This isn't even my blog at the moment, I just momentarily stumbled on a computer that actually had msn on it. In case you didn't know, I'm at the bottom of China at the moment, on the border with Laos, Vietnam etc, and it's very nice and tropical. Tianjin is 2000 miles away, heh. Here's a general overview of my January:

 

1. Plenty of sleeper trains, sleeper busses, etc., and about 5 days on the road.

2. Two migraines from lack of sleep.

3. I can almost play pool now. And I've aquired a taste for beer.

4. I've seen jungles.

5. Hostels of various desirability, ranging from the Hotel From Hell in Zhang Jia Jie (minus 20 degrees indoors, no running water) to the plush little number in Yangshuo (two words: bath tub).

6. I cycled 40 miles yesterday, and my bum hurts. Not that I'm becoming healthy or anything, there were plenty of fag breaks I can tell you.

7. I've been eating Western food every day. This is my break from China, y'see. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO TIANJIN