Here at last!!!

So its been a depressing last week, in the space of a week i lost my camera, both mine and zaks phone, and my motorbike was stolen. Needless tyo say i was pretty cut up for a little while.

Not much else to report, after coming back from down soutrh i found life was much the same in the Bin, still dong the same things, drinking, working, going to blues. Some cool new people have arrived though, don't know if i have reported on it yet but Todd, Dale, and Dane ahave all arrived safely, as well as Johnny my good mate from canada he went home for a bit now he's back big as life.

Also a few Americans have arrived. Put the gun down mum, there actually ok. Strangely enought they are even close to being cool, if thats possible. Ones from georgia, ones from texas and there nboth ashamed of being american which is always a good starting point!!

A few nights ago it was Beth's (Johnnys chinese fiancee) birthday, so we all went out to dinner for a fancy meal, all us Aussie lot and a few cnadaians and chinese people thrown in. Started off tame enough but before lovng we were all rowdy and merry and had created a drinking game spontaneously called 'The desert'. Haha maybe ill explain the rules when i get home buit it was so much fun.

As we went to leave, a cake was brought out and nick was too impatient to wait for a knife so he dove into the cake with his hand, ala my last birthday (im sure youll remember mum.). All desperate not to miss out on a peice we all abandoned protocol and followed suit.

Before long a raucious food fight had broken out, food was flinging everwhere it was quite a sight, i ducked out relatively buffet free but zak and tood werent so lucky. Covered head to toe in some strange chinese dishes, we all did our best to wash up and went out to a club. Without a shower mind you. Poor waitresses must hate us white devils, and not woithout reason. Zak left his glasses behind and had to do the walk of shame back there later, with the death stares of the waitresses upon him.

So that was fun

Then last night, Johnny and Beth signed the marriage papers, making them legally man and wife, though the ceremony is not until next year. So we all went out to another fancy resdtaurant, though this time beths parents were there so it was a tad more sedated. It's so interesting to have dinner with chinese people, they are always so polite and kind and generous and keep filling your glass etc. And dinner in China is always a fun affair because its so communal, theres a big lazy suisan in the middle of the table and everyone just picks at it bit by bit.

The weather is cooling down slowly, after a nice warm summer were in the Autumn now, which im told lasts around 2 weeks before blistering cold sets in. I'm looking forward to that...

3 Weeks left until i finish my contract, then im hangiong around for a little while and heading south!!! do a bit of travelling, see the country as well as a few friends that are scattered around. First to Shenyang, to see some friends from the summer camp i did, then south to HAngzhoui to work for a little doing part time work. Stay there for a few weeks, then a hop skip and jump to Wenzhou, toi viosit Lucas's parents who are over here teaching. Then south further to Xiamen, to visit an old buddy from HArbin whos living there now. A little bit further south is Guanzhou, to visit other firends and then to Hong kong and home!

Love you all