thanksgiving

Three bills on my door. For cable TV, water and electricity. My roommate was not in. He totally forgot to pay off the bills. They were all sharp and tough, mentioning I have to pay the penalty before end of this month or all these services would be shut off.

It was day of thanksgiving. I was in not any mood of celebrating with friends after a long day's travel and seeing those red-letter notices. And besides:

I've lost my frame glasses. Or left behind at the hotel of Suzhou. But I was so stupid not until 6pm, already away for 10 hours,when I found out. I was being surrounded by the crowd at the transit area between metro line 1 and line 2. Seemingly pushed by all Shanghai communters going off work, I seached my bags inside out but all in vain. I had to run fast too, in order to catch the train or bus back to Hangzhou.

There were no more train tickets available; so hurriedly I walked around the huge train station square from the south to the north side, because the long distance bus station is only there. It was raining with big wind; I was so tired, so exhausted and so wet, even I had an umbrealla.

I bought the bus ticket 5 minutes before the bus ran out of the station. 9 pm I was back to Hangzhou and I saw those bills. Why were they so mean to do it on Thanksgiving?

Today was more thanksgiving-ly? I contacted the hotel and they promised me to send back my glasses as soon as possible;a friend invited me to a big buffet dinner; and bangkok airways send me email informing I could possibly collect my ticket at the transit counter, so that means I could save some 1600 thai baht for the visa and departure tax,(thank you.)