Phototasmic
It’s been such a long time, and so much has happened since my last post. Here’re just a few snippets:
This is one of the designs for the metro tickets; our favorite. There are supposed to be 12 fully functional lines + a section of the 13th line by the expo in May 2010. Today, Metro Line 1 actually stopped because of a minor collision. Traffic everywhere, no one got to work on time. Ricky had to walk 2+ miles (3.2 km for the metric savvy) to work.
The best 生煎包s that we’ve had so far.
Outside the fabric market at Lujiabang, with quail eggs. They’re hardboiled here, fried in Taiwan, delicious either way!
Ricky with 玉米 or, as he calls it, 包谷.
Lady selling potstickers and 小龙包s. We saw some foreigners eating in front of her cart, and Ricky asked her how much. She discreetly raised three fingers behing her bamboo steamers, out of the foreigners’ sight. I’m guessing they paid 10RMB. It pays to speak Chinese, is what I’m learning. Also, notice the 老干妈. If you don’t know what 老干妈 is, go to 99 Ranch. You will not regret.
Directed by Ricky. Lots being torn down before the Expo. Destructive or Progressive, that’s not for us to decide.
A cat started following us because it smelled our food. I was sad to leave it, since I was about to pick up an orange tabby the next day.
This is the little guy that I did get to take home. The lady who saved him called him 朋友, and said his favorite toy is a tampon.
So far, it’s true. We think he was feral, so he doesn’t like to held too much, but he follows and sits next to us a lot. I’m thinking of naming him 地铁, to remember this crazy metro-less day.
awww. i meeees you, mei. what adventures you have!
corn everyday baby, this iz how we roll..
pengyou/ditie is really cute. can i play with him when i come to pickup my clothes? 
haha yea! he’s actually at my place now. and i decided to name him Cheesepuff instead. it’s cuter
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ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE FDL;ASFJKLDSFJDLS;A ):
i miss xiao hei and xiao hui ):
Jane, I just realized your web site is very interesting and helpful for me to follow your foot prints in shanghai. you doing a very good job. keep it up!
the cat is adorable Jane! we saw an ad today to adopt beagles…we were very tempted…