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Finger-point Beta

Today i woke up a little late. Exactly in the moment the delivery service was calling me that my Chinese textbook is ready to be picked up. I was sooo tired… went down the building and at reception was no one. While waiting for delivery man I got hungry. Lazy bones are lazy bones especially early(10:00) in the morning. There are 2 restaurants just inside the building where I live. Man, you have to try it once, right? Locals were watching me like ghost of Old Mao when I stepped in. Obviously no picture menu:-/ I could feel how all the people inside are watching me. Waiting for my next step.And then it struck me. Like a lightning from a clear sky…Calling the boss “Lao ban, Lao ban”. Approaching table of the most curious guys with obviously most dishes on their table. Finger-pointing on 2 of those dishes on their table and finishing my order with “Da bao” request. No way I am going to eat here like an animal in zoo. Not in the mood right now…

And then it struck me. Like a lightning from a clear sky…Calling the boss “Lao ban, Lao ban”. Approaching table of the most curiious guys with obviously most dishes on their table. Finger-pointing on 2 of those dishes on their table and finishing my order with “Da bao” request.

Looks: 5

Smell: 4

Spiciness: 5

Satisfaction Factor: 6

Overall:  Good

Price TAG: 26 RMB

Considering the residual alcohol in my system and the lack of possibilities I made a great choice in here. Fries were very spicy with diced garlic and sesame seeds, deeply fried like I have not had for a looong time. Cabbage was cooked with spicy peppers and sprinkled with Sichuan pepper. These small dark balls on the cabbage. If you crack them with your teeth it has very strong pepper taste and makes your tongue and mouth a little numb…too much of it and you can not feel and taste a thing.

Taking the stairs in a skyscraper…

If you are not a superman you have to rely on your own powers, or in the optimal case…you can rely on the lift aka elevator.
I was doing so for last few moths and have to say the elevators here are really really fast and convenient.
Todays evening was different. When I came back home from a tremendously loooooong day at work. Something was very suspicious already when I entered the lobby of our lovely building nr. 4. There were too many people waiting…never saw such a crowd in my building. Honestly I never saw even my neighbors and I am living here for almost 3 months. So here among those 50 people waiting they might be. My surprise was pretty quickly turned into anger when I realized WHY all the people are waiting in the lobby. The elevators are without juice – power cut.

I was tempted to wait…but that lasted only for 20 seconds. Rather than listen to the Chinese chatter I looked at the situation from a different perspective – the POSITIVE one. Taking the stairs was always my option when back in Czech the elevator was too crowded or simply occupied. EEEEE….but in Czech we usually have 6 to 9 floors, right? And I never lived in the last one.

1st floor – Full of enthusiasm and energy.
2nd floor – These stairs are extremely steep man.
6th floor –  My bag is getting really heavy.
7th floor –  Breath is shortening and I start to feel the heat.
10th floor – Bag is getting down from my back in to my arms.
12th floor – Have to unzip my jacket to release the heat.
16th floor – 8 to go…does not seem that bad after all.
17th floor – Sweat is running down my back.
18th floor – Wow, I have muscles I never heard about till now…
20th floor – …and they are really letting me know about their presence.
21st floor – 3 to go, you can make it man.
24th floor – I am hot and sweating, my heart is pounding and muscles are perfused with blood.

…..But what a mediocre issue it is when you know there is a notoriously famous guy in a red cape waiting for you tucked in the door.

In the end it was a pretty nice exercise, but honestly I would rather leave that kind of hot and sweating exercise in to the bed:-)