confirmed!

*[excuse the photo, taken from my fon...]

what? those are buildings?

seriously looked like stacks of crates and boxes to me! {what a great imagination and creative minds these chinese have!} i am in awe!

what do you think?

{buildings outside WOTW}

homefront

still here! nope, i haven't abandoned my blog, how could I? it's just that unfortunate string of events had happened in the homefront the last two weeks... the reason i was experiencing recurring headaches {or maybe it was the crazy weather we're having? yeah, maybe...}

just a recap of the last two weeks:

washing machine breaking down.
no, the washer is working all right, but the dryer isn't.
not good, sun is currently AWOL in this part of the world.
calling friends for help.
friends contacting repairman.

repairman coming.
looks at the machine.
dragging the machine in the terrace {through the living room}.
making a mess.
sigh!

pretends to repair.
cannot repair.
aaargghh!
i'm left with the mess.
dryer still not working.

calls the manufacturer [haier].
repairman coming.
checks the machine.
old model.
calls company..
will come back tomorrow.
frustrated.

meanwhile.
water heater decides not to work as well.
dryer + water heater.
WTf**k.
boils water in the stove.

ask friends {again} for help.
calls the manufacturer.
will come tomorrow.

w. machine repairman arrives.
repairs the machine.
removes a broken part.
replacement.
working.
YAY.
too much noise.
oh well.
as long as it's working.

water heater repairman arrives.
inspects the machine.
points out a few things.
in chinese.
explains what's wrong.
in chinese.
friend translates.
it's now working.
thank goodness.

in frantic search for the receipt.
otherwise i'll pay.
found receipt.
goodness.

now, its the water pipes turn.
calls village management office.
sends repairman.

needs to replace everything.

kitchen sink faucet.

bathroom sink faucet.

had to buy new ones.
fine.

replacement done.
everything's fixed.

that's what i thought.
a few days later.

on a friday.
no dialtone.
intermittent internet connection.
waits.
tired of calling friends for help.

monday.
cannot wait any longer.
asks gabe to report to china unicom.
calls 10000 help hotline.
nothing.

decides to 'sms' friend.
somebody comes.
checks the lines.
after few minutes.
finally, dialtone.
whew.
how i've missed that sound.
funny.

hiking in heels...

feel kong magchika lang ng bonggang-bongga ngay-on, hayung para bang may ka-talkies lang akong friend hahaha! ganare ah, gusto ko lang maniste kc! lumalabas ang pagiging taga-cardona ko... hahaha!

remember my previous post hiking, i was supposed to do a part 2 of that post but, you know, 'life' got in the way, haha! but anyway, i was so bored with surfing the net today {yes, that happens! believe it or not!} so i decided to browse my 'My Pictures' folder and i happened to see an interesting photo/s which i totally forgot that i took ala-paparazzi! well, as you may have guessed, it should be posted here definitely! so, here it is!

we saw 'this girl' when we went hiking in Wu Tong mountain, aba naman! subukan mo kayang umakyat ng bunrok ng naka-heels! try lang! para ka talagang nagpenitensya niyan! {tamang-tama for mahal na araw!}... in all fairness naman to her, baka nga pag 'fashionista' to the nth level ka, wala kang pinapalampas na pagkakataon to dress up kesehodang aakyat ka ng bunrok!

at korek ka, sinunran ko talaga para makunan ng pic hahaha! bang-bad hane, eh sabi ko nga taga-cardona ako eh! second-nature na ang maniste!

kayo kaya? kaya nyo kaya yan?

i saw the signs! {say what!? part 2}

{taray na suplada pa! lol!}

please read and follow the signs {if u can understand them!}

{I SAW THE SIGNS at wutong mountain}

an unfamiliar sight

-- an empty bus --

this is a very rare scenario,

this doesn't happen all the time here in China,

buses like this are always full of people, and seeing this

made me want to inhale the fresh air! hahaha!

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!

can you tell we're excited for christmas already...

i love u sabado!

jollibee shenzhen, china...hanging-out at jollibee on weekends...

just to smell the familiar aroma of chickenjoy and we are

instantly transported back to the Philippines...

we see some 'kababayans' munching on their food and hanging-out as well... nicest thing about this place is that not only they allow you to lounge around at their comfy leather-covered sofas and chairs, you can really 'linger' as long as you want as if it's your own living room...

and then there's wi-fi...

sarap ng halu-halo! it's still a favorite even on a 14deg weather!

even the chinese crew know how to say halu-halo!

gabe was kind enough to share...
sarap to the last drop!
2 huge pieces of chickenjoy with lots of gravy!

the spaghetti was bland though... iba pa rin ang 'jolly spaghetti' sa pinas!hehehe, getting ready to dig in (see my left hand? that's how the chinese do it)

i'd rather wanna be able to lick my fingers! *wink wink*

say what?

sabi ko nga e tagalugin na lang! hahaha!maraming ganito sa china, i just hope i have my camera with me the next time i see another one...