我一点儿也没想到了在中国会有那么大的地震,这次使四川受害的那个地震太让我吃惊了。。。


据看网上的中文报道来说,中国在温首相的指挥下,好像尽力努力救护它的受灾者。


可是,我不太能明白的事情是。。


为什么中国不肯积极地要求国际社会的帮助??


比如说,当5月13号,日本已经组织好了派出一些援助团,但最后没有派出他们,因为中国推辞了。


当地还有几万存活者埋没在瓦砾下,中国还是要优先面子吗?


有人说,中国推辞了上述的帮助,因为当地现在的情况太混乱了,接受国际援助团只能再恶化这个乱的情况。


跟这个意见,我不太赞同。。


日本有很多关于地震的经验,我认为两个国家的合作会为了受灾者有益处。


我认为日本的态度也有问题。


要是日本真的想要改善它和中国的关系,这次是一个很好的机会,日本要更自主地帮助中国。


不然的话,我有相信: 过一会儿,中国会责备日本没有给它十分帮助。。


... Of course, diplomacy is so complicated, things aren't as easy.. lots of power-play behind the scenes..


I wonder how do i get the complete picture??














woke up this morning to find my left eye all red and teary..


couldn't force my eye to accept contact lenses (the lenses kept on popping out, total refusal),


i finally gave up and went to school with glasses (ugh).


Usually, I believe in curing myself, seldom visit doctors nor take medicine,


but it got to the point where sunlight bothered me so much I didn't want to part with my sunglasses


+ my classmate thought my eye looked like it was literally bleeding,


i gave a call and made a reservation with World Link @ Portman.


anyway.


Portman (the area with the Rit'zzz Carlton Hotel + PAUL, City Super; in other words, space reserved mainly for Chinese billionaires and expats in Shanghai..)


is always a good place to go when you're a bit sick of screaming China, = me today.


With 1 hour to kill before my appointment, i grabbed a coffee,


treated myself to a manicure @Fiori

(Painted my nails bloody red, probably inspired by my classmate's 'Gosh, your eye looks bloody')


then waited an extra 30 min. for the doc..


but really


the wait was worth it, the first nice doctor i met in shanghai, finally!


and my, HOT too...


Chinese origin growing up in Atlanta, mid-30's


great smile, just the purrfect mixture of professionalism and friendliness


married with 2 kids, shoot. /oh, and i forgot i'm the same, ha.


nice people out here in shanghai, really.


can't see why some people complain about living here.. this is one place i would have liked to have been, earlier in my life.


blah blah, back to being mommy at home.


btw: it's amusing how food suddenly looks unappetizing when being held by a hand with red manicure//




















さいきん大学(といっても、大学なのかびみょーな学校、の、語学コース)に

自転車通学をはじめました自転車


上海で自転車に乗る以上、一度は事故に遭うのは諦め気味。

大事なのは受身をちゃんと取れるか。車側じゃなくて、歩道側に倒れること。・・とか思いながら

片道15分をゆるゆると走っています。


一緒に走る人々のぴーぷるウォッチングも面白いんだけど、

気をつけないと


20リットルの水をいっぱい乗せたリヤカー、

よくわかんない木材を山ほど積んだ自転車、

花市場から花をモッサリ買い付けたばかりのオートバイ


とかのおっちゃん達がいるのも上海信号機


赤信号で自転車を止めて 道端の肉まん屋で朝ごはんを調達するツワモノ小姐も。

あたしも、にくまん食べたい。けど、勇気でないよ・・。


通学、4ヶ月休まず(子供イベントは別にしてね。)、そして無事故で通えたら

すごいなー。