Mosquitoes. Love 'em.

 I'm sitting in the study, typing up this entry and I get assailed by not one, but two of these little c*nts. All-righty. Go the master bedroom and grab a can of Raid, let forth a plume of insect neuro-toxin and let the fun begin.

Hah ! One karks it and falls lifeless on the computer desk. The other one is still valiantly circling around - made of stauncher stuff it seems.

Of course, the air-con is set at 18 degrees and it's designed to cool the Laowai down (even at 10.20 pm, it's still muggy and hot) and crank up a bit of a deterring frigid blast of moving air.

Try to lunge at and squeeze the life out of this little flying parasite.... S**t, I saw you, made a grab but suddenly it disappears only to do a Phoenix and come back for a second and subsequent attack.

Sigh, there's one hiding in the bedroom, probably resting on the curtains. It'll be dead before lights out, I guarantee that. Oh, well if you leave the windows and the loungeroom door open all day - then what do you expect ?

ZZZ made a heart-felt declaration tonight when she  and XXX got back from Japanese language studies at Uni. "I'll never leave you !".  J was highly impressed at this, since ZZZ had a little variation from her highly normal, stable countenance and ramped up to kicking things around in a slight episode. Something about the mess in the study, stuff on the floor, disarray etc.

Sure, J is a lazy slob, but very keen on killing mosquitoes. Oh, yeah, just went to the bedroom to get some smokes and I saw the offending insect parked arrogantly on the wall. Say your prayers bucko, because (whack with a cigarette pack). Well, that's that !

You don't pay the rent, and you just hang around - opportunistic. Raining most of the day here, maybe tomorrow too.

Going to have civilised chat with an American lady from an impressive head-hunter outfit in Ohio, coming to Suzhou to recruit EFL and Business Etiquette teachers for an American software company, next week.

What a co-incidence ! I was a software developer in Oz for years, speak *some* Chinese and have years of EFL training experience at Multi-national companies in China.

Experience on the ground in China is a huge bonus when it comes to getting this sort of gig.  So, what's stopping you ? Sure, you have to put up with a couple of tons of bullshit when you first arrive, but after the third year, you can deftly avoid the bullshit, and advise newbies with your highly cynical, scarred wisdom and knowledge.

I'm lucky, I have 2 beautiful ladies who supervise construction of the 'Don't try and f**k with the Australian' wall, for which I am grateful.

Careful ! Don't skimp on the cement and for Gods' sake can't you use string to ensure the bricks are laid in neat rows ? Gees ! What a sloppy mess. I should sack you all and start again !

Death to mosquitoes.