This must be kept brief; I was going to write a slightly fuller version before bed but I literally got as far as my homepage and we had a powercut. Timing. Anyway, here are some things, massively condensed, that I have had going on in the last month.

* Chest Infection - better now, but not before 3 drips (Chinese love IV meds for anything) and a load of pills and being ill for a few days.

* Exams - bunch of cheaters at my uni, teachers included (giving answers before the exams? make them look good on paper?). Over now.

* New Illness - another 3 drips (slightly different compositions) and now some pills to go home with.

* Trip Modification - both my parents want me home for a UK medical workup so Mum is flying to spend a few days in Urumqi and then we're leaving together. Back in England next Tuesday. Shame it wont be the trip we planned, which was quite good, but better that I'm healthy. Swine flu next stop.

* Getting Cheated - 2 institutions have both cheated us in the past year and we've only just found out about the bigger of the two cheatings.

That's about it for now. I will elaborate on the above but I have no time, must go out and do lots of admin type things today for Mum's arrival tomorrow.