Monthly Archives: August 2008
Northumberland Hills (The Cheviots)
Time passes so quickly. It only seems like yesterday I returned from China; it was actually 6 weeks ago. Of course I have spoken to a few Chinese students n Weifang online, as well as ‘Grandpa’ – Craig, the American … Continue reading
Weihsen Memorial, Weifang, China
Sometimes there are 60 visitors a day to this photospace. Yes, that’s true. The visitors come from many countries worldwide. One of the most popular ‘Google searches’ is for Eric Liddell (see further down in this blog). Strange … … Continue reading
Beijing Olympic Games 2008
As I write, the games are still in progress. Yes, I enjoyed the opening ceremony and thought the firework display was phenomenal (amazing). Then I found out that there was no firework display – it was all done by computer … Continue reading
Fish and Chips and Happy Feet
Sometimes, at the weekend, I drive to a small fishing village called Amble. Forty years ago as a child I used to go there fishing. It’s one of the places you get to like, are familiar with and which becomes … Continue reading
Literacy Tests
In the ‘skydrive’ folders at the top of the page you’ll see one folder called ‘literacy tests’. If you download these they’ll put an icon (picture) onto your computer desktop. There’s a literacy test for English, Maths, and ICT (basic … Continue reading
Murder
In a city called Newcastle, about 30km from where I live, two Chinese people were murdered recently. A couple, both aged 25, and both had recently graduated from a nearby university. They came from southern China. Xi Zhoun and her … Continue reading
Teaching in China 