no. not yet, unfortunately. so i’m still bored, unemployed, and living off Joa’s meagre income. but he’s so nice about it. just allows me to take as much i need – doesn’t complain at all.
and you know how beautiful this all is? it’s so nice to wake up to someone kissing you all over your face. and even better when he teases you about how you continued to lull on even though he was up smooching you all night.
during the last month in beijing, i’ve met some incredible people. one of them is our housemate, Nik from Sydney, who’s the most adorable housemate ever! Joa and i love him to bits and he’s the only reason that makes our new apartment so unattractive. and there’s tilly, ellen, tracy, carl (who’s gone to HK), and so many others i’ve met. sometimes i feel having trotted across the globe here to meet them was all worthwhile. all of us dislike beijing in all the same ways, and we love being here for the same reasons too.
i’m out of clothes, money, had a bad haircut (cost SGD2), bored as hell and miss my nephews tragically. beijing is dirty, the pple are rude (but not obnoxious like singaporeans), and foreigners are bloody exploiting me. but living here with joa and hanging out with his friends make me feel so alive!
bad air, cold weather, dumb politics. it’s a crazy street out there, i tell u. and i feel so insecure all the time, like someone’s gonna mug me or the pork seller is going to overcharge me. i dunno. and i’m wondering why God gives me this great contradiction all the time. what’s He got planned? because i seriously cannot comprehend. it’s nuts. God’s gone nuts, and He’s made me look nuts.
my family think i’m crazy. and joa thinks we’re both crazy. but life is so good here. or rather, i feel so contented here i don’t think i’d ever wish to be anywhere else.
