Suzhou to Zhuhai

 

Flying to Zhuhai tomorrow to see the other A level centre that Dulwich has and then back on Monday.  Will have a little time for sightseeing and time in school talking to the Head of Art and CASE coordinator.

 

Champagne Brunch at the Intercontinental for Colins Birthday, Sam and Irene here in less than two weeks, then Shanghai F1 grandprix hopefully, then 5 days in Beijing and then home in July.  Cant be bad :-)

 

Catch up with you when I get back

Warm Weather/Director for the day

Well it is March 8th and today I am acting Director of the school in the absence of Michael and Sharon and all Ic an say is thank goodness it is not my aspiration to go any higher into senior management than I am now.........I have to admit it has all been quiet though apart from the odd phone confiscation and holding the HOD meeting.  Will ahve to see how the afternoon fairs with assembly and form time.

 

The weather is gorgeous and it would be perfect for me if it stayed like this however we know it will get hotter and more humid as the year goes on and there will be rain/thunderstorms and on Sunday the temperature will drop drastically again for the day.

 

Today it is 25C/77F and on Sunday it is going to be as low as 6C/42F a bit of a change.

 

Off to see the shanghai Orchestra whis evening who are visiting Suzhou Art and Cultural centre so looking forward to an evening of culture and a weekend of not doing a lot but chillin, apartment stuff, work and helping Jake move.

 

17 weeks till I finish school for the summer and return to Wales for 6 weeks.

 

Pictures show our campus and the grounds we walk through every day whether sunny or raining or snowing but it looks lovely whatever the weather.

 

 

THE BED

Dont be mislead the bed is not put together properly just checking to see if all the bits are there and how it is put together and I am still not sure if it right or the right pieces are there lol........workmanship on the pieces is sooooo poor, screw holes dont line up, welding blobs so that things cannot sit flush oh and all instructions in chinese lol. May have to call in help on this one and admit defeat and flutter my eyelashes or play the old woman card.

 

 

St Davids day in my apartment in Suzhou China 2013

An evening with singing, drinking, eating and laughing with:

Rebecca, Dan (welsh) Sophie Dorrington, Dan Williams (welsh) Jake (quarter welsh) and Colin, Jackie, Kristin, Mike Hill, The Lewis Family and Pete and Natalie.  Food to eat included:

Cawl

Mushroom and Leek pancakes

Welsh Cakes

own version of Snowdon pudding

 

Sophie Dorrington

 

 

The Welshies - Dan Williams, Me, Rebecca and Dan Dorrington and 1/4 Jake Huckle

 

Cake made by Kristin

 

Lovely flowers given my by Jackie Shi

First Chinese Lesson

Finally got round to having Mandarin lessons.  Hopefully I will be able to make sense of all the letters, the five different tones which means there is 5 different meanings for one word.

 



Festival of Lights

A lovely evening spent with Dan, Rebecca, Sophie Dorrington and Jake.  Went over to Moon harbour to the lights which were the same as new year but lot more and loads more people.  Most people leaving Suzhou today as the holiday is officially over so the roads are blocked as well.  One time I am thankful I don't have a car here along with the many other times I am grateful I don't lol.

 

 

Fireworks were exploding level with my balcony when I got back.  Tonight is going to be another one of those nights when it is fireworks till I get up in the morning.

 



Water :-)

How sad am I ....so excited that I at long last I have bought a water cooler/heater and thanks to my Aye I have water as well...means I dont have to carry bottles upon bottles of water to the apartment and can save the world by not throwing away hundreds of plastic bottles (sorry Aye's) ......However the bed remains in the box just moved to another room lol....Sam not here till end of March so I have a few weeks yet :-)