Tuesday 10^th November, 2020 2025

At least this weekend I summoned the energy to shop, albeit on Saturday as I was wiped out again on Friday. Ok, admittedly it was after taking Adriana for dinner near BHG but still.....

I'm not sure whose turn it was to pay (I reckon hers) but I picked up the tab. I expected her to go home as I went to buy my wine and some butter but no, she wanted to come to “help”. By help she meant pay for two bottles of wine and some sweets for her. Cheeky bitch. Fair enough, dinner only cost ¥100 and I shall make her pay when it's her turn.

Yesterday evening no taxis so I had to walk to the car park. Even using my torch there was one occasion where one foot went into a depression and I nearly toppled. It's bloody ridiculous but sadly I cannot do anything about it. I will take a tumble again I am sure.

Anyway, to my surprise there were two 18 buses waiting so I decided to take one to McDonald's again to have dinner. Although I know I shall do so again, I think it's the worst McD's I have ever visited. My Big Mac came out too quickly (not as if they were in rush hour) and the fries were basically a mix of hot ones and stone cold ones. I am sure I am getting lunchtime leftovers.

Today I got a taxi to work. Well I do that every day now to avoid walking far. Hopped in the back and the young lady driver of about 25 years asked in Chinese where I was going. Well I always have my laptop case with my books and my shoulder bag so I said wait a second, I need to show you my piece of paper.

Got my wallet out, produced the note with the address in Chinese and showed her. She had no idea where main campus was (by now I could probably show her six different routes) so she stopped alongside another taxi and asked through the windows how to get there. The older guy in the other taxi did a good job as we did get there. However, no sooner did we pull away from the other taxi than mine pulled over. I thought she was searching satnav for the directions but no, she was trying to get both of us into “selfies”!!! I had to pose for four or five 0f these before she drove on. No idea if she is married or lives with Mum and Dad but I can imagine when she got home the conversation would go “You wouldn't believe who I had in the back of my cab today!”