Started Chinese lessons yesterday under the terms of my new visa (I realise that makes it sound like a prison sentence). Me and 5 other clueless souls (he says to make himself feel less stupid) huddled around some warm textbooks coaxing our neurons into 汉语.
99% of the lesson is in Chinese, with the odd moment where our teacher (VPNTS*: find out her name) breaks into a mixed sentence that's even more difficult to follow.
Meanwhile, the armed forces and students of Beijing are preparing for a march on Tiananmen Square - only this time there'll be a pretty parade and lots of music and flowers. Yes folks, just one month to go until the 60th Anniversary of "New China". I wonder if CCTV will be outdone again?
* Very Public Note to Self
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