Well, I’ve gone through most of the perishables that I
received the week before, and only five out of 45 of the eggs went bad (it’s
convenient that they turn hard and uncrackable instead of sparing rotten egg
junk everywhere). The fruits that I originally thought were kumquats were
actually extremely small mangoes, quite surprising and hard to eat. I still
have a few left which are in good condition, due to my fridge’s odd temperature
settings. I’m partly convinced that half the time it works as a freezer, as the
spinach I tried to store froze and then turned into slop not even half a week
in. Ah well.
I forgot how convenient chicken is to cook, and I’ve
basically been cooking the same meal that I had all the time in Los Angeles:
rice, chicken, some vegetable side dish. Quite convenient.
As a side note, I think that if I ever had to go back to a
dorm scenario, I wouldn’t nearly be as picky about food as I was at Princeton.
Lots of my friends have picked up Diablo 3, and I actually
did buy it for a moment. However, something went wrong with the transaction and
they took away my account 24 hours after purchasing it (I checked my bill and a
$0.00 payment to blizzard is on it… hah). Perhaps it’s because Blizzard saw my
IP was from Shanghai? Who knows. Regardless, I did spend a couple hours playing
it (witch doctor), and I don’t think I’m particularly into dungeon crawlers;
they seem kind of repetitive. I guess I’ll wait a little while longer before
trying to pick it up a second time; it’s a popular game, and perhaps my opinion
will change?
The weather in Shanghai is quite nice at the moment,
although I think it’s rapidly heating up. Although I could do without the
humidity, it does provide a different atmosphere from California that’s not
entirely unpleasant… at the moment. I may have to look into lighter polos and
pants if it gets too warm though. On an aside, it seems as if the average 20-30
year old woman’s attire is more feminine than in America, even in an office
setting. I can’t say I dislike it. All this definitely makes it feel like
summer in an… asian tv drama/comedy esque way.
As my first real trip since I got to Shanghai, I’m going to
Hainan with my department here at the company. It should be fun, if not
unbearably humid. Apparently Hainan is like the Hawaii of China, so we’ll see
how that turns out. Too bad the company won’t help pay for interns to go; all
the same, it’s definitely cheaper than if I went alone. It should be fun.
Reunions are this weekend. It’s really a pity I can’t
attend. Also, I recently updated my OS, which made my four year old scanner's driver incompatible. How unfortunate.
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