The horrors of the Iraqi war hit home at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5369610,00.html

Thanks to Lucas for the link.

There seems to be an avian flu scare - especially in Europe - but I'm not worrying about it one bit. I'm registered at the Canadian embassy so if anything were to really happen, they can contact my mother and she'll come and save me.

I was sick this morning and I stayed in bed. I slept a lot. I feel much better now.

I'm off to practice "wushu" (martial arts) with a Chinese guy I met through friends. I'm the first foreigner he's ever spoken to (but he's seen plenty!). We're going to buy stamps as well.