It is hard to believe that it is Wednesday already and we only have three more full days here before we leave on Sunday am. I started every day like I always do, walk into the computer room and see what everyone back in the States is up to, maybe even catch a few online to chat. We had decided to try an additional VPN service because it is supposedly faster than the one we are using. Well, I do not know if it was the combination of having two or just my luck but the computer would not go online! The only way I could get on was through my phone and it was sooooo frustrating! I can only do limited things with it. I finally felt what it would be like not to be able to call home, not to be able to see what everyone is up to or tell everyone what we did the previous day. To be honest, it freaked me out! I thought no flippin' way was I coming to this country for 18 months(my husband will already be here 6 months when we get here) if I can't get on and live vicariously through my friends and family back in the States while they live through me here...I called Suonllen, and he was like, "I'm busy, it worked when I left, I don't know what else to tell you!" so alone I felt here. I did not even know how to reboot this damn mac because I am used to my laptop, not my husband's computer. So I texted Suonllen and asked him and he called me back to tell me how, which I did and low and behold, after I returned to the computer, it was working again! I can only conclude my threatening posts and rants via my phone made someone aware of my fury! LOL...
So the only thing we had planned today was to meet Big Daddy for lunch at Intel. The kids are totally what I call, "Science Brains" so they wanted to see where Big Daddy does his thing, we all had bets going about his desk and what shape it would be in! Pleasently surprised and none of us were willing to wager anything so it was all good. But before we went to see his cube, we had lunch in the cafeteria. Intel does amazing things in terms of lunches for their employees back in AZ, really inexpensive food and good too! China is no different EXCEPT all of the food is Chinese! Yum! REALLY?? could I at least find one or two western meals? Ok, yeah, there were three but they still looked like they had been prepared the Chinese way, it was too funny! the Western section of the line was only one little kiosk and the rest was all the differnt chinese food you would expect to find at chinese buffet...BTW-what is up with a plate of Cherry Tomatos? I know tomatos are considered a fruit because of the seeds but do I really want to eat a plate of them for a side dish or is it for a dessert? Things that make you go hhmmmm? Now I am sure you are thinking she is such a hater of Chinese food and she is going to live there for two years? WTH? no I am not a hater of Chinese food, I actually do like it and as a matter of fact can cook it and did in fact eat some when we were at Intel. Dumplings are going to be my safety food I think. BUT I am not a fan of eating the same thing day after day, I don't do it at home, why the heck would I do it on vacation? We topped off our lunch with some ice cream that made my day, I love those stupid "Drumstick" things!
We chilled the rest of the afternoon which was nice and then Suonllen called asking me what I wanted for Dinner, he knows me so well...I told him we should have gone to the butcher(yes they have those here seperate from the grocery store) and gotten some ground beef because I was really wanting a hamburger for some reason, missing a variety I think because I usually do not do hamburgers that often. So my husband, who wanted to avoid another meal fiasco, found another place that caters to the westerners and we went. Kids had some chicken tenders(that were really chicken breast strips, yummy!) Suonllen and I got the fish and chips and a burger to share....Well, I passed on the fish when we realized there was not tarter sauce? who eats fried fish without tarter sauce?? Not me so another mental note of something to add to the list of things we bring over when when come for good! BTW- I also had a pina colada there, sooooo sweet, it was good, just different. I am going to bring some coco loco too so when I do feel like a pina colada, it will taste of home or the ones from the Dominican Republic. So on the shopping list several things go today, boy how that list is getting long!
It's amazing the things you miss when they are not readily available to you! I am not a big drinker or even a big burger eater but them not being available is making me want them more? Maybe that is just human nature, huh? oh well...until tomorrow!
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