MIDDLE AGED AND DOING IT

The author, trying to look intelligent. Lao Waitan, Ningbo, 2012

 

THIS IS THE FIRST PAGE OF MY BLOG IF YOU LOOK AT THE UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE THERE ARE THE STORIES IN THIS BLOG. THIS IS JUST THE COVER PAGE.

Thar She blows

Siming Shan

Thousand Island Lake

etc etc.

Just click on each one to read the story.

 

The big question is "if there is anything you would want to change about your life?"

I live in Ningbo, Have a bevy of motorcycles, some sailing boats and I do quite a bit of surfing. Life is good.. but yes. .there would be a few things I'd like to change. 

If it is not possible to stop getting older then to have bones that don't hurt so much would be nice. 

Hair? It would be nice to have the curls back but it's no biggie. 

But really, would I change anything? Those stunning good looks? The mountains of cash?.. nah.. we are what we are..is what we are.. We can change the hair style but when you make your own bed and it's that messy, you can at least go and stay in a hotel.

 If there is one thing that may make a difference it is to ask each and every one of ourselves a simple question. It goes like this:

"What is it that I can do in this life that will help to leave this place a slightly better place when I have gone?"

If all people could ask themselves this question on a regular basis then maybe we can change our world if not ourselves, or am I still a dreamer? I hope so!

ANYWAY.. I'm going to keep taking pictures and writing, not only about a middle aged fart biking around China but also maybe something else about China, so maybe we all get to have a different opinion about the place here, the people and from that, maybe about ourselves too. Welcome, and I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I do writing it.

If you do enjoy, please send the link to all your friends. Thanks.

And Oh! By the way; Equality is simply a state of mind.

here are links expat sites if you are also interested

www.expatexchange.com

www.chinablognetwork.com

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Yolanda | Reply 17.03.2013 16.50

Very hard question. If there is one who come back and says that nice in other life I will leave this life soon, but no one knows.

Yolanda 17.03.2013 17.01

If you mean in the country of what you live, it is depend of your decision if where you feel comfortable, nice in a warm country to live like my country Phil.

vernon | Reply 27.01.2013 06.32

it's still well written and very entertaining

julie | Reply 12.01.2013 09.08

just saw your profile very interresting

jon 12.01.2013 10.09

Thanks Julie. If you like it .. pass it on. it's not my profile its actually a blog with lots of stories about biking, surfing and sailing in China...etc

Dutch Johnny | Reply 09.01.2013 04.43

Why can we zoom in on that ugly head of yours Jon ?

Jon 09.01.2013 11.29

Get yourself a bike license and a bike and come along with us..

dutch johnny | Reply 09.01.2013 04.42

It was something about " if your life was a movie", and that in the end you watch back this movie and you'd better be sure you enjoyed it / had a good time.

Dutch Johnny | Reply 09.01.2013 04.41

in Holland the Royal navy had some advertisement on TV many years ago.

AuLeeFor | Reply 06.01.2013 15.42

Good job ! Interesting and funny, gives every one a better view on China.

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