Monday, February 4, 2008

minutes from 2/5/08

yesterday was one of the most self-indulgent days i've ever spent of my life. i just did whatever i wanted to. played video games. traveled 45 minutes just to eat mcdonalds. listened to music. read. and ate a butterfinger candy bar for breakfast. don't recommend that. i found a really good restaraut. The food is so amazing and super cheap. Which is a very good combo. Its what i've come to term as a coke joint. IE you better drink a coke with your food or you run the risk of getting sick. i think if they did letter grades for sanitation here, mccdonalds would be the only place about a C. But i don't mind. it just adds character.

I've made some muslim friends out here. There is a part of China that has muslim people. They don't look Chinese at all. They sell some peanuty food and grilled lamb sticks in the city. When i see them I say "salaam aleikum" and the flip. We talk alot, as they speak chinese about as well as I do. They're happy guys and are really funny. they think i'm muslim because i said that, and don't know the chinese word for Christian so it's hard to get the point across.

life is good. i'm going on a 10 hours bus ride in a few hours to go to this place called xiamen to see a friend. it will be an adventure.

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