Linda and I are on a bit of a mind-body shake-up right now. I'm chock full of new research at work, and Linda's starting to plough through her language training and TEFL course. We're both going to check out a Chinese Mandarin language school tonight that is not too far from our place, which is amazing, as most seem to be on the other side of town and not accessible by our favoured mode of transportation - the Shanghai metro.

But that is just one half of the picture. I started exercising again. Knowing that my running shoes were in a safe cardboard box on another hemisphere, I finally sourced and purchased a new set of runners. Sunday, with Linda working full-time, and I having to make up hours from the prior Golden Week holiday, I spent the majority of the day out at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech park at work. Luckily, my workplace has a few distractions, namely a basketball court + an indoor gym. I went for the basketball option, and found I had no 'touch'. Very disappointing for me I'm afraid. A good part of my teenage life was spent running up and down courts back in Brisbane. I did find that it started to come back, so its not all that disheartening. However, due to a lack of exercise in past 4 months - even that gentle workout left me with a few uneasy moments the next day. So, to top that off, Linda & I joined Star Gym, not too far from our place. I'm feeling sore this morning. And I'm unfit. Ugh.