In the Doghouse
I should pay more heed to the thoughts in the back-of-my-mind.
I went to the pub last night with the KoW. To be more exactly, I will tell you I went to the Blue Bar. I went to the Blue Bar. I was thinking, or rather in the back-of-my-mind, was the proposition that I should phone Jenny soon, as has been my evening habit while She and Tony have been in Beixing. But the KoW and I got to talking. I wasn't wearing my P.L.A. wristwatch. I lost track of time.
I went to the pub last night with the KoW. To be more exactly, I will tell you I went to the Blue Bar. I went to the Blue Bar. I was thinking, or rather in the back-of-my-mind, was the proposition that I should phone Jenny soon, as has been my evening habit while She and Tony have been in Beixing. But the KoW and I got to talking. I wasn't wearing my P.L.A. wristwatch. I lost track of time.
Just as we got ready to leave the Blue Bar , I felt the vibration of my phone -- Jenny was calling me. She wasn't too happy. I pleaded that I was planning to phone but she would have nothing of it. I got a "fuckey off" and a quick hangup -- I did hear Tony crying in the background.
Looking at my phone, I saw that she had tried to phone me six times.
The Two Australian Pubs
I went to Ronnie's on Saturday, and then I went to the Blue Bar last night (Monday evening). I don't go to these places much these days, and having once frequented them a lot, my current abstinence allows me a certain perspective on them. Entering a room of strangers is how I felt in both places this week. Normally, that shouldn't be a problem but having spent the time I have in Wuxi, it is a disappointing feeling. But that really says more about me than the two pubs. An aspect of the Expat life that I once relished is now gone for me forever.
Jumbo tron
At the corner of Xueqian and Zhongshan Roads, near our school and Ba Bai Ban, a big video screen has just been erected. Yesterday was the first day I noticed it. And now as I teach classes the flickering of it always catches my attention.
It ain't ready after all
Nix what I said previously about the Hongdo building. It isn't quite finished yet. Just coming into work, I saw that the construction elevator was still in place.
One thing to do October 1
I haven't detected any excitement in the air from the students about the October 1 holiday. No big activities, as far as I have been told, are planned in Wuxi. One student did tell me he was keen to watch the big military parade from Beijing on October 1 because he was curious to see what new military hardware the P.L.A. has.
I will try to watch that myself.
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