Unfortunately, my Dr. Dre beats earphones that I bought at the Silk Market were Guangzhuo quality...so two weeks later I can only hear out of one earphone. 

It's that time of week again!  I will have more pictures up later this week as well, more or less from the summer palace. 

Another week, another entry.  Let's hop to it! 

So one week later, and it’s time for another entry.

So the first week back to Tianjin after three weeks in Guangzhou…back to old routines and life in Tianjin.  Things have changed since we were last here, but yet, like the expression says…”the more things change, the more they stay the same”.  Anyways…

So yeah...I am now back in Tianjin, where drivers can't go 5 seconds without honking their horn, where people spit here there and everywhere, and we are more or less the only foreigners in this city.  Good to be home!  Guangzhou was great, but the constant 30+ days with high humidity does take its toll.  We did the final phase of the fair, which seemed to be much less crowded than what it was the first phase. 

Random Stuff:
-I found a computer mall.  Five floors of laptops, computers, phones etc....good think I only had like 20 yuan in my pocket.  I then realized probably 99% of the stuff there came from one of the Foxconn factories. 
-I have eaten more snickers in the last two weeks than I have in the last ten years combined. 
-QQ is everywhere.  Go on the train and everyone is using it.  Except me since I lost my samsung and have since been reduced to a glorious T9 phone. 

No pictures this post...but since so much happened with the others, I'll just give links to their most recent entries.

Andi: http://andiinchina.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/beitragsberschrift-klicken-und-schreiben-sie-hier-zum-bearbeiten2.html

Anne-Marie: http://annemarieworkingchina.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/daily-life-tianjin-shanhaiguan-beijing.html

Iliada: http://iliadalivingchina.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/hong-kong.html

Funny article I found: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-youll-see-only-in-china I have not seen many of these, but it sure would be funny. 

And a song by David Bowie...because why not?  It's become one of my favorite songs.  Byebye!

Long title, short entry. 

So what did I do with my four days off?  Not much really.  Iliada went to Hong Kong during that time...I couldn't go due to circumstances with the work visa. 

Check out her blog here: http://iliadalivingchina.weebly.com she will have a post up sometime soon about Hong Kong!

Friday: It was raining when I wanted to go out.  I ate subway.  I was like Howard Hughes and was holed up in my hotel room.  The hotel gives out free milk in the evening.  They know me by now and which room I am in.  I am ecstatic for free milk.

Saturday: I FINALLY get accepted for my after-degree in Computing Science at the University of Alberta for next fall.  I throw my hands up in the air, and wave them like I just don't care.  No one is around to see this unfortunately.  I went to Martyr's park...where there were like 9879 school kids there (yes, I counted) since they have school on Saturdays.  One kid would say "hello" as I walk by and then like 20+ others would join in.  I am amused and feel like a celebrity.  No one asked me for an autograph though.  For supper, I go to this awesome noodle place and enjoy the hell out of the noodles there.  The meal comes out to about $1.75 Canadian. 

Sunday:  I sleep in and upon awakening, decide to go back to sleep again.  I go back to the cool European island for a few hours.  I yell out "WE HAVE TO GO BACK KATE!  WE HAVE TO GOOOO BAAAAAACK!!!" but no one gets my reference to the show "Lost" and I look like a fool (this may or may not have happened, don't believe everything you read on the internets).  There are a LOT of people getting wedding photos...I probably saw like 10+ couples doing this.  Did you know wedding photographer is considered one of the most overpaid jobs around?  Google it.  I begin the process of making my school schedule for the fall.  I manage to make an ok winter term semester, but the fall one needs some work.  I get angry and yell naughty words at my computer, but then realize that there is free milk downstairs and I suddenly feel better.  Schedule is not set in stone, but it looks quite good now. 

Monday: I go back to the TV tower.  Holy crap it's hot out.  More umbrellas are out now that it's sunny than when it's raining.  Men like to pull up their shirts to expose their belly to help cool down in the heat.  I giggle.  I eat two snickers bars...one after lunch, and one after supper.  I am perplexed with my own behavior.  This is what happens when I am more or less by myself for a few days.  Iliada comes back late in the evening and I am glad to have some company again. 

Today: It's the first of May! I would post a link to the song "Month of May" by Arcade Fire, but proxy is acting funky right now. 

So three more days of work here, a day off on Saturday and then back to Tianjin on Sunday.  I will miss Guaungzhou...it's more fun than Tianjin, the people are friendlier and don't spit as much, we don't get as many people staring at us like they've never seen a foreigner before, public transportation is actually good, the girls are better looking, and it's warmer.  Although a little too warm.  And it rains a lot. 

ByeBye.