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I went on a trip. It was originally only supposed to be for a week. I ended up staying as long as i could. I would have stayed longer if i didn't have things to do back here. I had a great time and i miss it very much. I visited the guy i plastered all over my last post. His name is Alistair and he'll return the visiting favour early next year.

I've suddenly gotten very busy, or at least it seems busy to me. I've also had a recurring sore throat, it went away for a day but has returned to plague me. It's going on three weeks and i don't know what to make of it.

I voted yesterday. I felt very patriotic standing in that massively long line of about 10 people. I was given about 5 pamphlets telling me how to vote for each particular party. I collected them in a neat stack and carefully placed them in the bin provided. I then placed other bits of paper in another bin. I am so Australian.

I'm still working a few times a week at the private boys school. It's easy for me and time goes by speedily. I met a blonde girl who was born in Hong Kong and grew up there. She'd been to Shenzhen and knew all the shopping haunts. It was really weird, but really cool.