This morning I decided to walk to Shanghai library as nearby I read there was a place to get eyebrows done. Just outside where I'm living were several people with clothes laid on the floor and what looked like maybe tiger feets! Claws and everything! I was pretty horrified.... and there were also some antlers of another animal and I just walked as fast as I could....
The walk was quite pretty and such a mixture of buildings. Highlight of my day was outside Jiao Tong station and this guy is walking around looking a bit lost and walks next to me before asking in Mandarin which is the way to the university. I was surprised I managed to give him directions in Mandarin! I was also pretty glad I knew the directions as I have become quite familiar with this area.
Shanghai Library is huuuuuge! I didn't go in this time but there were quite a few people gathered outside.
It was a long trek and took me about 45 minutes non-stop to get to the place. They kept trying to get me to do some kind of tattoo thing to make my eyebrows longer but I didn't fancy doing that and also it cost almost 2000RMB but they claim it lasts 2 years.....
I took a taxi then to Huaihuai Zhong Lu where I remember there being an electronic plaza. I really hate being in those places as you just constantly get hassled to look at their products and they start with demo's and then pull out more products etc and pressure you to buy them. I was looking for an electronic dictionary as the guy in my class has one and showed us how it worked and that it helped him so much with his learning. I didn't have any luck and took the Metro to People's Square.
If you thought London tube was packed, this was so much worse! People pushed you onto the train whether you wanted to be on it or not. People don't hold the hand rails as you are so tightly packed every breath you can feel body parts pushed against you..... When the doors opened and people rushed off and pushed so hard people were tripping up.....
I tried to remember how to get to Fuzhou Lu to the Foreign bookstore as I knew that was where my classmate got his dictionary. I got a bit lost so went to ask directions - entirely in Mandarin! As she explained the way and I got sidetracked there was this alley of shops and stalls selling mostly phone cases and iPad cases so I went to browse.
Fuzhou Lu was so busy but I remembered which way I went before. I guess its a blessing in a way I have a good memory and can remember my directions and landmarks.... I also try to remember by looking up at the tall buildings so if I'm ever lost I check upwards.
I bought this electronic dictionary for 1290RMB and it has all the software installed. It teaches how to write, and even has Chinese menu's in case you need to look it up. It also comes with Japanese dictionaries and can translate words and sentences into 13 languages so I'm sure it'll be useful for the future.
I then stopped by to get some squared paper as writing Chinese on lined paper is quite messy and difficult. Afterwards I went to a restaurant called Forever Young where they have rice in stone hot pots which was pretty good and only 27RMB for beef rice. I called a taxi and directed him back to my place where I have spent the evening doing my homework.
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