them, find out what’s going on in the next couple of days.
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