Chinese New Year is so loud.  The fireworks are always great though I suffer in lack of sleep because of them.  We spent the night of New Year's Eve on the 46th floor of a hotel  for maximum viewing pleasure of Shanghai all lit up with fireworks.  It was really amazing!  Over the next few days of vacation, Doug the gadget guy came to visit from Beijing, we went to KTV with our small group (a huge hit!), and we watched alot of "The Office". 

Doritos have finally come to the mainland.  The Chinese version does taste different that the U.S. version but it is still highly acceptable. Because they are not so mainstream yet, when I do find them in a convenience store, I often buy all of them.  I don't see this as obssessive rather I'm just trying to increase sales which will reflect a high demand and therefore manufacturers will increase production. 

Jared is in South Africa for business and I'll start travelling soon too for work.  Okay so my travel is not THAT far but I'll be going to Pudong (near the airport) every other week until August when I'll transfer there permanently.  Pudong does seem like another world sometimes. 

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