To be a deckhand

Well, I'm now the proud owner of an employment visa, and ready to start work. Collecting it was easy - just a matter of a quick trip to Wanchai, locating the correct window while not being distracted by the Entry permits for mainland fisherman deckhands counter, and of course paying the fee.

Another quick trip to Macau today in order to reenter the country on the new visa, and I'm all sorted. I didn't have time to do much during the 3 hours I was there this time, but I did get to see a visiting African president and his wife, one of the scores that have been visiting China (in order to "cooperate") at the moment, as they were ushered around the Taipa House Museum. The ferry back seemed to take a longer route than usual, which was a little tedious but did provide good views of the airport and lots of huge container ships steaming inexorably into harbour, as they do every day.