It looks as though the return flight will leave Beijing on Sunday August 21, at 3pm. I will then arrive in Vancouver at 11am the same day. That flight has already been purchased. The next flight that I have to get is the flight from Vancouver to Regina. I think the flight leaving at 2pm and arriving in Regina around 5pm should work out well. So. . from the time I leave Beijing to the time I get home I won’t have missed any time. It sure sounds exciting. I don’t think I will have to worry about much, I am allowed to bring 32kg per checked luggage. My only concern will be with Canada Customs. I expect with my Camera, Cellphone and whatever else I play to buy, I might be close to the duty free, tax free limit. I hope that I will get by without much worries.

Time sure seems to be flying. I am guessing that I have less than 1 month left before I come home. It hardly feels like I have been here for so long already. I think once I get back some things are going to be strange to me. I have started a list in my head of things I’m going to do/eat. Some of these things include get a slurpee, watch a movie with loud surround sound, drive a vehicle, and maybe eat some Dairy Queen ice cream cake. I’m sure there are more things but those are the few that I came up with in the 30 seconds I thought about it. It is also going to be nice having fast internet again. Then after the initial shock of getting back I’ll be returning to the rountine of school and work. That brings up another interesting subject. . work. I think I might return to Zellers once I get back, but then Arthur mentioned that I could get a job at Mark’s Work Warehouse. Maybe I’ll get two jobs. I could do both since I seem to have a lot of time. I’ll think about it and when I get back I can make up my mind.

The Chinese government said Thursday it will scrap its currency’s fixed exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and let the yuan float in a tight range against a group of curriences.

It feels strange that in the 20 minutes it took from the time of the news article to the time I post I have made over $75 Canadian. It feels strange to be making money by doing nothing other than look at the value of a currency.

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Today at work I didn’t have much work to do so I thought I would post something. Nothing really interesting has happened recently. The weather over here continues to be hot. . I’d have to say it averages +35 during the days and +25 at night. It might seem hot to everybody, but I have pretty much gotten use to it. The only time it feels really hot is when it gets over +40. I still don’t know the exact date I will be returning although I am thinking probably around August 20th. That means only 1 more month left in China before my return. I’m sure I will miss this place.

In the news, I am very excited to hear about the NHL agreeing on a possible contract. I think hockey in the fall once I get back would be great and I am looking forward to it. Even though I’m sure all the players are going to get jumbled up and the appearance of all the teams will change, I am still going to spend a lot of time watching hockey.

SinoCES 2005 is taking place from July 1 – 4 in Qingdao, Shandong, China. There will be a large number of exhibiters showcasing their products for the future.

I am recommending that everyone in the area should check it out. I went and I saw a large number of really great looking screens. Some of them are in resolutions I’ve never heard of. Such as 1200P. . it looked amazing. Of course there are a number of Chinese formats I doubt I will ever see come across the Pacific; such as EVD. It was a lot of fun and I’m glad I had the chance to go.

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