{"id":2230,"date":"2014-10-13T20:10:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T13:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2014-10-13T20:10:35","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T13:10:35","slug":"thursday-friday-10-9-10-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2230","title":{"rendered":"Thursday & Friday, 10\/ 9-10 \/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

THURSDAY, 10\/9\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m up and out early to BHSFIC today. Classes go well. I work on organizing some of my school materials and planning for tomorrow until lunch. After lunch, I have plans to do more of the same, interspersed with a Starbucks break, just killing time until Orchestra Club. As I head to lunch, I check my email, and there\u2019s a new one from the school, with some kind of schedule change for the afternoon? At lunch, I start asking questions, and apparently, one of the grade 10 students has some type of contagious skin irritation. The school has decided they\u2019re going to disinfect all the classrooms after school, so no Orchestra Club. I still hit Starbucks and then head home.<\/p>\n

The real issue today is the pollution. The smog count is over 300! Now that the holiday is over, all the factories and businesses went into full gear, and the smog count went through the roof. There\u2019s not much talk about it at my school, but Judy\u2019s school is having discussions about closing tomorrow. It should be an interesting evening waiting to hear what happens.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, 10\/10\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judy\u2019s school didn\u2019t cancel. The smog is even worse today. It bounced over 400 a few times during the day. It\u2019s so dreary when it gets this high. Neither of us have noticed any respiratory issues, though.<\/p>\n

The talk at lunch at my school today is about the \u201cnew holiday\u201d that\u2019s just been declared by the government. The APEC Conference is scheduled for November 7-12 in Beijing.\u00a0\u00a0 I guess to reduce traffic congestion and smog, all businesses and Chinese schools (mine) have been told to take a holiday. The international schools aren\u2019t required, but \u201crequested\u201d to close. I wasn\u2019t expecting a holiday that weekend, but the HSBC World Golf Championships are in Shanghai. It might be a good time to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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