New things tried

weeks have passed since my last update and mundane things have come and went. a trip during the may holidays saw me nearly stuck in shanghai without a hope of getting back to beijing for work on time without at least spending 1200 and realising i had lost my bankcard 2 days after it got gobbled by the machine and many troubles with the visa, things have finally started settling down. sunday was a good day as any to go to the lake and do some peddaling with the boat. it turned out to be an electric boat, enough to fit 4 people and surprise surprise i was the captain. as it turns out, steering a boat is just the same as steering a car...totally hopeless. now, i realise that normally it is the captain giving orders and mates who take them, but in this case, the captain who was often meant to turn right and instead turns left took herbest shot but finally gave up her reign after getting stuck for 10 mins under a bridge and turning around in circles. however she vows to return to the lake this weekend and conquer the metal monster at whatever cost.

another thing that i am going to learn this weekend is how to ride a bike. strange as it may seem, this little koala has no idea at all on the mysteries connected with the workings of this strange creature. but my rommate, bless his soul, has decided that i will be well acquainted with the "bike" before i leave beijing... and tonight (even if it was just in the apartment and we didn't venture more than 30 cms other than going back and forth) after much troubles at first, i have jumped onto the black leather seat and finally felt home in "the land of the travelling bicycles".