Hello again All
My apologies if I rocked the boat prematurely, but I discovered this morning that about all incoming emails to my hotmail address have been delivered to my DELETED folder instead of my IN BOX and that this has been going on for over 2 weeks !
I have simply NO explanation for this. It may be MSN/ hotmail's fault, or it might be some glitch in the Chinese internet system, or it might be because my China VPN has been abnormal since about 14 Feb and so I had to change VPN system
All Geoff's yahoo test emails were there in my DELETED folder as were a load of test emails I had sent myself in the past week or so .
So abject apologies if I have inadvertently "cried wolf"
The good news is that it seems the local lock-down at our second home in China will finish this weekend so we can get back to HK next week (where we will have to endure another 2 weeks home quarantine, after almost one month home quarantine in China)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh !
The funny thing is that because of the lock-down I have overstayed my 30-day visa so today I and my wife went to the local police station to ask what to do (because theoretically one can get a visa extension locally in China)
The local police were completely miffed because they had
never had to deal with a case like this before !
Eventually after 2 hours waiting, the police official came back with a slip which extended my visa for one month and at the same time registered me locally (because technically anyone who does not stay at a hotel in China is required to register with the local police on arrival in China, but of course I never did so before )
So yours truly has the doubtful privilege of being the first ever Lao Wai to register in our little township !
As usual in China "expect the unexpected !"
Cheers
Peter
