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Weather of today:
- Day: 27 degrees and cloudy
- Night 22 degrees
Sentence of today:
I really like this dish. Could you please write the name down in characters and pinyin?
我很喜欢这道菜。你能写下它的中国名字和拼音吗?
Today's - Good to know:
In China's crowded cities, a lot of life - particular in summer - is lived out in the streets and in the precious open spaces and parks. An evenings entertainment might consist of activities such as kite flying (fang fēngzheng 放风筝) or playing pool ([dǎ táiqiú 打台球). In the warmer months, young people indulge in open-air dancing to rock music (bèngdí 蹦迪) while older people gather in the parks for ballroom dancing sessions (tiào jiāoyì wǔ跳交谊舞).
Today's tip:
Make sure you have small Yuan notes on you before taking a taxi, not all drivers can give you changes back.
Dish of today:
Tomato and eggs and beef with rice。
西红柿炒鸡蛋。 牛肉饭。
Today's Historical fact:
2009: July riots in Ürümqi leave hundreds dead as interethnic violence flares between Uighurs and Han Chinese. Beijing floods the region with soldiers and implements a 10-month internet blackout.
My day:
Today I went to Momi Café at the Fishermen Wharf. It's a little cute bookstore café, very popular among Chinese youth. Completely understandable. The place has a really cool concepts. You can buy a lot of difference postcards for 10 Yuan with a stamp, and then you can choose which day it should be send, e.g. next year on your birthday. I mostly sit here to use the Wifi. Today I spend 3 hours here, surfing, updating my blog and drinking green tea. I took a cab here, and I didn't have any small Yuan notes, and the driver didn't have any change, so I quickly went into the nearby McDonalds, (of course there is a McD) but the stupid woman behind the counter would change my 100 Yuan note to some smaller ones, so I just ordered a the cheapest burger they had. I left without the burger, just wanted the changes, so I could pay the driver. I was a bit annoyed about the whole situation; just know I wont forget to have small notes on me next time taking a cab.
After Momi café I went to the Supermarket, was out of bread, jam and water. Also bought some grapes and ginger to eat as snacks.
I went to Wang Qi's place around 6pm for dinner. It was quite delicious again. Really a luxury someone cooking dinner for me every evening. I also watch "The Tourist" with her son, DaSheng. All 3 of us went for a walk afterwards, walking around the neighbourhood and then to my place. I watch another movie when I got back to the apartment. "2018." Quite cool movie I think. About humans fighting the machines, much better than the terminator movies.
Going to sleep now. Goodnight!
Ps: I miss you Vince!
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