Eventful Day

Happy International Women’s Day!!! My roomie’s getting dressed now, before she heads off to celebrate in TWO hours. Hee…it’s quite a big thing here. I heard the guys gave out chocolates to the girls in some class, girls send each other text greetings, and when mama and I went out for dinner, we were each given a free dish in celebration of 三八妇女节.

NEWS! An elderly woman’s body was found afloat in Wei Ming Lake yesterday. Mama didn’t think that it was a big deal, but hello, that was the very lake we walked on when we first arrived! According to reports, the woman drowned before the Chinese New Year period, and her body was only recovered recently as the lake defrost…

Lunch

Mama and I decided to have lunch at a canteen we haven’t visited.



















Pushing the heavy door drapes (used to shield the wind) aside, we were greeted by the lunch crowd…on their feet.


















Yet another culture shock. It reminded me of buffet receptions, and mama thought of those high bistro tables.

After lunch, we went to PKU’s “CCA Fair”.















Seeing the Guitar Society’s booth, I gladly approached a guy standing around, handing out leaflets.














Nobody approaches somebody for leaflets! Not unless the person’s giving out free gifts or coupons… I tapped him on the shoulder and ask, “May I have one?”

He was obviously stunned, and gave me this.














Bicycle Society!!! I don’t even dare cycle around school like most of the students, for fear of knocking every single one (plus trees, barricades etc) down, and here I am asking for a leaflet from the Bicycle Society. Cool, Grace.

Ok, anyway, I did get the membership form from the Guitar Society eventually, so now, my Saturday mornings are occupied as well. So glad!

@ Class

The Korean beside me was drinking this.


















I was so distracted. What maketh the other 70%? Will you buy this?

After more than 2.5 hours into the lesson, it was finally my turn to present “Restating News Values”. Thank God it went well…Prof Li called me a “native English speaker”, and that made me pause and ponder. Am I? Hmm…

Dinner

Mama and I went for Taiwanese steamboat dinner. Cost us 40rmb, and we had our fill.



























After my second shot, two waiters approached me and said that photography wasn’t allowed. I willingly kept my camera, and didn’t question further (unlike in Si Chuan when a guard stopped me from taking durians in a supermarket). The guard couldn’t give me a reason then, so I figured I wouldn’t want a commotion with the manager either.
Still, I’m very curious. Why cannot take photos in a shopping mall huh???

Gonna end off by saying that mama endured yet another 2 hour lecture in Southeast Asian Culture tonight! *clap clap!!* She stayed awake, but said she caught nothing except a brief mention of “Tan Kah Kee”. ;)

gRacE =)