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Monday
I realise i cannot view my own blog. i dunno why but my guess is that the china's network banns certain IP addy. OH well, but at least i can log in here to type so its betta than nothing. In view of this situation, i wun be able to check my layout and guestbook so please direct all comments to my email instead. Thanks!
I've just passed my fifth day in Beijing.Time really flies doesnt it. Just not long ago, i was still looking forward to this trip, but now, i think my enthusiasm has quietened down quite abit.
Its not that life here is unbearable. In fact, I've adapted very well into the lifestyle here, the food, the buses, the walking, the dust, the dryness, the weather, the house i stayed in and the pitch black, desolated office compound that i'm staying in now. I've even come to accept the fact that pple here wear their shoes in their houses, and that I have to mop my room everynight just because i like to be barefooted. I'm also comin to terms with the amount of nudity in the shower areas (zao3 tang2) and/or showers in the swimming pools. Try looking at flabby,saggy breasts old women walking around naked in the shower room. Imagine the embarassment when i was being studied by two such women in the zao tang because of my swimsuit tan line. they acutally thought i contracted some skin disease. Aiyo! I like Beijing food, despite the fact that oil drips from ur mouth when u take each and every bite, and despite the fact that u have to down ten gallons of water because of the salt in the food. I'm totally absolutely without doubt alright with all these nitty gritties. I've gone through worse when backpacking in Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. Those have worse living condition! BUt i'm still unable to survive.
I'm facing alot of trouble at work. Firstly, the chinese director here is a super mega epitomy of Male Chauvinist. And he is one who outrightly tell me on the day i step into china that i'm adding trouble to him coz i'm a girl. OH thanks a gadzillion! *Rolls eyeballs* Then he don't talk to me , my guess is he cant be bothered with me coz i'm a G-I-R-L. So i had to stare blannkly at him then at the wall, then at the TV , then at the floor for one blardy whole day! Alright,then finally i got him to bring me shoppin for the office furnishings, he ended up being very irritatable by the time we got back. Screaming and shouting at every little things. Throwing his food, napkin and chopsticks at his kid when the kid started to grumble. So in addition to his MCP-ness, he also has the most fiery temper in this place. Anyway, the bottomline is he is making life difficult for me because i have orders to get things done and source for quotations but he doesnt help me get the contacts and he does not provide me transportation so i end up having to take public buses , changing several times , just to get from pt a to pt b. Incredulous. BUt i cant really blame him for this. His car is half squashed because he got into an accident on his way to pick me from the airport. Anyhow, he has the "I'm boss, dun mess with me" attitude plus he is lazy plus he looks down on my female status so all in all, i'm trying get into his good books so that things in china will be easier for me. Its terribly hard and I dunno where and wat i should do. But i'm a SURVIVOR so i'll not give up and will perservere.
Networking is really quite a difficult thing but its the only way to work in China. I suck at it and i have no one to guide me now. I can only grope in the dark and hope that i'll see the light of hope soon. As long as i dont say die, it will not be mission impossible! If there's a will, there's a way! Ti4 wo3 jia1 you2 ba3!!!
7/14/2003|0comments [speak] 