Sleeping at 5:00 AM probably isn’t the greatest idea. I slept until 3:00 PM and still didn’t want to get out of bed. I finally got up, but most of the day was already gone. I think for the first time since I got to Shanghai, I didn’t go out. I stayed in the entire day. Didn’t go out to eat, didn’t go to Carrefour, nothing. I just stayed home, tried to study and did some Jailbreaking.
I think this is my shortest daily recap so far.
There was only one hitch in our final plans for Sichuan. We booked the hotels (which we actually need confirmation from…) and we booked our plane tickets. The problem? We’re paying in cash and we need the physical tickets. eLong, the company we booked with and according to Wiki, is a subsidiary of Expedia, had quite a novel solution. Imagine a suitcase and a guy wearing shades, a hat, and a trench coat.
Interested? Keep reading =D
Just less than two months ago, I spent countless nights planning a trip for twelve people to Philadelphia. To put it bluntly, it was a pain in the ass. Well, I got another taste of furious planning tonight. After some of us decided not to go to Hainan, we planned our own trip to Sichuan, the place I originally wanted to go. If you thought planning in the US was hard, try planning in China as a foreigner. No foreign credit cards, Chinese-speaking representatives, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. PITA indeed.
As usual, my sleep schedule is a little messed up. OK, very messed up. Late nights, early mornings, and of course, sleepy weekends. True to form, I snoozed into the early afternoon, waking up at 1:00 PM. Telling myself to study and do homework apparently doesn’t work. I ended up talking to Fanny on the phone for a few hours. I really wish I could see her in person =(
A lazy dinner ended a lazy day. I went out with Jessie, Winnie, Mike, and some other people and ate at Yongheking. I had some spicy chicken with rice dish. The minced pork I had on the first night was better. Mike made a mess of the place, spilling soup everywhere. That was the laugh of the day. On the way back to the apartments, I stopped by Quik and bought this really yummy popsicle. I wonder if I can buy a box of it anywhere.
My first full day to do just nothing. I slept until 1 PM, when I finally decided I should be more productive. I went to Carrefour to do some grocery shopping. With my limited Mandarin skills, I can’t possibly imagine going out to buy stuff to eat every night. Have to do some good ol’ cooking.
Funny enough, after returning from my first trip to Carrefour, it turns out Bram wanted to go grocery shopping as well. Since I didn’t really buy everything that the kitchen needed, I went for another round of shopping. We got most of what we needed, except for a wok. Most importantly, I did find out that real orange juice exists in supermarkets. It’s just not very cheap. At 12 RMB, it was twice as expensive as orangeade and only half the size. Oh well, it’s well worth it.
Two rounds of grocery shopping were enough for me. Luckily, I didn’t have to go for a third round in one day.