Life and Travel in China

I'm not really excited about the Euro championships in Poland. The news seems funny to me: stadiums, a second metro line, highways, hotels, new railway lines. After all, every European country (not to mention China) has such infrastructure on a daily basis. It's nice that something will change in Poland, but it should change under normal conditions, not only during special events. And soon it will turn out that they will employ Chinese workers to build the stadiums to make it cheaper and faster.

I have known for some time that there is a shortage of pilots in China, and they already employ pilots from abroad, and they also tried with Poles at Shenzhen Airlines. It turns out that they have to employ 12,000 pilots within 6 years. I'm just worried that due to the lack of employees, they will start hiring anyone they can. Including some untrained pilots, foreigners, retirees who, instead of safe piloting, will only think about stunts and fun. In fact, I found out about it myself when landing with a white pilot in Shenzhen. In perfect weather conditions, he hit the plane so hard on the runway that the wings bent during this strange and sudden landing.

Since yesterday I am the owner of the domain www.fotochiny.com! I want to promote my photos even more and reach more people interested in the Middle Kingdom. Based on the number of visits and the number of photos opened per day, I see that overall interest in photos from China is growing.

Today I experienced what acupuncture is. Where, if anywhere, but in China it's a common thing. Due to knee pain from excessive cycling, I decided to use 'needles'. The entire procedure in the hospital lasted 30 minutes and cost PLN 25. Without hesitation, the doctor inserted four needles around my knee. She connected electrodes to two of them, which sent light impulses (a strange feeling). The two remaining needles were equipped with something in the shape of a cigar tip, a light glow smoldered at the very end of the needles, the purpose - to warm the needles. Moreover, there was a heat lamp placed above the knee. After the procedure, I don't feel anything strange (sometimes I hear tingling and soreness), but the pain in my knee has almost completely disappeared. To some extent it's definitely thanks to acupuncture, and besides, I didn't push my leg today.

Let me remind you that in the Chinese first football league, in the Shenzhen Jianlibao team, a Pole plays. I just watched their next match and I must admit that they are not doing well. They were losing 1-0. I'm not that interested in it, but when I watch a broadcast of their matches, they usually don't do very well. And Mr. Marek Zając is called MaLeKu by Chinese commentators.