winter was fun at first, probably because of the novelty which wore off eventually when the dry skin, freezing hands and freezing in the bathroom hit. of course, the state of most toilets didnt make the experience much better. imagine having to do your business in a toilet that stinks like hell, with fantastic views of everyone else doing their business at the same time (your cousins and aunts getting a nice view of your butt too), freezing the whole time, and washing your hands with ice cold water (and no soap!) after. i swear soap is expensive in china. like it'll kill them to provide some in the toilets. oh and btw i had to keep a toilet roll (stolen from the hotel =D) in my pocket. apparently toilet paper is expensive in china too. saving grace was the really pretty scenery and the awesome hotel we stayed in. service was surprisingly impeccable and heating was good, and most importantly, they had star movies. it was late night entertainment for us who refused to go to sleep =D
we didnt manage to do much shopping tho. because the areas we visited were all rural. no towns whatsoever. the awesome hotel was a resort in the middle of some mountain. heh. so no shops all ard. i felt like i had reached home when we finally went to some town and we saw shops with rows and rows of clothes towards the end of the week =D yes, we were that deprived. i did manage to pick up some skirts here and there and a scarf. sorry guys if i dont have much souvenirs for you guys! oh and i managed to sprain my ankle spectacularly on a step in some mountain. it was awesomely painful i tell you. and i had to continue walking on it for e rest of e day because, as you can prob guess, theres no other way down the mountain. gosh. it was agony. my ankle is still awesomely fat and swollen :( its really huge la. i think you can cook it into a pork knuckle or something =D
that pretty much sums up the week. im glad to be back and ming is looking forward to christmas! haha. especially to francis' amazing party (and the pre and post parties =D)! its time to be christmas shopping!
till then! shop, eat and be merry everyone! =D
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