^DuBose Heyward/George Gershwin^
For the second year in a row, my July, or at least the first
half of it, has been fairly uneventful. In some ways, this is great. You may
call it well-deserved relaxation after working hard for the past ten months. On
the other hand, I can’t help feeling restless when I’m not busy doing
something. Don’t get me wrong, I do not want to go back to work ASAP. But I
wish I had the will power to take these few weeks and churn out a masterpiece
of some kind. Maybe a sculpture made of cheese? But not to worry, in two days,
I’ll be off for a two-week holiday in Japan. Then I certainly won’t be short on
things to do.
Much like last July, this month has been peppered with
private English lessons, mostly for really young children who I met at the
kindergarten I left two years ago. Also like last July, and pretty much every
month for the last year and a half, there’s been plenty of badminton. Over the
last couple weeks, I’ve actually booked a public court several times and met
some people for games. This is the nature of Hong Kong; you can never just go
to a park for a casual sports game. You need to book in advance! The only games
I can get are in the afternoon during office hours, so I’ve been booking those
time slots now that I’m free enough to do so.
Sharman and I have been in our new flat for two weeks now,
and that has taken a bit of time as well. While she’s been working (sucka!)
I’ve been home to schedule internet installation, build two DIY wardrobes,
de-clutter the office/spare room where I write this now and sort out a quirky
electrical problem. Now that everything has more or less been sorted, we’re
quite happy and comfortable in our apartment here in Hung Hom.
