I finally did it! Now I have joined the gym. An ex-colleague had asked me about whether I knew of any gyms in the area, and a former student of mine had mentioned one which was about 10 to 15 minutes away from the main entrance of the university. It is also 24 hours and …
If you’re going to paint the road…
... then make sure nobody walks through the paint! I spotted this yesterday, on the road which leads to the main gate of the university. Presumably, no one knew that it had just been painted, unless it's a new way of telling people the way out of the campus, like 'follow the footprints!'
I finally took the leap
I finally took the leap. I did it. No, not join the gym, I still have to do that. Rather, I signed up for another Chinese class during the week. This one will be on Tuesday evenings, 17:00-19:00. I will do it online – from my room at university. I work on a Tuesday until …
Miscommunication
This past week has seen a lot of depressing stories in the news. Brexit seems to be heading for catastrophe and the cliff edge, there is a new conservative supreme court judge in the US, and to cap it off, the earth is burning, and if we do not do something urgently, then we are …
Clear days in the city
Today is not a good air day, but these were taken during the week (when the air was good) from a bridge at about 17:00. I was on my way to meet a friend and was walking from my university to the restaurant, crossing this bridge. You can just see the red tinge of the sky …
Golden Week travels: Taipei – Part 3
Having done most stuff I had pencilled in, Sunday morning I decided to go to the zoo. Apparently this is the biggest zoo in Asia. I do not usually frequent zoos (I have not been to the Beijing one, as I think I would be a little sad going there), but I was impressed with …
Golden Week travels: Taipei – Part 2
Saturday morning was grey, but the weather cleared up later. On my list of things to do, I had covered most of what I had read was worth seeing. I checked the cinema times and there was a showing of the horror film The Nun showing later in the day. This was released in early September …
