so i've arrived in china as of last night and now its 8 am the next morning and its fucking freezing! there's only a heater in the bedroom and a dinky portable one out in the living room where i am. but at least im easing myself into this trip since im at john's apparently "upper, upper class" apartment. i'm just happy cause there's a real toilet! in that i've already had the magical experience of using a squat toilet! and lemme tell all you girls, it's as horrid as you would think. as in i was so grossed out i totally forgot to take a picture and then immediately lost my appetite. i am still completely traumatized.
side not here, im sorry if this entry doesn't totally make sense my body and brain are totally fucked from the travelling. as in almost 13 hours on a plane and then a 3 hour bus ride from shanghai to hangzhou, which is where john has been living. so i do apologize! moving on...
i haven't really done much so far but i guess i can write a recap anyway! so my first real stop in china was the squat toilet (major, major shudder here) and apparently it was already one of the nicer ones so i'm feeling pretty fucked. then we went and got some food and went to a big ass T&T-type superstore. got some food and i tried on quilted chinese pyjamas cause its so damn cold here. lets just say i looked retarded and john took a picture w/ my phone so i'll post it soon (as in when i unwrap myself with the blanket that im huddled in and go dig through my ziplock bag full of cords and chargers). oh but what's disturbing is that im a size XL here!!! i already miss being a size small. the salespeople here look at me like i'm sorta freak so i'm feeling a bit like a heffer! i'm also a lot taller than all the girls that i've seen so far. but also people look at me kinda funny cause they speak to me in mandarin and well, i dont know any.
other than that, i already blew up my mini hair dryer cause i didn't realize there's a voltage switch, silly me! R.I.P hair dryer. aaaand i ate tomato pretz but the ones here have cabbage powder and mashed potatoes in the ingredients which i found interesting. and then i watched part of "the devil wears prada" cause john has an extensive collection of bootleg dvds and konked out at like 11 pm. well it's a new day now and i don't know what we're gonna do today but look forward to more posts from the motherland!
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the next time someone speaks some weird language at you, just go YEAHhhh...and point in some random direction and walk that way...its fun!
You're in Hangzhou! My favourite Chinese province of them all! Actually, I need to go look at a map now...Squatty toilets are rancid, and make sure you don't pee on your feet and crap on your pants. Yes, you will feel violated for some time to come, but you will never get used to it, and your leg muscles will become like Bull. Good to know that John is taking good care of you. Take care and enjoy the Chinese food while you can!
lol good luck with the squat toilets deeee!!! make sure no bugs fly up your butt and you don't miss the hole. hehe. it's a tough skill to master but you'll get used to it! maybe when you come back to vancouver you'll start squatting over regular toilets
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i love all these squat toilet remarks! it makes me wonder why i haven't said anything thisfar about my various squat toilet experiences in japan.
nevertheless, i feel you dee. because i'm cold from lack of heating too, and cuz i also feel nauseous after squatting to take a piss and wondering if i peed on myself.
it's so early in your trip and already so exciting!
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