afterthoughts

It's almost noon.

Outside, the sky is still dark.

Can you see the four tall buildings? They welcome me everytime i get off the ferry.

These buildings houses the four different banks; where we (foreigners) usually converge at the end of the month to catch up on things, gossip and pay our bills, rent, internet subscription, mobile phone plan and everything that we think ARE necessary.

Before i came here, I always thought of China as the country filled with people wearing nothing but black "Mao" inspired clothing, i never imagined tall buildings, well-paved road, subway and working traffic lights (professors told us that they are sleeping giants...so, i thought that the only "urbanized" area is Shanghai). I came here with that in mind...what a shame!

They've come so far! No more rickshaws here.

Now, rickshaw is a brand of tea that my housemate drinks every morning.