wrapped 'n' tied

errands run. shopping bought. food eaten. trip over.

glad and grateful.

weather change

the temperature drops almost 10 degrees today. 

we spend a lovely morning at the park ogling the other retirees and planning lunch.

what we are doing, HOM and i tell each other, is we are making precious memories.

fat-laden stupor

good peking cuisine followed by good chocolate ice cream. i'm about ready to sleep till tomorrow.

demography

2 certain markers of the presence of fellow countrymen:

1. the conversation overheard at breakfast veers towards health. today's topic is chia seeds: benefits, how to take, issues therewith

2. the laundry room experiences a surge in activity at all hours

done!

we collect our new eyeglasses today. which completes the main reason we are here this time.

quickie glimpse of shenzhen

• sanitized and secure (it's apec week, duh)
• hi tech polished and smooth
• hail-a-cab on every street corner
• with pervasive burnt tobacco in the air

as sanitized and secure as home, in fact, perhaps more. and almost as hot. but wth better shopping and prices. 

do not judge

today i learn the meaning of those enormous man-rings that some colleagues have been sporting.

not male vanity, no sirree! and not questionable fashion sense! these be sleep rings!