today was one of my days off...i slept in, did some laundry, looked up flights to vietnam for oct holiday, etc etc. i was going to explore some part of the city, but a crazy storm rolled in. it was fun to watch the storm roll in from my bedroom window. there was so crazy thunder and lightning! the storms here are insane! so, instead of sweating my ass off in the city, i sat on my bed with my computer and chilled most of the day.
i finally took a shower around 6 pm and decided i should go out and get dinner. the nice about having travelled alot, i really dont mind eating by myself. yes, sometimes the company is awesome....but it is nice to chill out, eat, and watch the people around. being on your own really opens up your eyes to the ppl and things around u. shanghai is a crazy city, always 5 million things going on at once 24/7. the other night i walked home from a bar around 230 am and there were families sitting on the sidewalks eating dinner, playing cards, sleeping on the sidewalk, driving cars, riding bikes...this city never sleeps! okay, nice tangent....anyways...i went to dinner at wagas, which is about 3 min from my apartment. it is a coffee shop/western cafe. they have a really good pumpkin spaghetti that i was craving. i sat down in a comfy chair that i easily could have molded myself into for many hrs. i accidentally unplugged a guys laptop plug in the wall next to me when i moved my chair, so i apologized. the guy is a lawyer from israel and he has been in shanghai for 3 years now. we had a cool convo. i ate my dinner, observed all the westerners coming in and out of the cafe. i especially noticed there were alot of hot western boys coming in and out of this cafe...note to self.....grow some balls and talk to boys...oh and maybe hang out at wagas more often! i read a shanghai magazine about the local arts, food, drinks, events, etc that are going on in the city for the month....always great ideas! a girl sat down at a table kitty corner to me. she got out her pink net book and then proceeded to set up what looked like a home office on a tiny table: mini chair that held her phone, a crazy looking doll that stuck to the table, a kid looking calculator, some pens and a pad of paper. she got up to get something to drink and i glanced over at the man from israel and we both started laughing. i couldnt contain myself...seriously, who is this chick. i so wished i had brought my camera..i normally always have it on me...then u could see how ridiculous this was. keep in mind, this woman is prob about my age and chinese. i told the israeli guy that she must have wanted to have some sort of fung shui in the cafe while she did her work...that made us laugh even more. oh the fun of dinner by yourself!
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