Wheel chair tastic!!
It's taken the best part of two months to do it but, the big news is I've mastered the no handed wheelie on my all singing all dancing wheel chair. It may not sound that impressive but frankly you try it, I'm overjoyed with the achievement!
Now I know some people may feel its not especially PC for me to have two wheel chairs in my flat instead of dining chairs but... I don't think there's a person who's come to visit yet that hasn't at least sat in one of them and frankly they're great. If my mum had bought me one as a kid there wouldn't have been an issue with me running around creating merry hell for years, I'd of just been practicing holding the thing still and spinning on the spot!
I've had a full house since my last e-mail as Dawn, Ritu and Priya all came to visit HK at the same time. It was a great week, they looked after each other during the day so all I had to do was play host and take them out each night, which as one of my fortes was my pleasure. I think they had a good time and I certainly did, they were the perfect house guests, Dawn even bought me a rather funky bath mat!
In other news, I went to see Franz Ferdinand with a few friends on Valentines day night which was a step up from the beer and TV option I took last year. To be honest didn't really know them before the gig but it was great night, however I was rather disappointed to get back and discover the mail man had screwed up, all the cards I was sent had clearly been put in someone else’s letterbox, I hate that!
The only other event of worth in the last month was last Saturday night when I eventually get round to throwing a house warming party. In a flat that's only 682 sq ft there isn't a lot of room for such things but I'm quietly confident a good night was had by all.
Due mainly to my flatmates alcoholic tendencies we've been on first man terms with the bar manager from the pub opposite our flat since the day we moved in so he provided enough ice to half fill the bath. To complete the preparations we then topped up it up with cans of beer and bottles of vodka, gin and sparkling and still white wine. Frankly with that set up and a couple of wheel chairs even I couldn't fail!
And, as a closing thought in what's become a bit of an epic... have you ever blinked and when you open your eyes though its only been a fraction of a second you've suddenly somewhere that you don't quite know how you got there. I was on the top of a double decker tram in the middle of Wan Chai when my eyes opened a few days ago, I looked about and couldn't see another gwylow then realised I was calling myself a "white ghost" when did all this happen? Don't get me wrong I'm loving it out here but ever now and then I'm at a loss for how it is I'm not in England, contemplating settling down and tying to pay of a mortgage!
And with that I'll bid you farewell, I'm flying to Bangkok first thing in the morning so I'll hopefully have something exciting to say some time soon.
Jonathan
The Center
Hong Kong SAR
Now I know some people may feel its not especially PC for me to have two wheel chairs in my flat instead of dining chairs but... I don't think there's a person who's come to visit yet that hasn't at least sat in one of them and frankly they're great. If my mum had bought me one as a kid there wouldn't have been an issue with me running around creating merry hell for years, I'd of just been practicing holding the thing still and spinning on the spot!
I've had a full house since my last e-mail as Dawn, Ritu and Priya all came to visit HK at the same time. It was a great week, they looked after each other during the day so all I had to do was play host and take them out each night, which as one of my fortes was my pleasure. I think they had a good time and I certainly did, they were the perfect house guests, Dawn even bought me a rather funky bath mat!
In other news, I went to see Franz Ferdinand with a few friends on Valentines day night which was a step up from the beer and TV option I took last year. To be honest didn't really know them before the gig but it was great night, however I was rather disappointed to get back and discover the mail man had screwed up, all the cards I was sent had clearly been put in someone else’s letterbox, I hate that!
The only other event of worth in the last month was last Saturday night when I eventually get round to throwing a house warming party. In a flat that's only 682 sq ft there isn't a lot of room for such things but I'm quietly confident a good night was had by all.
Due mainly to my flatmates alcoholic tendencies we've been on first man terms with the bar manager from the pub opposite our flat since the day we moved in so he provided enough ice to half fill the bath. To complete the preparations we then topped up it up with cans of beer and bottles of vodka, gin and sparkling and still white wine. Frankly with that set up and a couple of wheel chairs even I couldn't fail!
And, as a closing thought in what's become a bit of an epic... have you ever blinked and when you open your eyes though its only been a fraction of a second you've suddenly somewhere that you don't quite know how you got there. I was on the top of a double decker tram in the middle of Wan Chai when my eyes opened a few days ago, I looked about and couldn't see another gwylow then realised I was calling myself a "white ghost" when did all this happen? Don't get me wrong I'm loving it out here but ever now and then I'm at a loss for how it is I'm not in England, contemplating settling down and tying to pay of a mortgage!
And with that I'll bid you farewell, I'm flying to Bangkok first thing in the morning so I'll hopefully have something exciting to say some time soon.
Jonathan
The Center
Hong Kong SAR
posted by JP at 6:20 am
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