After having received several e-mails from readers questioning if I work at all or if it is all play (?), I felt the need to clarify a few things. What better way than to describe a typical work day in the office!
First, I wake up every day between 5.30 and 6 am and catch a taxi at 6.45 am to arrive at the office 30 minutes later. I’m normally the first to arrive on our floor and so I have to turn on the lights. The office is located on the campus of the Tsinghua University (the MIT of China) and the neighborhood is quite vibrant with all the students. Looking out of the window I can almost see Google’s HQ, also Microsoft is nearby. I always go outside for lunch and try one of the many ethnic restaurants (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, French,..) close to the office. I was strongly encouraged by my colleagues not to try the company canteen and I religiously stick to their advice. Besides it is nice to be able to stretch the legs mid-day. I stay in the office until 18.30 pm and then rush to the gym across the street to attend a spinning class from 19-20 pm. Some days I’m late and I take the next class that starts at 20 pm. After a quick shower I go back to the office to call the US where the work day just started and catch up with my US colleagues and family. I try to take a taxi back to my apartment around 21 pm to arrive home anywhere between 21.30 - 22 pm depending on the traffic situation. After a quick bite, I either write my blog and/or watch some TV, do some reading. By 23 pm, I crash in my bed and try to catch 7 hours of sleep. The next day, it starts all over again. Not a perfect balance between work and life but being without family in Beijing, I can allow myself to be off balance a little. Because of confidentiality reasons, I do not write about work and leave all stories about office adventures out of this blog but trust me, it is quite a fun journey and I love every minute of it. You probably had figured that out already yourself.
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5 comments:
Fu:
I'm really enjoying your blog. I hope Sam doesn't see the rikshaw picture. He'll be thinking this will be a new way to draft behind you. The dumplings looked good.
Take care my friend.
Felicitations on your one month anniversary! Thanks for sharing you adventures with us!
Take care!
Question.
Do you have a camera hooked up to your notebook like your home PC so you can see family and friends when you connect with them?
Linda
Another question.
Do any of the Spinning instructors wear or encourage Heart Monitors and Energy Zones?
Linda
Linda,
Yes I do have a video link and do video-conferencing through either the office system or skype and no, the instructeurs don't use any heart rate monitors or energy zones. Every class is going full out and turns into a dancing: they love to get out of the saddle and swing their upper body left to right, the opposite of what real cyclisits would do: it is tonnes of fun, lot's of young kids shouting and hollering and way over the top. Last night we even had a punk song to spin on: another new experience. I do miss your and Chris' classes and will be back in Cincy for a week (Sept 14-22) and can hardly wait to get back on the bike with all of you.
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