tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23814549772929643372024-02-20T20:36:58.533-08:00Bumbling in BeijingWinniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13405638852082468279noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454977292964337.post-30430259066275206042010-06-29T02:39:00.000-07:002010-06-29T02:54:50.774-07:00Meanwhile...PiB is killing me.<br />In the mean time, enjoy these pictures.<br /><br />This is the bathroom of a hole-in-the-wall bar we visited on Saturday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvX-wivhZQy-aPV_Ri-YeVkfmFx2CVNruDdPImtD6oj4jZ54OhqgqCq5FCm9hrn4tDrOA8wWbBM3HOMcV2JGLQaC9nQtL_gz6lNEz3L45U1YyawmX1O2pKI-ns4GOY4WahcgQN-_1rxg/s1600/IMG_0539.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvX-wivhZQy-aPV_Ri-YeVkfmFx2CVNruDdPImtD6oj4jZ54OhqgqCq5FCm9hrn4tDrOA8wWbBM3HOMcV2JGLQaC9nQtL_gz6lNEz3L45U1YyawmX1O2pKI-ns4GOY4WahcgQN-_1rxg/s320/IMG_0539.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488129311523536690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdhOKkHbGPG7BSYQvtt3FojeldUvoyv9KLQGnUnutGQrOHocReE51bwuzF3x_xPqLCg8hVOUmZ4Nd9sAokieS_e1INCVsvB0JCjWm31Ogssd4lJrWiZmJr27cuAJNceb109b2opavfhU/s1600/IMG_0541.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdhOKkHbGPG7BSYQvtt3FojeldUvoyv9KLQGnUnutGQrOHocReE51bwuzF3x_xPqLCg8hVOUmZ4Nd9sAokieS_e1INCVsvB0JCjWm31Ogssd4lJrWiZmJr27cuAJNceb109b2opavfhU/s320/IMG_0541.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488129988255098434" /></a><br /><br />This is my "gym."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjEyLk9epWnMPmKVjmZxBPYPcnyVe8RVVXF2sIApPoWmz5HenWasL6i69mUyQ0z6tI6SYbFE8zwLh5Gj7Bd1wCAIxTcuvIAiQ6hChUtTwZPEEUSEkd1Ver7GCeCXva1nDRWG0WORHMAA/s1600/IMG_0542.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjEyLk9epWnMPmKVjmZxBPYPcnyVe8RVVXF2sIApPoWmz5HenWasL6i69mUyQ0z6tI6SYbFE8zwLh5Gj7Bd1wCAIxTcuvIAiQ6hChUtTwZPEEUSEkd1Ver7GCeCXva1nDRWG0WORHMAA/s320/IMG_0542.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488130439956149282" /></a><br />I made it myself :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCNNPSbk0l0lp1hw4IvMOYQ6J3v20PYzB9a9qPzbIk060CfsEDI7Dk0t-HHpdK-Zg9BqQgjkwUDataI51VtcwmRBz8iEq-Ryc7GTZuxOOCOM-neySu4c4Cdq6TxzFlE6iNq1aEMLEYpE/s1600/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCNNPSbk0l0lp1hw4IvMOYQ6J3v20PYzB9a9qPzbIk060CfsEDI7Dk0t-HHpdK-Zg9BqQgjkwUDataI51VtcwmRBz8iEq-Ryc7GTZuxOOCOM-neySu4c4Cdq6TxzFlE6iNq1aEMLEYpE/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488130739268737842" /></a><br />Aren't I resourceful?Winniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13405638852082468279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454977292964337.post-64565130471113205742010-06-26T03:15:00.000-07:002010-06-27T08:23:15.399-07:00Today I am a Smoker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://richardwiseman.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/cigarette_butt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 380px;" src="http://richardwiseman.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/cigarette_butt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />There was an article in the New York Times that said living one day in Beijing is equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes. If you exercise outside, thats about 60 cigarettes.<br /><br />Yesterday I played soccer outside with some fellow PiBers. I found that for the rest of the day I could not breathe deeply without spewing out a horrible hacking cough. I guess this is what the nicotine life is like. Kids, listen to your mamas, don't smoke and stay in school<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9P2J4HnRHhAP_iSJjKIRwoko9IcaOQff231Z0_NIReoMpOQHDqH4EcBOEo4do07lkVFEA7ptvUqZxa5NPgyZvtfJ8-QVBkPBZQxhXCN-3Zc9Nvd8C4r-gs6-6SsuytQYmnZhLK0Fsag/s1600/Beijing+Day+02+01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9P2J4HnRHhAP_iSJjKIRwoko9IcaOQff231Z0_NIReoMpOQHDqH4EcBOEo4do07lkVFEA7ptvUqZxa5NPgyZvtfJ8-QVBkPBZQxhXCN-3Zc9Nvd8C4r-gs6-6SsuytQYmnZhLK0Fsag/s320/Beijing+Day+02+01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487471533248510978" /></a>Winniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13405638852082468279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381454977292964337.post-80658324388406835332010-06-25T19:31:00.000-07:002010-06-25T22:44:14.180-07:00I'm here.After seven weeks of butt-crunchingly chaotic (but pleasurable :)) adventures in Korea, I've finally arrived in Beijing for what is supposed to be my crowning achievement this summer. <br /><br />As of this moment I've been in Beijing for a little under 24 hours but I've already had multiple adventures attempting to use my broken Chinese. I've managed to acquire a few of the necessities I left behind, namely shampoo and conditioner, at what I hope is a reasonable price. Oh and I've also purchased a cell phone for 180 Yuan which is approximately $26.50. Interestingly, you're allowed to pick your own cell number and the price of the number varies depending on what numbers are in your number. Comprende? Just kidding. Apparently in China a number with a lot of 4s is bad and denotes lower social status. The Chinese word for 4 sounds awfully similar to the Chinese word for death. From looking at the numbers I've determined that 3 is a lucky number here. I'm not sure about the others. <br /><br />Also, another piece of social commentary - the International Terminal in Beijing Airport also accepts flights from HK, Macao, and Taiwan, however instead of just saying "International Terminal" they have "Intl&HK/Macao/Taiwan Terminal." Interesting interesting...<br /><br />Well that's all for now folks!<br /><br />My Room. I have a roommate. Her name is Ewon. I'm not sure about the spelling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79qDNm4_G2XEI1ap0LUQCucH4mUJCQnBgJRZFySXe7-r9HRwgDJb1ZHJRhpaRb_aSldJe9IvhUDIGAm32ZB-KX_Zf9mCB1EdouaXa5aofSTEdhBnVIFasSIdrOxLUDlcLBq8RsOQCVR0/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79qDNm4_G2XEI1ap0LUQCucH4mUJCQnBgJRZFySXe7-r9HRwgDJb1ZHJRhpaRb_aSldJe9IvhUDIGAm32ZB-KX_Zf9mCB1EdouaXa5aofSTEdhBnVIFasSIdrOxLUDlcLBq8RsOQCVR0/s200/IMG_0538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486953433480440466" /></a><br /><br />My Second Meal in China. The big dish is Lajiding (Spicy fried chicken). They use every part of the chicken.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDEAQC0MYMFr_0HBXvE5b3vwcg02pJ-69OXApWbKuTeVcQhJDSqPNu8nLnqNfJ8UM5obUQ8t1jHZjqrEc8HhO0noMQHwBwWZv_0eg1l5ql18lBL73ub8738LetMCSXZ9CsRfZYfqCc5w/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDEAQC0MYMFr_0HBXvE5b3vwcg02pJ-69OXApWbKuTeVcQhJDSqPNu8nLnqNfJ8UM5obUQ8t1jHZjqrEc8HhO0noMQHwBwWZv_0eg1l5ql18lBL73ub8738LetMCSXZ9CsRfZYfqCc5w/s320/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486954008768750162" /></a>Winniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13405638852082468279noreply@blogger.com0