BootsnAll Travel Network



Archive for February, 2006

« Home

Paul

Monday, February 27th, 2006

PaulPaul2Paul, Jurgen and big Jerome

This is Paul. He is from Holland. He has actually just left here last Saturday. He stayed for a month. He was very funny and had a perfect Dutch accent. He usually spends about 6months working and then the rest of the time travelling.

It was sad to see him go as he really made everyone laugh and we got on really well. He was in my group and we started training almost at the exact same time.

Paul left for work in Thailand, he is a underwater construction engineer, I think. He works on oil rig maintenance, diving with aqua gear and sometimes works blind under instruction cleaning or putting together piping and parts. I think he often has to go in decompression tanks. It sounded rather dangerous, but I think that’s just Paul. When he was younger his hobby was to climb cranes with his friends, scramble alongto the end and hang off them! Crazy!

He was only here for a month and in the beginning found it quite difficult: authority and picking up movement. But by the end he had improved so much I was really happy for him. He didn’t want to leave and may come back in again when the weather is a little warmer and if they get rid of the dust in the training halls!

Profiles

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Dear all,

Sorry I haven’t written in some time. Busy here. Snowing too!… The cold is back.

Welcome to the new Profiles category I have made. Everyso often I will get some pictures of my fellow students on here with a brief introduction.

Hope you are all well. Will keep on adding to the Zhengzhou category too so keep on checking there!

Take care,

Tom x

Exam

Thursday, February 16th, 2006
We had a small exam yesterday. Each group made a presentation to the rest of us of what they have been doing for the past month. It's not really assessed as such but was filmed so we can watch ourselves ... [Continue reading this entry]

We don’t need no education!

Thursday, February 16th, 2006
It's Thursday morning off. In the city to get some fibre in the form of cereal. There are a lot more Chinese students now although the 1000 that were promised are not yet here, maybe they'll come in drips and drabs. More ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Sunday wake-up bump

Monday, February 13th, 2006
Fireworks night Hi y'all! It's Sunday and I'm in the city. It's been an eventful day already. I did yga this morning, then off to the city with Kristian and Paul. We were ... [Continue reading this entry]

Insanely sanda

Thursday, February 9th, 2006
Well everyone, today is another day, well in fact I have been here a week. A strange one. From the panic of the beginning to the now where I am writing this on the usual Thursday morning off. I asked for ... [Continue reading this entry]

Tai chi Update

Sunday, February 5th, 2006
I've done two Tai chi classes so far. Both have been pretty brill. There is something in this I am sure. There is a definate power in it that is peaceful and strong. The first class was some Tai chi ... [Continue reading this entry]

Big lip Bloomer

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

Here is my big lip after the Shaolin Basketball incident. After it happened I felt like what I imagine it is to have a dose of Botox. Nice (There was a better picture but it got all ... [Continue reading this entry]

Zhengzhou snow!

Sunday, February 5th, 2006
Hi everyone, I woke up this free Sunday morning to discover snow! Snow I went down early to one of the training hall to do some yoga. I really felt like having a good stretch ... [Continue reading this entry]

Protected: Bogies 2

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: