That's despite my drinking 4 big bottles of the better quality (3 Yuan beer)/day plus smoking 1.5 packs of Hongmei fags @ 4 Yuan/pack. Said brand cost 6 Yuan in 1994! Back teaching today after 8 days off, due to the Tomb-Sweeping Festival and mid-term exams. But will have to pay a monthly mortgage instalment of 650 Yuan on the 20th.
will check this Friday if my pension has been transferred, if not, I'll be obliged to make more trouble.

? Sorry to hear of your pension payment problems.

But as a man of advancing years, and with as you say pension payment problems, don't you think smoking cheap chinese polluted fags is not the most sensible of ideas, believe me I used to smoke, and I don't think my health has ever fully recovered.

Stay safe man.