🌟Visa Award Unlocked! 🌟

Now I need to keep🤞🏻 to get a seat on a special Charter flight back home to China.

Just to prolong the mental torture a bit longer I must return to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center this afternoon to collect my passport. Only then will I know if I am a step closer to going home. I have never known stress like this.

Waiting patiently for 9am!

Just arrived in Hamburg, ready for next phase on my quest to go home! Destination Chinese Consulate in the morning!

I hate heat with humidity. I miss my airconditioned apartment in Shanghai!

Today’s brew at the BBQ. Good German🍺

What Mastodon client do you use on iOS?

Looking up from my seat

Just boosted the German economy by buying a complete summer wardrobe. I only packed for winter back in January.

Today’s garden refreshment in my adopted German hometown of Hodenhagen. 🍺

🔗Margarita Pracatan: Cuban singer beloved of Clive James dies at 89 - BBC News

Known for her appearances on James’s ITV chat show, the woman born Margarita Figueroa in 1931 brought a Hispanic flourish to numerous well-known songs.

RIP. She always brought a smile to my face.

Apologies for the multiple posts but I am trying to understand why Micro.blog posts from Drafts don’t appear to have the Markdown handled correctly.

I stupidly thought I could survive today without coffee. I made it until just after 10am. Large pot is brewing now. ☕️

When I go for a healthy walk around Hodenhagen I always say hello to my favourite pigs, Bacon and Schnitzel!

Listening to some lockdown recorded music, April 25th, 2020: An Evening of Songs Performed at Home by Aoife O’Donovan 🎵🎤

It’s BBQ and Beer time here in Hodenhagen. 🍺

I am in the zone!

A few of these raised my spirits this evening! 🍺

So Germany has launched its COVID-19 tracker app, but because my Apple ID is linked to the UK App Store I cannot download it.

🎵 Listening to Americana Essentials on Apple Music

CSS must have been created by the 👿. I need to find a CSS guide for software engineers who are total idiots.

Beware! iCloud Backups Deleted after 180 Days - TidBITS

I just checked, my iPad which I left back home in Shanghai was last backed up on 2nd January…not long now before the backup is deleted. Seems wrong considering I pay for 200GB of iCloud storage. Thanks Apple!😡

Due to being stuck overseas in Germany because of the COVID–19 pandemic, I haven’t seen my little buddies for 5 months. I hope I can return to China soon.🐶

Hi! I am Paul Rudkin, a geek who has been living and working in China for the last 9 years. I have just joined this platform in the hope that I can write about my experiences much more than I have in the past. When I have time I enjoy tasting Whisky while listening to good music!