Thursday, July 05, 2007
MONEY, NONSENSE AND WONTONS
Last night I met my former writing tutor Money who is now living and teaching in Shanghai. He just spent a year living in Thailand, is now teaching Mandarin to Korean and American children and wants to go work abroad teaching Chinese. We talked for a bit, ate dinner and then wandered around the Bund, Shanghai's historic waterfront. It was really touristy but I enjoyed seeing the buildings. Shanghai makes me like architecture. They're building one which will be over 120 stories tall. When planned, it was the tallest building at the time. However, the Burj Tower in Dubai will be twice the size.
This morning I changed hostels. My last hostel was quite strange. They didn't give me a key. Instead, I had to show a card to housekeeping who would let me into my room. This was alright with me, until I came back to my room and found that all my things had been looked through, though nothing had been stolen (because I smartly put all valuables in my backpack that was with me.) Needless to say, I am not staying there anymore. I walked down the block and found a Chinese hotel that was cheaper, cleaner, and safer.
This is part of my 'no more bullshit' campaign that I have decided to wage. I've had it with the nonsense. I will treat them as I am treated. If people try to scam me, I will shop elsewhere. If someone clips me on their bike, I will push them off. If I am hit with an umbrella, their umbrella will be thrown to the ground. That having been said, I am still having a fun time here, meeting new people and enjoying myself.
I found this awesome place that serves little wontons and I got a bowl of 20 of them for 3RMB ($0.40.) I'll definately go back.
One of my friends from Colorado, Alyssa, is traveling around China and with her parents who are going to a convention in Macao. I have decided that I will go down there for a few days later this week to visit her and go to Hong Kong as well. I have never been to Macao and was only briefly in Hong Kong. I am excited for the trip. I should brush up on my Portuguese. Anyone have any Chinese mob connections?
Last night I met my former writing tutor Money who is now living and teaching in Shanghai. He just spent a year living in Thailand, is now teaching Mandarin to Korean and American children and wants to go work abroad teaching Chinese. We talked for a bit, ate dinner and then wandered around the Bund, Shanghai's historic waterfront. It was really touristy but I enjoyed seeing the buildings. Shanghai makes me like architecture. They're building one which will be over 120 stories tall. When planned, it was the tallest building at the time. However, the Burj Tower in Dubai will be twice the size.
This morning I changed hostels. My last hostel was quite strange. They didn't give me a key. Instead, I had to show a card to housekeeping who would let me into my room. This was alright with me, until I came back to my room and found that all my things had been looked through, though nothing had been stolen (because I smartly put all valuables in my backpack that was with me.) Needless to say, I am not staying there anymore. I walked down the block and found a Chinese hotel that was cheaper, cleaner, and safer.
This is part of my 'no more bullshit' campaign that I have decided to wage. I've had it with the nonsense. I will treat them as I am treated. If people try to scam me, I will shop elsewhere. If someone clips me on their bike, I will push them off. If I am hit with an umbrella, their umbrella will be thrown to the ground. That having been said, I am still having a fun time here, meeting new people and enjoying myself.
I found this awesome place that serves little wontons and I got a bowl of 20 of them for 3RMB ($0.40.) I'll definately go back.
One of my friends from Colorado, Alyssa, is traveling around China and with her parents who are going to a convention in Macao. I have decided that I will go down there for a few days later this week to visit her and go to Hong Kong as well. I have never been to Macao and was only briefly in Hong Kong. I am excited for the trip. I should brush up on my Portuguese. Anyone have any Chinese mob connections?
Labels: alyssa, bund, hostel, macao, shanghai, stealing, wontons
