Another precious grab at the internet and time for something less deep!!
Today it snowed again, the first time I have seen snow for probably almost a year -as it almost never rains in Beijing in Autumn orWinter it immediately settled and everywhere became white instantly -I then realised that Beijing traffic CAN get worse!
It ispermanently around -5 degrees C, and it tells, going outside withoutgloves for just 2 minutes is not sensible.
This weekend we are going to Harbin (tickets are bought andeverything): the stats:
-8 people going
-hard seat journey costs around 15 Euros single
-Its a 13 hour overnight trip
-Minus 20 degrees is the average temperature there right now.
-World famous Ice festival in a city that is very 'Russian' andsounds fantastic according to the bible (thats the lonely planet ofcourse)
-Capital city of China's most northern province
The string that serves as the flush for the toilet broke again ...every time we retie it, the string is shorter, which doesn't bodewell for little Chris ;)
We have almost finished the left overs of the Korean food that wascooked for us by an AIESEC member a full 2 days ago..mmm, itincluded lots of soups. Combine that with all the tea and hotchocolate we are drinking and you can expect the toilet flush tobreak again soon!! Actually the appartment temperature is ok, andthe shower always has hot water, so no real complaints.
Since I returned (by the way I missed an amazing christmas party,sadly), Chris has laid some more poison for the cockroaches and ithink it has been working. It has also got so cold that now noonehangs their clothes to dry in the enclosed balcony we have; so theoffice looks more respectable now, I think.
We got lots of xmas cards from other aiesec countries; I have hungup my painting that I bought down South and some random wallcalendars have appeared. Combined with the xmas decorations thatFlic put up (and are still here, including her 2 foot highinflatable xmas tree), and the place looks really 'cosy'.
I've started attacking the chocolate that I dragged back to BJ withme, that my parents brought with (along with a 2kg xmas pudding andseveral kg of shortbread!), but I have trainers now, so I can dosome exercise. Well, once its warmer I will (might be a whilethough...)
ok, got a telephone meeting later tonight with a guy from the WorldBank in DC (13 hours behind, what a drag!), but I will leave youwith the exciting news that my meetings tomorrow and friday are bothin the starbucks which is a) close and b) expensive by Chinesestandards (free Mochas, mmmm) and that I am rearranging a lunchmeeting with someone else that is going to be in the best hotel inBJ -I was worried it might not be rescheduled.
You can rest assured I will be well fed and well coffeed to help merecover from the ice festival!take care
Adam
p.s. 5-2 and then almost an away victory against United..what agreat start to the new year!! shame for the blind linesman :(
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