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December 8, 2005
Welcome back to China
Flight landed on time and everything was super smooth, so whilst looking for my driver amongst the crowds surrounding the exit, I was amused by a driver holding a sign which read:
"Please pick up this passenger from the Airport"
I can only assume that an email or message arrived in English and they printed off whatever it said first and handed that as the name sign for the driver to take with him!
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Arrived home safely to be greeted by the new AYI (maid) who seems to have initiative, common sense and is hard working, unlike the previous one who was sacked in my absense, this 1 even refused to take my clothes for dry cleaning 100 yards away as in her opinion they charge "White man prices" and instead will take home with her to her local place and pay local money, we shall see I suppose.
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It's absolutely FREEEEZING here, so after getting settled in, I decided to go buy an additional Oil filled radiator as Gas Central Heating does not exist, shop across the road obliged and sold me a lovely unit for about $30, however upon bringing it home, unpacking and assembling wheels etc, as soon as it was due to work it decides to EXPLODE, so now the hallway stinks of Oil and I am out of pocket by $30, until I hopefully get it replaced in the AM.
Welcome to The People's Republic of China
Posted by shak at December 8, 2005 6:25 PM
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Ha! Call that cold - we're down to -15C now Shak and winter's just begun :-)
Still all the global warming seems to have had an effect, the older people here talk about normal temperatures of -40C for this time of year. Best advice I ever had was to go out and buy a serious winter coat - money doesn't matter, err...and some longjohns ;)
Posted by: Nick Wilsdon at December 12, 2005 6:38 PM