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.
Monday, November 9, 2026
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
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
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!
huaqiangbei
HOM says i should visit so he brings me. and so i should! i get the earbuds i am looking for and additionally i get lots of other stuff i do not know i am looking for. as does HOM. we are 2 kids at the candy store.
what i say is, dopamine hits are real, people.
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