Recent Random Events

I ate real pizza last night! A whole pizza for less than $10.

I was riding on the bus last night and there was a little girl (about 3 years old) singing the opening of Beijing Welcomes You (the unofficial song of the 2008 Olympics) over and over. It was cute.

I spoke an entire sentence of Chinese to a taxi driver and he understood me. I meant to say, "My friend wants to talk to you." According to Howie I actually said, "My friend wants to talk about you." But close enough.

I taught some of my really low level adult students the phrase "I'm blowin' up." That was funny.

I ate noodles tonight. I got them to go. So the shop keeper put them in a plastic bag for me. A bit odd but very normal here.

I will be going to bed tonight before midnight for the first time in over a week.

I now have 2 Chinese tutors not including when Howie teaches me random Chinese.

I learned that Chinese are not allowed to have satellite television. Only foreigners are allowed to have it. And no I won't get it trouble for letting my Chinese friends watch my satellite.

I have decided not to apply for the assistant manager position at another school but to continue working where I am.

I crossed the street by school during rush hour and was almost hit by no less than 10 cars/trucks/buses.

During exams today I learned that my students are, for the most part, retarded. How many times do I have to say "a head of lettuce" for them to remember?