Once again, nothing is easy in China except making friends, this time with other foreigners. I went to the Gong An [police] with another Korean new student, and so many difficulties along the way. I forgot my pictures and so we had to get off the bus and go back. Then we took a taxi and along the way discovered a plant, bird, fish and cat market. I shall have to return, it looked so beautiful. Buy some plants. Perhaps a fish too. How I'd like a pet! I wonder if I could have a bird here, it'd be so nice.
Anyway, all these troubles because I forgot my health form and so now its late. I've broken the Chinese law as they explained it to me. I decided to look upset to see if pity would smooth things along, also not to irritate them and have them actually go through with the procedures to have my visa made invalid. Not too much reaction. I know that everything will be ok because I am a student, of course I am not doing anything wrong. Still I have managed to come across some very bad luck so far, here in China. At least I didn't try and register with the police in Tianjin, that would have been terrible, causing a great many troubles.
Now I know a bit why people in China have so much patience, because everyone has to put up with the bureaucracy. Once we left the building I had to remind myself not to let it get me down because it really would be ok, to shake off my acting. So we rode the bus home and had a wonderful conversation about China and other various things, avidly watched by the Chinese [because we were probably speaking in Chinese, the other Korean students didn't speak English]. So crowded, it was unbelievable!
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