HEY　ＡＬＬ！　Ｉ＇ｍ　ｔｙｐｉｎｇ　ａｌｌ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｆｒｏｍ　ＣＨＩＮＡ．　ＡＮＤYESＩHAVEＩＮＴＥＲＮＥＴACCESS! (Of course that erm all these is just for the next hour or so is such a dampener, but ahwells. We learn to make do yes.)

And, presenting to you in all it's glory, is the list of five things I love most about China, specifically Shanghai, since that's were I've been freezing my ass off for the past few days.

1) The Weather.

The weather here is oh-so-lovely. You don't need to fear PE or sweating ever again, since here the only thing you ever need to worry about is just, oh let me think, your ears freezing off your butt freezing off turning into an ice popsicle and your face and hands getting frostbite. Nothing much, i swear.

2) The Roads

THe roads are absolutely the best way to decorate your shoes. Don't worry if you don't step on pigeon shit on the first step, there're many more lying around. Or if you're not one for pigeon shit, there's always the dog poo, the people spit, the banana peels, random plastic bags, bricks and cement, and of course, the age old dust. If you're lucky, you can manage to step on two or more at the same time.

And the dust. Never forget the dust. If you go out the day after a rainy day, you can actually manage to see the separate dust particles flying up to your eyes - right up to the moment where it reaches your eyes, and you learn that the phrase 'too close for comfort' does not only exist for decorative purposes in compos.

3) The Cars (or car drivers)

People in China drive in this way: One hand alternating between the steering wheel and that joystick thingie that you operate that's in the middle of the car, and the other hand on the car horn. Actually, they've learnt to drive with both hands on the car horn, just in case they need extra emphasis for the BEEP. And pity the poor people walking by, since they do not have the car windows to insulate all the noise. Talk about noise pollution.

4) The Traffic

Ah. I totally love the traffic here. If you're lucky, you manage to have just enough space between you and the next car to be past it when it's 5 cm away from you if you're walking. If not, if you can reach the same distance running, there's nothing wrong too. And there's a social hierarchy on the streets too: At the top are the largest vehicles, such as buses and trucks. Next up are the vans, then the cars, then the bikes, THEN the people. Isn't it sophisticated? *Beams*

I mean, which idiot walks in front of the bus? Oh it's the green man? So? The Green Man isn't the one who walked in front of the bus. Hence why do you walk in front of the bus? Oh you're hurt? Too bad. What a pity. And the zebra crossing? Seriously, d00d, do you expect me to watch out for the zebra crossing while driving? It's YOUR safety at sake here, shouldn't you be watching out for me?

5) The People

Never seen a nicer bunch. Btw, don't go into shops that don't have price tags if you don't speak shanghainese. The starting price for the things would zoom up. Grins happily. And don't say dui bu qi. Say bao qian. Dui bu qi is just the cue for some extremely nice people to be sarcastic and annoying back at you.

Grumbles. I'm cold. No wonder I'm grumpy. ＭＡＲＹLIKE wait FOR me KAY! CANADA! YAY!