Surviving is hard but oh so much fun (sometimes)
This time our Old China Hands lunch 2 March saw a pretty normal attendance of exactly 28 people. All pretty normal also – lots of good conversations, food and drinks.
Yes I have the pictures, posted here a bit late as I was away most of March to work on my books in Phuket (no joke! And the book is about JOKES!).
I am back in time for the upcoming lunch on Friday 6 April!
We had a real quiet lunch on Friday 5 January, when many were still on their way back or just busy after the festivities, with “only” some fifteen attendants. Yeah it was so hectic I forget for the first time in years to make pictures!
One month later at the Old China Hands lunch 2 February we reached the other extreme, with a record attendance of 38 people.
Again, the wide mix of nationalities, the usual “hard core” and the pleasure to have our Belgian ambassador as a special guest.
This time, yes, pictures!
The following one is planned for Friday 6 April.
Old China Hands lunch 1 December, again well attended with around 30 people.
Always new faces joining the “hard core”, with one visitor from Belgium and another from Jamaica where he is currently working. A wide mix of nationalities.
The following one is planned for Friday 5 January. the first one for 2018, to welcome the new year.
Old China Hands lunch 3 November, like back to normal – with around 30 people despite the usual colds (still), meetings and travel.
For me just before disappearing for two weeks to work on my books.
As always, the hard core was present along some new faces.
Sadly we see more people leaving the city…
The following one is planned for Friday 1 December. the last one for 2017. Planned first lunch of 2018: Friday 5 January.
For our Old China Hands lunch 6 October, it was on the last Friday of the “Golden Week” of 1 October. Many people were out of town and several were down with a cold, so we ended up with a rather small crowd of just under 20 people.
See here our famous Terry showing off his red armband, he has been all over the media with his role in the Beijing hutongs. In the meantime, Bruce, Edwin and Harvey are also always in the news…
See: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/31/content_31355944.htm
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The following one is planned for 1 December.