...to foshan tomorrow. yay! i'm legit now and can exit and enter the country at will for the next year. so my stint as the princess of the underworld draws to an end. no more mysterious errands and extremely grand meals with government officials here, none of whom i can actually speak with. no more getting babied surreptitiously and receiving fancy seafood dishes ordered just for me. i think i can gladly hand over the title to someone more deserving.
i tried honestly and earnestly to catch a flight down to thailand to join cyn in her last days of vacay, but it was proving too complicated and too expensive to spend what sounded like about 48 contiguous hours (only 12 of them in daylight, really) in thailand. c'est la vie. probably better to save money.
back to shanghai tomorrow. even 2 days of not controlling my schedule and not having regular and guaranteed access to coffee was starting to make me anxious and a bit aggravated. god knows how i lasted nearly a week last time. additional note to self - next time must pack coffee AND snacks when i travel. altho i did find the price list for the room noodles and they are only 6 rmb. less than a dollar.
did you see this tidbit? shanghai is about to get tackier, if possible:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/world/asia/08shanghai.html
in other news... well, someone else is going to have to contribute because i've got zilch.
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