FOOD POISONING sickness in Shanghai. I know...it was my fault completely because I decided to go to one of those street vendors and get myself a nice bowl of freshly made noodles. I didn't think that I would get THAT sick. So three nights ago, around 1:30am, I was in the bathroom rolling around on the floor with the worst stomach pain ever. I remember the last time I felt like that and it was in Bali, where I did the exact same thing...ate at a street vendor. One would think that I learned my lesson, but nope...I had to go through it one more time just to make sure. The worst thing is, I was also just sick. I started to get a fever and sore throat! I have been coming home from work around 4pm everyday because I just can't stand being in the office. Everyone at the office is sick right now. It's because it's so hot outside and the minute you step foot in the office building, you feel like you're in the artic. I always leave a sweater at my desk, but it's that moment when you walk in dripping with sweat that you are likely to catch a cold. So, the virus just keeps going around and around. Now, I'm just sitting on my couch feeling like crap and hoping this goes away. To add on to this, my cable TV is not working because they're updating the system so I am forced to watch Chinese television, which I understand like 10% of it. So I've been popping one movie in after another.
My roommie is coming over today to move some stuff in and to go buy some stuff for his room. I still can't believe that I'm going to have a roommate! That's crazy! I trust that he'll be easy to live with. He seems like it...then again, what do I know about roommates. I have only lived with ex's and see how poorly that turned out! :) Even though I have absolutely no energy today, I am still going to go shopping! Woo hoo! I like going in the department stores and feeling like I can actually buy stuff! However, some items seriously has gone up in price! When I do the whole conversion thing, sometimes, things are actually cheaper in the States. For example, shoes! So my girlfriends who are coming to visit me, make sure you go looking for shoes (6 1/2 size) that are cheap and cute cuz I am not finding any of that here. Everything else is quite cheap and easy to find. They love the store Zara here (which I totally hate back in the States) and it's expensive! I don't know how people afford that stuff here. Then again, hardly anyone has to pay for rent here. So every penny that they earn, they spend on clothing and food. That's why I would love to open a restaurant or something that will earn me some mucho dinero! It's so easy here...just think of something "new" and "western" and people will come flocking to the place. Everything around here has some "manhattan" thing to it...kinda weird.
So, here is a funny story...I realized that my passport has no more pages for stamps so I looked online to see where the US Consulate is located and how do I add additional pages to my passport. It looked like it was very close to my office which it was, only a $11RMB (about $1.50 USD) cab ride so I went. The minute I got there, I looked inside and said to myself "hell no..." There were a million people inside. When I went through security, I just stood there in the middle of the room and had no idea what the hell to do. It was a complete mob scene. Finally, this security guard, who probably realized that I looked like a freak standing there, felt sorry for me and came over to ask me if I needed help. I told him my situation and he said, "oh, you American citizen, you go here" and pointed me in the direction of this secret door. I was SO happy when I entered because there were only THREE people in there. I was helped immediately and I got my passport back in 10 minutes with 10 additional pages to my passport. What a relief! I'm just imaging what other foreigners must feel like when they enter that room. Everything was written in Chinese so it was hard for me to figure things out. Even though I can speak, I had no idea who to even speak to! So, I just want to let people know that US citizens are treated quite nicely here...especially if you have lost a passport. There was this one poor guy who was in there applying for a new passport cuz he lost his and he looked like he was about to cry. I would die if I had to go and apply for a new one. Knock on wood.
Until next time...miss you all lots xoxo
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