It’s cooled down quite a bit these past 2 days. I brought mostly long-sleeved tops and only 3 t-shirts (>.<) so I was going to buy more summer clothes coz it had been so hot, but I guess there’s no need anymore.^^

I’ve been running around a lot these few days.

First thing this morning, I went to the police station (a 20 minutes bike-ride away) to get a written report for my lost wallet. Yes, I lost my wallet. Stoopid me. Or maybe it was just my unlucky day.

It happened last Friday night when I went out for dinner and shopping. I don’t think I left it anywhere. For your information, my bag was zipped up, and wasn’t damaged in any way. It’s one of those bags that has a flap over the opening as well. Damn, they’re good. I didn’t feel a thing.

So now I have to get my HK IDs and 2 bank cards reissued. Thank goodness I left all my other cards in my room and didn’t have much cash on me.

So anyway, I reported it to the police that night and they came to pick us (thanks so much for coming with me K!!^^!!) up from the dorm. My first ride in a police car. Hmm…how can I put it? The policeman driver drove as if he owned the road. He stuck his arm out the window to get other cars to let him pass, used the bicycle lane as an overtaking lane and went straight through a red light. Anyway, he got us to the police station in one piece.

The police station was yet another eye-opening experience. It reeked of cigarettes, the floor was sticky, the chairs were filthy...The policemen yelled at each other through their radio system. They even hung up on each other (!) It was weird.

This morning, I went up to the actual offices in the police station. I enquired at the front window, and was then told to go upstairs. The door was locked so I went back to the window to ask them to open it. They told me to ring the bell, but no one came. The 3 guys in the front room were just sitting and chatting, yet not one would get up and open the door. Thank goodness a police woman came along and let me in.

Upstairs, it was just like any old dormitory; a long corridor with closed doors on either side. In the office was a cupboard, a bed, 2 desks, 3 chairs, one computer, a water tank thingy, 3 policemen and some other guy who sat on the floor behind the door (I didn’t even notice him at first). The senior police officer gave the younger policeman a pen and a pad of paper to write me a report, but he was quick and said something along the lines of “who gives out hand-written reports these days?” And so the job was passed on to the third policeman who was sitting in front of the computer, the one who actually interviewed me Friday night. The younger policeman was actually quite friendly and tried to make conversation. However, as with many locals I’ve come across, they’re not very patient with foreigners that don’t understand Putonghua.

Well, thank goodness that’s all taken care of. Now that I’ve had all my cards stopped, I need to apply for new ones. The HKID and huixiangzheng are the most troublesome. I still need to find out whether or not I can exit China without the huixiangzheng and without going through HK. That requires me to call cn immigration. I can prepare what to say, but I’m worried that I won’t understand a word they say. Think I’ll go downstairs to make the call. That way, if I don’t understand, I can ask one of the dormitory receptionists to listen and then explain it to me.

There are about 20 attendants/receptionists in our building. They’re pretty friendly and helpful most of the time. At least they’re patient with our broken Putonghua. Well, with mine, anyway.^^

Went to a really nice Thai restaurant for dinner tonight. Aa’s Thai/Chinese classmate took us. It’s actually just 2 or 3 blocks away from the uni, but the traffic made it feel twice as far. Think I might just stay on campus tomorrow night. I spotted a cafeteria on the opposite side of uni that offers Muslim and Vegetarian food. Maybe I’ll go check it out.

Well, I’d better go to bed. Think I might have a touch of the flu. Plus, I have “newspaper” class tomorrow. Argh!

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日本の皆さん、ごめんね。許して～
先週、財布をなくして、色々忙しくて。。。>_<

まあ何とか落ち着いたので、心配しないで。＾＾

ちょっと時間かかるかもしれませんが、少しずつ翻訳しますね。（もしくは、英語と日本語を交代にしましょうか。）

この数日、かなり涼しくなりました。Tシャツを３枚しか持ってこなくて、こっちで買おうと思っていましたが、必要ないかもしれませんね。＾＾

今夜、友達のAaさんのタイ人同級生がタイ料理のレストランへ連れてくれました。かなり本格的ようで、おいしかったです。＾＾

明日は「新聞購読」の授業があるから、寝ないと授業中に眠り込みそうです。しかも、ちょっと風邪気味かも。＾＾；
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