This is the car!

After living in Hull for nearly 10 years, I have got a car. Ford focus LX 2004, green vitro, 1600cc. Acquired in July 2006 with only 27292 miles (the UK standars is 12000 per year, so this one was not very much used).

It feels as if there is a new life. Takes us to do the shopping, to Leeds, York, Manchester and Uni. I do not know, it just feels that we can be normal people, go around and do what we like.

My last car was a Mazda 323 1300cc, had it only for 5 months (before coming to the UK) and really enjoyed it. Looked after it pretty well. The ford is not an exception, took it to the garage to check the breaks last week. Keep washing it (automatically), hoovering it, bought a small Black & Decker hoover to keep in the car.

Fall season is on its way, cold, but bearable: We have a car!

Attached to my country

Hi everyone.

I felt very happy to take part in a video conference with Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia (Nov 3)

Invited my students Mu from China, Warren from Thailand, Jenni from UK, Yosa from Indonesia, Huilai from China, Yingmeng from China and Florie-Ann from France.

It was great! We shared some stuff on systems thinking, there were many questions. I could see students from there, and it brought so many nice memories.

This is a way for me to keep sharing what I do with my fellow country people.


Enjoy the image!

Hi again

After a year or so without posting things, I resucitate

Yesterday I was in a queue in a supermarket, suddenly a guy jumps over me and goes to the till. I asked him if he saw the queue behind, he told me he had been in the queue but forgot the newspaper.

I then went to the till, and when the cashier was asking me a question (What mobile phone network are you suscribed to?), the guy from before comes and says to the cashier something like "Make sure he knows how to spell it".

I did not quite understand what he meant, but then realised that he was angry at my initial question, and he was meaning to make me feel stupid. When I got home I was furious.

Where I live (yes, Hull, United Kingdom), people do not tolerate foreigners, and this guy seems to think we are stupid.