Difficulty logging on
I am having a lot of difficulty logging on. The wireless connection from my room is sporadic at best and the 3 computers available to us in the computer room are often either busy or too virus laden to use. This entry will cover several days so might be lengthy.
I spent Saturday quietly as instructed after my first stem cell injection. This was frustrating in the sense that Jens kept returning with yet some more shopping bargains and I realized that my time for shopping was very limited. Tomorrow, Sunday was suppose to be a free day and we had planned to go to a real bargain area near the train station. After returning from an early morning breakfast, I learned that I was scheduled for therapy. Normally the Drs have Sunday off but this week for some reason they had decided to take Saturday off instead and work Sunday, go figure!
I had my second stem cell injection on Wednesday and discovered this time round I was not completely out of it like the first time. I was able to tuck in a short nap in order to get through the 4-5 hour requirement of laying flat on the back. I did have a very slight headache on just one side but it really was not too bad.
I have discovered the Chinese people on a whole are courteous but curious. The exception to this rule is elevator ettiquette. They think nothing of “picking, flicking, farting and horking” in public with no embarrasement. They even smoke on the elevators. They are always packed to overload making one feel like you are jammed into a sardine can. When you finally descend to the first floor, normal proceedure would be for everyone to get off before the next round start getting on, not here. One woman pushed her way in managing to effectively block the doorway so no one could either get off or on. She then had the nerve to push the button for her floor whereupon the elevator door swooshed closed and up we went amid the crys of protest from everyone who had not been able to get off. She was completly oblivious to the koas she had created and was content in the knowledge that at least she was getting where she needed to go. No wonder the elevators are always so full and busy.
1 comment November 17th, 2006
