The sky cleared enough to go to the beach on Saturday, which was lovely and clear and beautiful. Went to Lantau and did some swimming and lying out - but mostly just fell asleep for about an hour. I was feeling pretty sick.

Sunday was the kindergarten graduation. So adorable! They were wearing black robes with bright green bowties. And then they did their 'show,' and the class that I worked with was winter. They were wearing Christmas-y costumes and winter wonderland outfits. They did a 'dance' that I helped with. :) It was a music medley starting with a Disney version of 'Step in Time' which sounded oddly and suspiciously like a very bizarre and fast version of that song in Mary Poppins. Then, it moved into 'Jingle Bell Rock' and then into a Chinese version of 'Amazing Grace'. Very pretty. The other classes were the other seasons, including one season which used 'All for the Best' from Godspell. Pretty awesome. Felt awful after that (head swimming, feverish tendencies, etc) but had work to do in the non-airconditioned office, and then took a looooong nap. Then more work. Then more sleep.

Monday, hmmmm, Monday. Oh, I had to go to Wan Chai to take care of some businessy stuff related to taxes etc. Then went to lunch at a Sichuan restaurant in Soho. From there, back to campus, and then! And then! Monkey Mountain! hahahahaha. Serious hardcore monkeys everywhere. Some of which hissed and assumed attack positions. When they dropped down on the handrails next to you, it was pretty much terrifying. They were eerily human at times, especially the babies.

I went into the mainland on Tuesday with a couple people. Back to Guangzhou! My first China visit, and probably my last. *tears* We stayed overnight at a hotel. The first day it was really really hot and sunny, and we walked around, did a bit of shopping, ate some good food, and went on a cruise of the Pearl River. The next day it was raining. We went to a couple temples, the art museum, and dinner. We took the train there and back. Good times.

Today I had my last class with the kindergarten. Even though they've graduated, they still have three weeks of school left. I don't think these poor children are ever done with classes. We played games, and I had made candy bags for all of them. So it was a good time. Went bowling and had dinner. Good times.

Must needs get up early and pack a box and do laundry. Lots to do before I leave for the States. *meep*