Sloth and unemployment

Weather: warm and semi-clear
Blast from the past: Frikkie and I the first time I went to see him in Cape Town outside Madame Zingara's. Me thinks the gods were conspiring...

I did absolutely nothing today. No really. I have not been out the front door. I got up, had breakfast in bed with Frikkie, tidied the flat, faffed around online, took a nap, woke up, watched a(nother) stupid movie on HBO, started with lesson 1 of the Chinese language course we have, had a snack, checked out the Jackson Files then La Petite Fille and that's pretty much it.

I mailed Stanford English to find out when/if they want to see me again and this is the response I got: "We have not forgotten you; however, this is China. I will be in contact soon." Huh? What is that supposed to mean? I've started looking for work somewhere else.

Moving on swiftly. Don't be under any illusions about the wealth floating about here. There's plenty rich people in this city. There may not be as many BMW's here, but there are plenty of big, black cars filling up the roads. I did a quick survey of the cars parked outside our complex and here's what I found:

• Audi
• VW
• Suzuki
• Mitsubishi
• Unknown
• BMW
• Nissan
• Suzuki
• Citroen
• Chev
• Honda
• Huyandai
• Toyota
• Jeep
• Buick
• Porche
  

I really don't know the Unknowns - never seen these cars before. So there's a good mix of well-established brands. And the cars aren't old either. Yes folks, me thinks democracy should not be confused with capitalism, as they are clearly not the same thing and one is alive and well and living large in China.