Now I can no longer see my own blog or photos. I can get to the editing page, but I can't get to the actual blog or anything on typepad, blogger, wikipedia, or flickr. At least I have the China Daily (haha) and a few things that friends have cut and pasted into emails and sent from the US. The news that I'm getting in the China Daily: "Batch of US-imported nuts "rancid" Apparently, US food standards are questionable in China now because somebody found an imported box of pistachios that had gone bad and had some ants in it...It's a good thing that Chinese officials caught it in time..."The rancid pistachios would have harmed people's health if they had been eaten, and the ants could have damaged buildings, houses, trees, and cables buried underneath the ground, according to officials with the administration." Oh, China... More to say about food safety and the consequences of bad international press...just maybe not here...
On a different note, I went out to an awesome Dim Sum brunch today with 4 other teachers right overlooking the harbour. I also took another shot at eating chicken feet. Nope, still don't like em. But the steamed shrimp dumplings were delicious. The jury is still out on the durian pastries. Durian is an asian fruit that is actually forbidden in many public places because it smells so bad. It tastes different than it smells, though, and there's a saying that durian "Smells like hell but tastes like heaven". We decided today that the taste is actually more like purgatory...not quite heaven. But it's definitely different, and one of those smells that will always remind me of China after I leave.
I also haven't mentioned our trip to Shanghai yet- it was so fast but so fun. Kate and I found a fantastic new youth hostel, enjoyed browsing through art, antique and clothing markets all day and the brilliant neon-lit colonial buildings to go out dancing in at night. Still catching up on sleep!
Only 3 classes, 1 final exam and 11 more days to go!
i love har gow.
is that durian fruit the one that smells like vomit? i see asian people collecting them from the ground under trees in some neighborhoods. or maybe i am thinking of ginkos? they stink too.
and oh yes, the ants...massive distruction!!!!!! lol
Posted by: Kristin | June 20, 2007 at 06:40 AM