SATURDAY, 10/25/14

It’s a Saturday, and normally a day of rest and relaxation. Not for the BISS faculty. They have a full day of “Professional Development” at school, working on a “Strategic Plan”. How fun! Usually, developing a strategic plan involves spending lots of time discussing (arguing) how to word a phrase. This should be especially fun in an international school.

All of this, so that an administrator doesn’t have to take credit (or blame) for the end product. The blame can be spread out equally between administration, staff, parents, and students. As you can tell, I have a very open mind about this. Lots of man-hours spent, and I’m not sure it is justified.

My day, on the other hand, is exactly what I mentioned earlier, rest and relaxation. I had plans to do a little work, but I totally “vegged out”. Not a productive day, but considerably better than writing a strategic plan.

SUNDAY, 10/26/14

We experienced another sudden pollution change this morning. At 4:00 am the pollution was around 350. By 6:00 am it had dropped below 100. It’s hard to believe the sudden change in the clarity of the air.

It’s definitely a day of rest and relaxation for Judy. We decided to use some Marriott Club certificates we have for free food at the JW Marriott buffet. It’s either going to be free or half-price. It turns out to be half-price. We can’t use the “free for two” certificate for their “Brunch”. It has to be used on a regular breakfast, lunch, or supper.

It’s a really great meal, and we both eat beyond of point of enjoyment. As usual, there are so many options (Indian, Japanese, Western, Chinese). On the way home, we stopped at Dragonfly Spa for a “Top & Toe” massage. It’s one hour of a foot massage, and a head/shoulder massage, at the same time. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.