hey guys~

alrighty, im sorry i have not been updating. just recently downloaded this software that allows me to access blogger again, in china!

so yay. im gonna update. first week in china was great. nyu sure takes care of its students, which is a d-uh, considering the phenomenal tuition fees we pay. anyway, we were taken around shanghai.. some tourist spots.. various restaurants.. and of cos, had to sit through many boring lectures on survival skills in china, cos the americans were "culturally ill equipped" to handle the chinese vices. plus, some of them know not a single word of chinese, aside from "xiao long bao". so they had survival chinese classes too.

the campus is just across the road from my apartment, which is cosy, and sufficient for poor ol me. ahaha.. im staying alone. for the very first time in my life. no more housemate or roomie to whine to in the middle of the night boo. but ive been surviving. thank god for friends ive made, and shuzhen, who has been very very accomodating and sweet thus far!

shanghai as a city, is not much different from the other cities ive been too. getting around has been surprisingly easy. every subway stop has english words, and even maps are mapped in english. plus, cabs are cheap. so ive had no problem. theres a carrefour near me too! with h n m and many fancy restaurants, which cost the same as eating at a food court in singapore.

i went shopping too! ahahaha. bargaining at almost every stall, thats kinda fun. the food is fine, but they tend to be really oily n salty. ive put on weight.

well, i look forward to my classes, though they are pretty heavy. alot of readings. plus, im taking advanced chinese. ahaha.. sheesh, back to chinese books after 5 yrs.


more updates soon!