(6/ 17/2004)

Today is a holiday. I spent an hour and a half driving to see my friend and having dinner in a Chinese restaurant in my friend's town. The boss also came out to sit with me for a while. As mentioned in the chat, most of us in China are working and sleeping outside. Once we stop, we don't know what to do. Because it's hard to find a way to play here like China and Hongkong, we should actually learn from the local people's ways of killing time. For many people who come from China, they will be in Canada. New Zealand, maybe the United States will also have this problem. We can't find anyone to play cards and mahjong because it's not easy to find someone. For example, if we score 80 points, we can only play once a year, and that is Christmas. In other words, it's only June. The score of 80 points this Christmas has been booked.

Fortunately, when I arrived, I felt this difference. I have actively adjusted various activities to spend my leisure time. In a place where there is no such noise in China, how can I live as leisurely as the locals (in fact, I was very busy at that time, and I still had to give my tutor a good division of labor after winning the full prize). Actually, I don't need financial strength to do this. I don't need to play with more money, and play with less money. The time is the same. You must learn to enjoy everyone, not just domestic games. So I have been relaxed and carefree for many years. Even if I am busy sometimes, my money is tight. Here are some activities I like. If I have time, I can kill time. These activities don't need to find friends. You can do it alone or with your family and children.

Second-hand goods sales, usually on Saturday morning, buy a newspaper and read something close to home, mainly to see what you like. Everything you can buy at home will be very cheap, and it will have a leisure function, which has a special role for new families. You can drive around and get familiar with your living area.

Sunday market (flea market), usually on Sunday morning, has things that families take out, the goods are far beyond imagination, and there are mobile food trucks. A good market will have people with various cultural backgrounds who like music, singing and dancing to perform in the street from time to time. It is a place with great atmosphere. You can buy everything in life, and you can also buy gadgets and handicrafts from all corners of the world.

I used to have hobbies, but I like collecting stamps in China. Here, local stamps are not very interesting, but I will buy some anyway. Sometimes I happen to have the opportunity to buy old stamps from China, such as stamps from the 1950s (once my friend and I were in a town150km away from the city, he actually bought a district ticket and founding ceremony, and I lost it when I read it again. This is the only one. In addition, some new items have been added, including cameras (of course, the target must be locked, otherwise the scope is too large), watches with plastic cases (also need to be branded, otherwise the surface is too large), and China ancient porcelain is also collected. It is very difficult for local people here to do this, and even the owners of ordinary antique shops can't tell the truth from the false. He made a mistake, so I can't make a mistake This thing can only be played by us. It's too complicated. After all, it belongs to us in China. Be careful, there is still a chance, and the price will be better than that in China. A friend bought a six-necked bottle from the Kangxi period and spent 70 Australian dollars. I bought a very exquisite vial (dry year, official kiln) and spent 8 yuan. Another time, in an antique shop, I saw a pair of porcelain tires, which were too blue (now domestic copper tires, porcelain tires are ahead of copper tires)

Gardens, like local people, clean gardens more cleanly, visit nurseries, see flowers and plants, and buy some plants if you like.

Shrimp fishing (I haven't tried it yet) and shrimp fishing (strictly speaking, YABBIE) are also quite leisurely. You don't need any tools, just a fishing net, a thread (tied with meat and bones) and a bucket. Find a place with yabbie and fish slowly one by one. After fishing, I can take it home to eat. It's very fresh. I've caught crabs, and I've been a drunk crab myself. A friend drove more than 2,000 kilometers (Victoria to Quesland) and dragged a boat to go fishing. When he came back, he called his friend to get the fish-share it.

Towns in nearby areas (controlled within 2 hours' drive), especially those with a little history, most of which existed before 1920 look interesting. I prefer to see some towns with architectural style 1890- 1920. The town hall in that period was very interesting, mainly Victorian. The old church is also good. Take a look at the local conditions, such as houses, streets, shops, roadside cafes, have a cup of coffee, sit down for a while, and try cheesecake while eating. Everyone cooks something slightly different in different places, and it's quite delicious.

Wineries, dairy farms and cheese farms with takeout nearby can generally taste wine and cheese, eat cheesecake made by themselves, drink tea or coffee, and buy some wine and cheese if you think it is appropriate. And look at life on the farm.

There will always be one or two parks I like, and I will go there once or twice a year when I have time. I prefer parks with wood, fire and hot water. I can bring some tea, drink it slowly and feed it to the birds.

Kitchen, there are many exhibitions open to the public free of charge every year. Chinese cooking is better, at least half a day, suitable for interested people. If you are not interested, it is difficult to taste the sweetness. Indigenous art is also very interesting. I prefer Tivi art, which originated from three islands isolated from the mainland in northern Australia. I went there three times last year before I saw the taste. If you are interested, you can have a look. It's still good.

Swimming, gym, sauna and water bar are also good. It's easy to kill a few things by playing for two or three hours in turn.

The most important thing is: don't think about anything else, don't do anything else, as long as you feel good. The locals will say, think nothing, do nothing, and enjoy your time.