More about China

Work

Today at work, people played Wolverine by sticking pens in between their fingers, mimicked British accents, talked about American TV shows, and told one-liners. I made a 3D model of a TV + independent audio system on Rhinoceros and created a handful of new company logos on Photoshop that we’re reviewing tomorrow. Oh, and the company bought everyone ice cream because it was above a certain [really hot] temperature. (The air conditioning isn’t on because it’s not burn-everyone-alive-July yet.) Also, after lunch, I bought two mangoes bigger than my face for $1.50 USD total.

I feel oddly like this is an excerpt taken from The Office ..

Traffic

Went on a run twice this week so far – though I should’ve known how it would turn out. a) I was a spectacle – “that crazy girl who’s running on the streets holding money and keys. she’s either American or just stole somebody’s money,” b) going on a “run” = weaving through 9 million people on the streets … foot traffic is the craziest, and doesn’t have to follow rules (not that automobile traffic follows the rules that well anyway), c) the flow is turbulent on sidewalks and viscous near bus

stops, and seemingly always quite dense … poor conditions for running. China puts our coaches’ once-quote (during a crew team triathlon) of “don’t go darting out in front of traffic because you won’t win the triathlon

if you’re dead” to shame. Both this morning AND this afternoon, I was walking to/from work and a car passes me, literally 3 inches away from my right foot. Strangely I didn’t even flinch … China kind of trains you to duke it out with cars, and to believe you won’t lose. Your life. Usually.

Weather

It’s interesting how relatively we perceive “hot.” For example, walking back from work in the afternoon, it’s “crazy hot” and I’d never want to be caught dead in tight jeans or long sleeves unless I wanted to go for a swim in my own sweat, eww. But, after running through the city to the supermarket and having eaten dinner, the walk back (while super sweaty) is refreshingly cool ... it's like, as long I'm wearing work out clothes, I redefine "gross."

Besides that, the weather for today:

Sunny

High 94° F

"Mainly sunny. Hot. High 94F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph."

no kidding, weather.com

Food

Again. Extravagant. See. Also, we love fruit.

(fig. 1 waiter at Roasted Duck restaurant)

(fig. 2 mango from after lunch)
(fig. 3 we like all the body parts of our food)

(fig. 4 dessert from Shangri-La buffet)

(fit. 5 reppin' the Asian Tourist. yes it is a standalone name)

p.s. that is DRAGONFRUIT on a STICK covered in CHOCOLATE.

I can’t decide what to listen to right now in my apartment. I think Spanish pop will do. Might as well dive into a foreign excursion while I’m at it.

Tomorrow: supermarket PHOTO ADVENTURE