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Wood's in China: December 2007
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Thursday, 27 December 2007. Cars, bikes, and what the hell? We have, on the roads of Huizhou, a fascinating mode of transport - the electric scooter - in rich supply. They are completely silent, and at night will. Really bloody hurt you if they hit you. So, watch out for them, I hear you say. HAHAHA. Don't be daft - the light uses electricity, and then they won't run for as long. Thus exist the silent. Bruising machines of Huizhou. Links to this post. I've taken quite a few, and the first few times, it w...
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Wood's in China: December 2008
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008. The things that amuse us. I am, this year, feeling very unchristmassy. This could be for any one of a number of reasons, which I won't delve deeply in to, but the reason is irrelevant. The fact is, I'm not excited about it, and quite frankly that's ok. What I am, however, very. Some have already hailed it as the greatest battle to have faced the island since the summer of 1940. The Brits are heavily favoured in football, the ROTWs in rugby, and basketball is a total toss-up.
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Wood's in China: Happy New Years
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Thursday, 01 January 2009. Happy New Years everybody. My 3:20am, drunk as a skunk who has drunk a lot, zero forward planning or thinking, resolutions are:. 1 I hereby resolve to be better. 2 I hereby resolve to try harder. 3 I hereby resolve to work on one thing until it is done (or almost done), before losing focus and working on ten other things. 4 I hereby resolve to do some oether stuff. 5 I hereby resolve to lose another 6 Kg's before Ryan's wedding. So you'll be skinny and entertaining ;) Lies.
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Wood's in China: November 2008
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Friday, 21 November 2008. People who have known me for a while may know that despite having the agility of a cat and a deftness of movement normally reserved for master ninjas, I don't have the worlds quickest reactions. However, you'll be glad to hear that they've improved. I would have, as well, if I hadn't been holding the lidless pesto bottle. So now I'm drinking pesto flavoured coffee, and my kitchen smells of pine-nuts. Links to this post. Monday, 17 November 2008. Sent it to me. Links to this post.
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Wood's in China: July 2008
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Thursday, 31 July 2008. Thrown together, torn apart. Without the tearing. Today has been a day of. endings. Of the nine people that started at the same time as me, three of them finished today. And it was strange. Our director of studies, who has been at the school for three years (a lifetime in the transient world of contract teaching) finished today. And it was strange. My summer school class, who I have taught 6 days out of seven for the last three weeks, finished today. And it was strange. Having jus...
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Wood's in China: October 2007
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Monday, 15 October 2007. More incredibly inaccurate insights. Will they ever stop? So, a couple of thoughts, many of which came about on my cycling trip, but were then confined to that part of my brain I don't use (the part in my head). Chinese television is really bad. No no, don't misunderstand me - I'm not talking Scandal or Egoli or even (god forbid) 7de Laan bad. I'm only talking really bad. COME ON. PICK ONE UP, PAY FOR IT, DEAL DONE. DO IT NOW". Repeat. No need to thank me. Links to this post.
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Wood's in China: November 2007
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007. A quick note on the weather. Quick post to talk about weather. My director of studies, who has been here for three years now, keeps talking about the coming winter, and how cold it gets. I, of course, man that I am (and well protected by my Perma-Jersey (TM) and Insu-Blubber (TM) , have poo-pooed all of her warnings. Today, China decided to send a different, and altogether more effective, portend of the coming. I hope you are all enjoying the warm weather back home. It turns ...
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Wood's in China: August 2008
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Friday, 29 August 2008. It's Oh So Quiet" performed by Björk is a renamed cover of the Betty Hutton song "Blow a Fuse". I've moved into my new flat, at last, but there is no Internet connection, so I'm snatching moments out of a heavy heavy week at school. I will post properly, with all the juicy details, in a day or three. Links to this post. Wednesday, 20 August 2008. Zak Wood v3.0. Yip, it's coming like a steamtrain. V3.0 of. Meee! I am 30 in 2 months and a couple of days. So here I'm opening up the f...
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Wood's in China: Unfinished stories.
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Friday, 01 August 2008. I seem to have come over all nostalgic. I was browsing through my writing folder, which has grown in fits and starts over the years, and I came across this little passage, written one evening about two years ago. A life of unfinished stories. As I sit here now, trying to finish off something that I should have completed an age ago, I look back over my writing. Compilations, compositions, from years of jotting down the little thoughts and the big ones that came into my head. I see ...
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