{"id":2259,"date":"2014-10-26T17:56:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T10:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2014-10-26T17:56:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T10:56:42","slug":"biking-around-10-20-22-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2259","title":{"rendered":"Biking around, 10\/ 20-22 \/ 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONDAY, 10\/20\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mondays are becoming my day to take care of all the loose ends around the apartment. It\u2019s grocery buying, utilities paying, drinking water ordering, etc. Lilly comes in around noon, and I spend the morning writing and catching up on paperwork until she arrives. When she walks in, I try to clear out and run my errands so she can work without me sitting in the middle of everything she\u2019s trying to clean.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, 10\/21\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s BISS day for me. The beginning band class only gets to meet once this week because of some meetings taking up classroom space on Wednesday. They\u2019re making good progress and we have a productive day.<\/p>\n

After class, I grabbed lunch at the neighborhood Chinese restaurant, and then back to the apartment. It\u2019s such a pretty day, I decide to ride the bike over to the table tennis club and try my luck. Each time I show up, more and more people recognize me. I can\u2019t even set my stuff down before someone offers to play. I actually played one guy today I think I could beat. The other three I played were several steps ahead. I haven\u2019t played an actual game, keeping score, with anyone here yet. My guess is no one wants to \u201close face\u201d if they were to get beat by the foreigner (fat chance).<\/p>\n

We just spend the time hitting back and forth, working on forehands and backhands. I\u2019m getting instruction from all sides. I was busy for the entire 2 hours today, and beginning to wonder if I was going to have enough energy for the bike ride home. By the time I finally got into bed tonight, I could hardly move. I was so sore!<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, 10\/22\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

My singular project today is to get a food item for Judy to take to a \u201cBirthday Breakfast\u201d at BISS Friday morning. I won\u2019t have any time tomorrow, so today\u2019s the day to get it done. I haven\u2019t been to the South German Bakery since we returned to Beijing in July. They have really tasty croissants and breads.<\/p>\n

I rode the bike, and had a blast, riding through an area where I used to walk all the time. I\u2019m getting better at reading all the \u201ctraffic\u201d (bike, scooter, car, truck, pedestrian) as I ride. I picked up some great cinnamon rolls for the school, and several loaves of bread for ourselves. I even brought back a loaf to Lilly. She\u2019s worked for some German families in the past, and knew the breads from the bakery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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