Sunday, March 16, 2008

The Glamorous Life

OK, its boring to complain so I’ll do it all in one post. That way people who don’t mind complaining can commiserate with the craziness we face daily. Others can skip this and jump to the next post.

So, some of the things that drive us crazy here (besides the previously well documented pollution that hangs over the city like a post apocalyptic cloud) are:

  • The monk or Muslim that wakes up at 6am every morning directly below us and chants at the top of his voice for 15 minutes
  • A bathroom fan that sounds like a Cessna engine from the 1960’s that’s missing some key parts
  • Construction in the room above ours from 8am to 7pm everyday, including weekends. Whatever they are doing involves a great deal of hammering.
  • For some reason they don’t make up our room until about 3pm everyday. We have asked for the maids to come earlier but they still insist on coming in the middle of nap time. Of course they are always very nice.
  • A less than kid-friendly room. We had to use duct tape on all of the drawers and outlets so little fingers don’t get squished or zapped
  • We have eaten Chinese food 24/7 since arriving. I LOVE Chinese food but I will be very ready for some In-N-Out upon our return!