Fun happening of the day:
Alex, a fellow Level Designer from Montreal, wanted to show off his new Chinese last night while we were eating at a restaurant. So he ordered some green tea to finish off our meal. A complicated exchange ensued, where first the waiter brought us 3 empty tea cups, then more of an exchange, and then the waiter understood. About 5 minutes later, he (and a number of waiters) arrived with 3 plates of _french fries_. Yes, french fries, with "ketchup" that tasted as if it was Cambells tomato soup. Maybe "fries" and "tea" sound similar in chinese, but instead of sending them back, we all laughed and dug in. All the waiters in the restaurant watched us closely as we ate our North American food (with our fingers! horror of horrors!) - it seems like we may have been the first ever to order this particular dish at this eatery.
Bad happening of the day:
I've somehow already managed to get my wallet stolen. When I arrived at work this morning, I found that the zipper on my bag had been unzipped and my wallet had been kindly removed from the inside. I had been told that Shanghai is really safe, but obviously I'll be better off if I just walk around with my "hidden" waist pouch for my valuables like a proper tourist. The joys of sticking out like a sore thumb. I've already spent about an hour on the phone with my bank to cancel my cards and get them replaced, but fortunately the only other things of value in there were money and a picture of my sister. The money is gone, and I'm sure Kerrin has other wallet sized pictures that I can get from her.
Live and learn.
Incidently - I'm having problems accessing this site from my laptop at home, so until I can get that resolved I won't be able to upload pictures to this blog. Sorry!
Alex, a fellow Level Designer from Montreal, wanted to show off his new Chinese last night while we were eating at a restaurant. So he ordered some green tea to finish off our meal. A complicated exchange ensued, where first the waiter brought us 3 empty tea cups, then more of an exchange, and then the waiter understood. About 5 minutes later, he (and a number of waiters) arrived with 3 plates of _french fries_. Yes, french fries, with "ketchup" that tasted as if it was Cambells tomato soup. Maybe "fries" and "tea" sound similar in chinese, but instead of sending them back, we all laughed and dug in. All the waiters in the restaurant watched us closely as we ate our North American food (with our fingers! horror of horrors!) - it seems like we may have been the first ever to order this particular dish at this eatery.
Bad happening of the day:
I've somehow already managed to get my wallet stolen. When I arrived at work this morning, I found that the zipper on my bag had been unzipped and my wallet had been kindly removed from the inside. I had been told that Shanghai is really safe, but obviously I'll be better off if I just walk around with my "hidden" waist pouch for my valuables like a proper tourist. The joys of sticking out like a sore thumb. I've already spent about an hour on the phone with my bank to cancel my cards and get them replaced, but fortunately the only other things of value in there were money and a picture of my sister. The money is gone, and I'm sure Kerrin has other wallet sized pictures that I can get from her.
Live and learn.
Incidently - I'm having problems accessing this site from my laptop at home, so until I can get that resolved I won't be able to upload pictures to this blog. Sorry!
posted by Falko at 3:29 PM
1 Comments:
ok your blog rocks. . . . I love the pictures and I like reading about your adventure. . . . I will be adding you to my blog cuz bloggers luv good reads and pictures.
Ciao
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