lazy sunday

June 24, 2007

I did a little shopping today and got some lunch at the foreigner friendly restaurant that our tour guide took us to last week. I was looking for this noodle place my mom told me about but I couldn’t find it. I asked someone and they told me it was in the Islam district which is a slight walk away, so I’m gonna try that next week when I get bored. It started drizzling but luckily I made it home right before the rain really came down heavy. I found a cute little bakery that I need to try too. They’ve got these little biscuits I used to looveeee when I was little, so I need to go see if it’s the real deal.

Last week when I took my jacket off a policeman told me I wasn’t allowed to wear short sleeves so I put my jacket back on confused. Later I found out he was looking out for me because he said the UV light was too much for me to handle since I’m not from here. It was funny and weird at the same time.

Today someone in a store asked me where I was from so I said Beijing. Then he said, no way do you just work there, implying I was from outside the city originally because my accent was not authentic. As soon as I open my mouth I’m a dead give away. There’s no fooling the people here!