orange dot

It was Sunday and I slept through the whole day. I woke up at 6pm and realized it was already dark out. Kinda depressing in a way. Went out to eat some food, then came back, washed some clothes, called a friend, surfed the net, and now it's time for bed again...

Photo taken during Saturday's sunset, near Tiananmen Square. 

In brief, my week went like this: worked Monday to Friday, went out Saturday, slept Sunday.
Perhaps Sundays should just be reserved for sleeping.

End of October is here. 2 more months till my internship ends, 3 more till I leave China. The weeks go by fast enough, but my overall time here is long.

little porcelain

A photo of a little porcelain figure taken at Fanyi's place in Zhengzhou. 

Kaifeng's night market

Went to Henan province this weekend and got to see Kaifeng's famous night market! There were a lot of interesting dishes to eat and little things to buy. I really enjoyed trying out new kinds of food there. I like how the food came in small quantity and were quite cheap in price! I got to eat quite a lot of stuff, and perhaps the best thing I ate was this the salted duck egg sushi...  never had such a thing! It was really good!!  

One of the food stalls at Kaifeng's night market. A lot of the sellers are of Hui ethnic group (usually of Islamic religion).  

Some kind of fish cooked in some interesting way... didn't try it, but thought these fishes looked quite unhappily dried up... 

Lots of different kinds of meat on a stick. You can eat them BBQed. I love the lamb and chicken wings stick the best!!

Aside from food, there are also little cute things that you can buy. Here are some colourful nightlights... there is even a Hello Kitty one ^_^

A little perfume stall. They mix liquids and then put it on one of those hanging tiny bottles. 

A warm thanks to my good friend Fanyi for taking me to this interesting place and for hosting me this weekend in Henan!! =)

rush

The busy streets of Zhengzhou, Henan.  

Gosh I stress out every time I cross the streets here in China! 

smudge

Photos taken from my apartment room in Beijing. Currently living on the 27th floor! 

Already 1:30am and I still can't fall asleep! >_<

black & cyan

BJTU

Yesterday I had a good afternoon with my Chinese friend Alex. He took me to his undergrad school, Beijing Jiaotong University, to take some photography of the colourful autumn leaves, but it turned out that most of the trees were still green. So instead, we mostly just walked around, sat somewhere every now and then, ate some stuff, etc... it was really nice! A sunny and relaxing day! Did not have to rush, did not have to go anywhere in particular...

At the football/soccer field - we sat on one of those concrete benches and ate some yogurt!
(our shadow on the far right)

It was neat to be at a Chinese university campus and to feel that "student atmosphere" again!

under the beaming sun

Went on a day-trip to Jehol (aka 承德/Chengde) with my Vancouver friend Astha who is also in China now!

This is city where the Qing imperial family came to spend their summer. 

everyone is art

"Every person is a  scenery" ( = everyone is art!)

Photographer and chair tunnel

My friend Trish eating a baked sweet potato =)

A Chinese ethnic minority selling her goods 

Photos taken at 798 Art Zone in Beijing. 

孩和猫

A kid and a cat! 

While the dad was selling souvenirs at a stall, this little girl squatted nearby and amused herself by playing with this street cat. I thought it was really cute how she was petting the cat with her little hand, while her other hand held a bunch of wild grass.

Unfortunately the dad thought the kid and the cat was in the way of the passer-bys so he stomped his feet and scared the cat away. The kid looked sad when the cat ran away. I felt a little sad for her too!

weekend wandering

A few photos taken over the weekend while wandering around Beijing with my cousin Jenny~

It sure is tiring wandering around this big city!! A lot of walking and a lot of standing. Our legs and feet were in great pain by the end of the day! 

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My cousin and me =)

(Taken with the iTouch, so poor quality!)

blur vs. clear

*Photos taken as such, not edited to get blurred effect.

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Today I met up with Xue, my friend from exchange in France. It was nice! We ate some noodles, then walked under the willow trees, and then sat at a park bench and chatted for a bit. It made me happy to see a familiar face again, and to have someone to share some thoughts with.

This is the 5th country where we see each other!

golden reflection

The days are getting shorter and shorter; even when I just finish work, the sky has already begun to darken.

Location: Liang Ma Qiao (Beijing)

people on bridge

I pass under this bridge every day on my way to the subway to get to work! From below, the passengers on the bridge look so distant and tiny - makes me think of moving ants.

Location: Haidian district, Beijing.

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I have been in China for a week now, but haven't been posting much because I haven't had time to do much photography since I got here. But as I will be in Beijing for the next 4-5 months, I look forward to discover more of Beijing and the rest of China with my camera by my side! 

crispy gold

California and its high grass, crispy and gold in the summer time~

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I am leaving for Beijing  on Aug. 30th for my next internship. I don't know when I will be blogging next time, but hopefully soon!

Deux dodos de plus et je pars pour Pékin pour mon prochain stage. Je ne sais pas quand j'aurai l'occasion de blogger la prochaine fois, mais j'espère assez bientôt! 

Photos of China - coming up =)