sigh.. my photo storage hard disk is out of battery, and it can only be charged by being connected to a computer, and as there's no way I'm going to head out to the gardens without being able to take pictures, I'm stuck here for a bit waiting for it to get just enough juice so it can start up and get yesterday's photos into it...

The weather is not so good today. rained yesterday and still looks quite dreary now at 8 in the morning.. and at the rate this photo thing is going, I'm not going to be able to miss the first of the tour groups by the time I can head out.. The gardens and other attractions all close around 5 or 5.30pm, so sightseeing time is limited. Of course, I could just go another day, 30Y is not much, but there are other day trips I want to go for.. suddenly my time is not as flexible as I wanted.. Will also have to go to the train station today and hope that sat night tickets on the express train to Beijing are still available... and I want a bed, not standing space! sigh.. must rememebr to buy tickets as soon as i arrive in beijing to get me back south to guangzhou so I will be forced to plan my time properly, and can confirm my arrival in guangzhou with friends and family there...

hungry.. the only problem with this hostel is that they don't provide (or I just can't find the dispenser for) hot drinking water, which has been essential elsewhere in making coffee in the mornings, a hot cup of water at night, or instant noodles for those times when I'm too lazy to go out for food.. man, i need coffee.. but I've been getting more stingy now that i know that a cup of americano or espresso can sometimes get me 5-8 meals...

groceries are a bit more expensive here than in the carrefour in hangzhou, but still cheap compared to back home. I need to buy shower foam and shampoo but the shampoo only comes in 200ml bottles, which is too much, and they don't seem to have shower foam, only bar soap.. dang, i had planned my toiletries too perfectly to last me till this past weekend, when i was supposed to reach Beijing (and free lodging!)..

I'm beginning to get a bit tired of travelling.. I think i prob need a day off to just lie in bed or sit in some cafe (there's a sabai sabai cafe down the street, next to an indian incense stall, and the architecture info centre's cafe/restaurant next door/opp0site), but I still really want to see so many things here!! Oh, my portable hard disk, please recharge fast!!

I must be going mad from hunger... =P