Monday, March 9, 2009
rave on.
大家好！it's been so long since i last blogged i almost forgot my username. but considering how its been a month since i've arrived in 上海, i decided it's time to share what i can about the Exchange Experience:firstly, china does NOT block blogger/blogspot. but they do, however, block wordpress (and livejournal and bloglines).
secondly, all those tales about steaming hot delicious xiaolongbaos and tangbaos the size of your face being available at any random street corner and from any friendly street vendor are merely MYTHS. its been nearly a month and i can count the number of times i've eaten xiaolongbaos on one hand and none are experiences worth remembering.
thirdly, shanghai is a loveless society. just today, munloh and i were out on the streets when we saw an accident happen right in front of us. a motorcyclist skidded and fell onto the path of an oncoming SUV. the SUV driver, through a sublime piece of skillful driving, miraculously manages to jam on the brakes and stop just before he slams into the motorcyclist. then after stopping for a split second, the driver must have realised he has better things to do in life than stop and help someone he nearly killed so he proceeded to swerve around the motorcyclist (who is still lying on the floor futilely attempting to get his bike off his leg) and continue on his way while all other motorists behind him followed suit. tough luck man, we would have loved to help but unfortunately, mummy says no helping strangers in china.
fourthly, genuine DVDs are extinct so i guess the chinese aren't to blame for not owning the real thing. on the other hand, stores here have fully computerised systems where you can enter the title of any show and do a search on its availability in the store and its other branches - beat THAT jb pirates.
fifthly, uniqlo is EVIL.
sixthly, the ceramic pillows from the qing dynasty might be out of vogue now but guess what? they've been replaced with china mattresses so hard and uncomfortable i swear i can count the number of coils of spring just by lying flat out on it.
so i should think that sort of sums up the first month spent here. but i'm just nitpicking, it really isn't all that bad:
(for the rest of the photos, pls see facebook. i'm too lazy to upload more, especially since china isn't THAT approving of blogger and it's taking ages to load.)
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michelle at 4:04 AM