been working harder than i had bargained for over the past weeks.
can't wait for CNY to come to finally take a long overdue breather.

on a brighter (and more adventurous) note, took my first motorcycle ride here on Wednesday when line 2 broke down during the morning peak and people swarmed out of the train station. just when i was about to despair that i wasn't going to get to work after all, motor tout arrived and held out a helmet invitingly. hmm...

it wasn't so bad after all. ok, so it costs me as much as a normal cab ride and i nearly froze in the winter breeze. still, i managed to hold on to my laptop and weave our way in and out of the heavy morning traffic without much ado. i only wish he would stop yakking nonstop about how wise i am to take his bike and not wait for the evasive cab. he kept turning around to try to have a conversation. i yelled my way through the helmet for him to keep his eyes on the road. arrived in office within 15mins. cool!