Unwanted pain

On Saturday, I did not go to London (to the annual event in the embassy) because I was weak. I thought it is just work, but also knew how being weak in the crowded tube has previosly ended, I did not go. Also, I had a friend in the hospital, so better to visit her. On Sunday, I could not visit her, because I thought my weakness is more like illness. In the evening I was playing the flute and all the time I was actually not playing, had the outside jacket on, as it was cold. S also thought it was cold. Finished and ran home (because I was so cold). Monday, normal work day, pretending I was not weak or ill or anything. The fever hit at night. In the morning, I still kept pretending everything was fine, despite having no voice ("Yes I am going to work"), until I realised I cannot actually get up because I feel so dizzy. So, no going to uni, but I can still do computer work, right? It went very slowly. In addition to temperature and no voice, I had the worst muscle pain. First I thought it is from some exercise....wait, I haven't done any! It got worse and worse. Second day, third day....now I think I am recovering and just suffering from some a bit uncomfortable and painful cough. Yesterday I had some food too, some light fish and vegetable hot-pot. What a shame, beautiful autumn and I am weak! And I have wasted a week.

A rassist village dance

On a sunny day, D, my previous housemate told me that she wants to go to a ballroom dance event at her local village hall. OK, I miss quickstep and waltz, so I decided to join. So the village paper advert said the dance is at 6 with a class at 8. Strange time, but maybe the hall is not available after the class. So we assumed it is social dancing at the beginning. Got there and were approached in a non-friendly way "What do you want?" J explained that we saw advert in the local news. They said this class is too advanced for us (how do they know, that we are Chinese and cannot dance European dances). Anyway, I had taken a long bus journey, so decided to wait until the class. But because the hall was freezing I was dancing on my own at the side. D decided to join me and we had no intention in interfering with the class, just to dance at the side. We were told we cannot join this class unless the teaches has seen us dancing. But other people were nice, including teacher and I got my long-missed quickstep and waltz! Cannot imagine this kind of thing happening in salsa....even when I went to tango once, total beginner, they did try to scare me away.