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Weather: Fine and mild
Temp: 5-19
Exchange: RMB1=R1,40
Gorgeous: The man is a god...

Just got back from seeing Quantum of Solace. Go see it. I cannot stress that enough. Unfortunately there's no beach scene, but Mr Parker is going to hyperventilate after the opening scene. I want to say more, but don't want to give it away.

Also, and I'm pretty sure everybody agrees with me here: I'm pretty pleased that Barak Obama is the new US president. I was following it all live on CNN.com and it was quite emotional. I thought Sen McCain's speech admitting defeat was extremely gracious and I'm really hoping that things will improve for average Americans.

On the local front, and almost as exciting as the American elections, I gave my first private class today. Stan Sun is an ernest fellow and I have a feeling that we'll become firm friends. I also met his Doberman, Tiger, who really liked me and knock my tea mug out of my hand and all over me, but it's all good.

The countdown to our kitties arriving in Beijing has officially started. They fly this coming Monday and I'm SO excited that I can hardly wait. I'm much less excited about the 30 days quarantine they have to go through but I've made my piece with it.

And just in case there was any doubt, the free market is alive and well and living in China. The flat we were going to live in from December has been let to somebody else. Somebody who offered the landlord RMB500 more. So, the search for a place to call home for the next 12 months continues.