The weather was great today. It was clear, sunny, and not too warm. The humidity was very low. It drizzled a couple of times, but barely enough to wet the pavement. When I did my laps I barely broke out in a sweat. I stopped by the night market on my way home last night and bought bananas. I ate two last night and two this morning for breakfast. Had hot, black tea. Last night I walked home from the park on the opposite side of the road from usual. There is a row of restaurants, maybe 8 or 10 in [View Full Entry]

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It was supposed to be sunny today, but when I got up it was drizzling. After coffee and my last Wal-Mart almond cookie, I walked to the bus stop carrying my lovely new mauve umbrella. The drizzle was slight, so I didn’t bother to open the umbrella. YESTERDAY EVENING Yesterday evening I looked outside just as dark was falling and saw some dry spots on the road. So I decided to take a chance and go to the park. I carried my beautiful new umbrella in case the rain returned. I had already taken my evening shower and put on clean [View Full Entry]

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It is raining again today, the third day in a row. I went to work, stopped at the library to read, then took the bus home where I usually walk. I bought a beautiful mauve umbrella. It compliments my eyes. After spending a few hours at home, I decided to go out for dinner. I changed clothes to match my umbrella, put on my fake Crocs, and went out. As soon as I started waking down the outside stairs I slipped and nearly fell. The fake Crocs have no traction. I returned home and changed my shoes. I started to throw [View Full Entry]

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It’s another dark and rainy day. It is not hot, but not cool either. I had a cup of coffee and a not-so-fresh Wal-Mart almond cookie for breakfast. I think I am getting cabin fever. I did not go out yesterday at all. LATER It is now 20:00 and still raining. I did not go out today at all. It is supposed to rain again tomorrow. I will have to go to work, but will probably come straight home. Chinese TV is horrible. I have HBO China where only really bad, straight-to-DVD movies are played. Jackie Chan and karate movies are [View Full Entry]

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I had planned on taking a long exploratory walk today, but this morning it was so hot I talked myself out of it. I decided to wait until late afternoon/early evening when it would be cooler. But then clouds rolled in and a few drops of rain fell. I decided to go to Carrefour to buy a ball of tea and some almond cookies. It is about 1.5 - 2 miles each way. It takes about 45 minutes each way, so at least I would get some exercise. There are places to take shelter along the way if it started to [View Full Entry]

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I am comfortably back in my routine. Work, reading the English language newspapers at the library, walk home, dinner, laps in the park. After the craziness of Thailand it is almost refreshing. But I do miss the excitement and chaos of Thailand a little bit. I had a soup or stew made from black chicken for dinner tonight. The meat, skin, feet, and everything are black. I’ve seen it on the Travel Channel and I’ve seen it in stores. This was the first time I’ve seen it on a menu. Guess what - it tastes just like regular chicken. The soup [View Full Entry]

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I woke up this morning to rain, coffee and no obligations. Bliss. Actually it started raining last night as I was finishing my laps in the park. It was just a drizzle then. I completed my regimen and went to the night market before returning home. The drizzle made things pleasantly cool. The rain steadily increased as the night went on. Last night I woke up a couple of times because it was so loud. The streets are virtually empty today because of the weather. is a view of my alley. It is usually very busy with people, card games, kids [View Full Entry]

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It was supposed to rain today, but the sun was out this morning. I hoped it would rain to cool things off. But it was sunny to slightly cloudy all day. It remained very hot and humid. Last night Vivian brought me a giant piece of Martin’s birthday cake. I ate part of it last night and finished it up for breakfast this morning. It was good with coffee. After work I planned to walk to the main library to check out some books. It’s about 1.5 hours each way. I usually take the bus, but decided to walk for exercise. [View Full Entry]

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Another quiet day. Work, reading at the library, walk home, dinner, and laps in the park. Very hot and humid. About 19:30 it gets dark. I waited until then to go to the park for my laps. It was slightly cooler after the sun went down, but still quite uncomfortable. After my laps, I stopped at the little night market close to my building. I took a few pics, but the didn’t come out very well. It was too dark for my flash to be effective. I bought some bananas and some lychees, but didn’t eat them. Last night the water [View Full Entry]

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Finally it rained last night. The air was cool this morning, but the sun was out, promising a hot and humid afternoon. I had coffee and a fresh Wal-Mart almond cookie before work. After work I made the usual library visit where I read the only 3 English language newspapers they had. Then I walked home. By that time it had turned cloudy and a little cooler. I decided to take a new route home and do a little exploration. Nothing exciting turned up. The pics look like all the other street views I have taken. For the third or fourth [View Full Entry]

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