16th May It started in blurry storm infused drama and ended with a promise of eyebrow raised mischief; an assured tribute! I sat in an exam invigilation today gazing out of the window at the lightening and noted how the rain, being so heavy and all, blurred my view. Through the merged Monet-esque deep green of theContinue reading “Balancing. On chairs, at work and upstairs”
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Moody but…
24th April – Moody In a strange flip of the coin moment, things varied from form as this week commenced and a slight dip in momentum left me a little sluggish on the bus home last Friday. It was bordering on worrying as I pondered whether to crack and buy Pringles & biscuits for dinnerContinue reading “Moody but…”
One wedding, one funeral and a fair bit of flying
17th April 2015 Well that was a busy couple of weeks! When I think about it, it was an extremely busy couple of weeks. Rather a tempest of celebration, travel and varying degrees of consequential sufferance. Exhausted yet glad that I’ve lasted nearly a whole week at work, I’m now home, I’ve popped a San MiguelContinue reading “One wedding, one funeral and a fair bit of flying”
Settling
23rd March 2015 Sometimes I feel like I have found my place in Shanghai and it surprises me that I feel settled. I don’t feel scared or unsafe, I haven’t at all really; I don’t miss too many ‘things’ (except and oven and a bath); I don’t crave culture and stimulation, it’s all here –Continue reading “Settling”
Dancing and deliberating – a varied week in Shanghai
8th May 2015 Poised at the bar the bemused looking group of Chinese friends winced and observed the outrageous ‘dancing’ currently taking place between tables When one young lady threw caution to the wind and jumped down to join us, my stride was momentarily broken, I feared I might be in trouble. I also knew,Continue reading “Dancing and deliberating – a varied week in Shanghai”
Twig Brooms
26th March 2015 Two things made me happy this morning: 1) A tracksuit clad group of old folk were out in the sunshine this morning kicking their fluorescent cluster of feathers up and down for the morning exercise they commit to every day. I watched them for a bit, astounded at how good their responsesContinue reading “Twig Brooms”
Lady Danger! For all of 20 minutes…
One difference between Dubai and Shanghai: glitter and sparkles 15th March 2015 Shanghai I must say, it surely is a pleasant sensation to wake up on a Sunday morning with a fresh head. Not tentatively opening one’s eyes and gradually feeling the eyelashes to ascertain whether the makeup had been removed, I was indeed wearingContinue reading “Lady Danger! For all of 20 minutes…”
Sunshine in fruit gums
One of the things that I have found really quite challenging in being so far away from home is the ever present guilt at not being there. It’s the little things like helping family with childcare or ‘knowing’, perhaps more apt, ‘thinking’ that you can make a difference if only you were there. Sometimes, however,Continue reading “Sunshine in fruit gums”
Disappointing
27th February I supposed it’s not a bad thing to be knocked back down to earth from time to time. When I was unsuccessful in an application this week, I was reminded of the time I stood, to my mind, straight, smart, attentive, answering the grueling questions delivered between stacked shelves of Anything Goes inContinue reading “Disappointing”
Temples & IceCream
Thursday 19th February As I lingered at the back of the temple, desperate not to do anything wrong or get in the way, the family set about preparing offerings to Buddha. Plastic red bowls were filled to the brim with fruit mainly although other offerings were also made – not sacrificial white dressed virgins, youContinue reading “Temples & IceCream”
She went to Shanghai 