Mid-autum Updates

Being sick at home gives me an opportunity to post some long over-due updates. (Which means, I am not that sick.) Interestingly, I can easily pick up from where I left off in my previous updates - more than 2 months ago - on exactly the same topics.

Olympics: Other than watching the spectacular opening ceremony, I didn't follow the Games a whole lot. When the two weeks were over, I thought, that's it, no more Olympics. Not so fast. A couple of weeks later, I was visiting Beijing for the Mid-autumn Festival long weekend, and guess what, a friend got me a ticket to the Paralympics! I ended up inside the Bird's Nest. A memorable experience.

Traveling: After missing that Dalian trip in June (see previous post), my traveling hit full stride in the summer. I am averaging 2 weekend trips a month, and that average is bound to raise after this month. Will I ever get tired of traveling? I don't know. But for now, comparing to how much I work in the office, these weekend trips can be considered leisurely. :-)

Province: I did add another province to my list! In August, I went to Hubei for the first time (another weekend trip), thanks to a friend's invitation. It was a very good trip to the "countryside." It was a short-term trip and quite productive, making friends and enjoying the fresh air.

Movie: Yes, the Three Kingdoms movie came out in July. (Official name: Chibi, or Red Cliff) It was quite entertaining. Since the Three Kingdoms is such a cultural phenomenon in China, naturally the movie drew lots of criticism, and it showed that sometimes people are just too serious. It's a movie, and it's mainly based on a fiction (granted, a fiction based on history). Get a life, people. Anyway, it drew lots of audience too, breaking all kind of Chinese box office records. What we saw was Part 1. Part 2 will come out early next year around the Chinese New Year.

Balance: At least, all the 4 items above are evidence that I am making an effort. Meanwhile, work pressure continues to mount. Did I mention that I was sick today? Can you guess how I got sick? If you thinking along the line that I worked a lot and lack of rest made me prone to sickness, you are very unfortunately correct.

Time to indeed get some more rest. Until next time.