Step 8 - Hate other people. Go on, do it

Hey y'all. It's been awhile, I know. Have you missed me? No, I'm sure you've all been busy with your own lives. Let me fill you in what has been 'the haps' with my world.

I'll get the rant out of the way first. Computers and networks can be troublesome beasts, but it would seem especially so when you're not in control of what the other people are doing. More specifically, multiple routers on a LAN network. None of them configured properly, it would seem. Only reason I'm on the internet now is because of default logins and passwords. So that's the primary reason I haven't updated in awhile.

The second is that my room only has one ethernet port, and we currently don't have a hub/switch. The room-mate says that he will buy one, which is great, because I really don't want to. Particularly when he wants a wireless access point for his iTouch, in a room that's about as big as some people's bathrooms.

The third reason is that I've been either out partying, or home sleeping it off. Saturday... was a big night. Let's get a close up on that...

Starts maybe 7 or 8, we (Pat/Mike/Jonas) go out and get some grub. Following the meal (Jiaozi, yay), starting getting some drinks going. Whiskey and coke, not my usual taste but it's good to mix it up now and then...? Did I mention they were free drinks? Though I should probably buy them a bottle of something as thanks. Probably had that much of their booze already anyway. Alright, back on topic - We had drinks on the Friday night too, but people we had expected to meet hadn't come through, so we just took it relatively easy and boozy. Saturday though, they came through.

First stop was the 'Panda club'. Cute name, crap club. A constant rotation of performing girls (not the skimpy type) with music too loud and overpriced drinks (20 kuai for the cheapest beer - 3 kuai is what you might pay at the store). So we (actually about 15 people now) soon left there and got a cab to Babi II. This was more like what I remembered of Chinese clubs. Crazy loud music, tables everywhere covered with Chivas and green tea. This place didn't actually have a dance area, so people were just going nuts between the tables, generally getting in the way of anyone and everyone. But that's what makes it fun dancing there...

The other thing I like is the free drinks from random people at tables as you walk by. Within about 10 metres of entry, I was doing some shots with random Chinese guys and another foreigner (who I later find out is a student like me, he just happened to walk in about 5 minutes before me). So that's pretty much how it stayed, for I don't know how many hours. Dancing and drinking, drinking and dancing. Eventually something compelled me to leave? I walk/stumble? out the front and Jonas is brawling on the street with some guy. I don't know specifics, but I do remember trying to pull people off other people, and falling backwards. I had a sore and grazed shoulder that backed up my story the next day.

Little did I know, but it turns out this thing had been going on for awhile, and inside the bar as well? An English guy got a glass bottle broken over his head, apparently for trying to help Jonas out. I'll have to try remember it's possibly not worth running in to save an American who probably deserved it. Apparently he gets into that sort of trouble a fair bit.

Anyway, I made my way home - a receipt in my pocket and some money gone tells me I bought something, don't ask me what it is though. I like to think it was a big bottle of water. I woke up with not much of a hangover, so it's possible. But then... I don't know what the receipt says. I should look it up. I remember having conversations with people on my walk home, and that's about it. I don't remember opening the door, but apparently it happened.

I woke up at 4pm, feeling pretty good. Strange. Current hypothesis is that I wasn't sober yet. I went and had a huge dinner, and felt better again. Then I finally started coming down.

And I'm just about all written out, for now. Classes have started, and they're going fine. Looking to move up as it seems a bit easy at the moment. Will write more soon, assuming no internet troubles.

Lots of <3 people, keep it real.