Phil’s blog

From a bag of beef jerky I recently consumed (albeit with difficulty): “Add:Bldg.2,Section B,Shoes Industry Park,Economic Development Zone of Pingyang.”

It’s 6am and food poisoning and a mosquito in my room are conspiring to keep me from sleep. Someone once told me to never eat raw vegetables in China, so I guess I should be especially wary of the huge 6 yuan (almost $1) salads from the small restaurant in the basement of the building where I work. But it’s such a good value! Anyway things have been quite busy lately, working ’til 10 or later most nights. We’re approaching a major milestone and I’m feeling good about it. I don’t go out as much lately (other than to eat), not due to work but because I just feel like staying in most of the time. When I have a chunk of time I’ll usually watch a movie, play GTA IV or Rock Band, or reply to non-work emails (which I’ve been horribly delinquent on). I haven’t been to the east side of Beijing for a couple of weeks now. Oh, and I’ve been getting facials at Beauty Farm every couple of weeks. I first tried it last month when my gf invited me to go with her and get a massage while she got her facial, but I opted for a facial too and it made my skin noticeably better so now I’m hooked. They also shape my eyebrows with a razor, very metro. No recent pics but I will probably take a bunch next weekend when I go to Shanghai, and post a couple if I’m not too lazy.