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Yesterday Rosemary, Joanne and I went out after class. We walked for quite a long time and just when we were about to go back, we saw those two people selling food on the pavement.
We saw a girl who had just bought something from them and she was eating from a bowl. When we got closer, we saw that the board in front of the ‘tricycle’ had 八宝粥, 水果羹 written on it.

Rosemary and I wanted to try the 八宝粥 (ba bao zhou, Eight Treasures porridge). The woman told us that it’s RMB 1 for a bowl and we didn’t hesitate any longer and took out RMB 1 each. So cheap for such a big portion! We had 八宝粥 before but only the type sold in supermarkets at about RMB 3. This one looked a bit different.

I started eating and remembered that I have my camera in my bag. Joanne took this pic for me.

After that, I took a few pics of my portion of 八宝粥. I don’t know what that orange thing is. It tasted okay.

I pushed the orange thing to the bottom and took another pic.

A closer look. The white thing seems to be made of glutinous rice.

The 八宝粥 was good. Unfortunately, the portion was too big for me and I couldn’t finish it all. I only managed to finish 2/3. The 八宝粥 might not look as nice and colorful as the ones I usually buy at the supermarket but I love the taste. (homemade taste and not as sweet as the ones sold in supermarkets)

It was my first time around that place. I have no idea if the seller is usually there. Still, I took a few pics of the surroundings so as to remember the place. I find it difficult to find certain places sometimes.
Taking pics always help. hehe

I took pics of the middle school found on the opposite side of the road. (Name and address of the middle school: 上海同济初级中学 ,上海市杨浦区政通路260号)

My first pic was too dark and the color of the building looked weird.

I took two more pics.

Now I’m sure (okay maybe 99%) that I can find that place again.

I’ve been sick since more than a week now . My cold is almost gone but I feel like there’s something at the back of my throat. Now I also have some stomach problems. I’ve lost 3 kgs since I fell sick but I’ll probably gain back the weight after I get well.

Three days ago, I ate Japanese food ( no, I didn’t eat fish) and I had stomachache a few hours later. I didn’t feel like eating anything for dinner. The next day, I felt worse. I was thinking that my stomachache was worse because I hadn’t eaten anything for more than 12 hours so I ate a sandwich. I didn’t feel any better and felt nauseous. My bf had to go to the hospital to get some medicine (he has flu and wants to get better as soon as possible…) and made me go with him. It’s kinda hard for me to say no when he uses that tone of voice.

I went to the hospital in my university. I hate hospitals. My heart started to beat fast as soon as I stepped in there. I can’t help it. I still remember my one-week stay in a hospital in Mauritius back when I was still in primary school.
At the Tongji hospital, I saw a male doctor. He asked me a few questions, poked at my stomach, asking me where it hurts. He then told me to go to the test area. I had to do a blood test as well as a feces test. The first test was fast. There were 4 people before me. I stood in the line,waiting for my turn. My bf asked me if I was scared when he saw my face. He seemed to find it funny to see me like that. (Now that I think about it, maybe he was just trying to make me feel better.) When it was finally my turn, a nurse pricked my finger with some kind of needle and took some blood to test. For the 2nd test, I wasn’t sure what to do and asked the nurse. She pointed to the small,round boxes(with lids.. Fortunately.. ) which were on the counter next to the little plastic cups used for urine tests and told me to use one of those & added that only a small amount is needed for the test. There were small sticks near the boxes. I took two of those, knowing that they’ll come in handy. I went to the toilet and….. Well, I won’t go into the details here……
I went back to the same doctor I had seen half an hour ago and after going through my test results, he also examined my throat.
I left the hospital with some medicine; OTC acute bronchitis syrup and Levofloxacin(broad spectrum antibacterial agent). The doctor also told me to avoid fried food and milk (which I don’t drink anyway). I went to class after that. I kept feeling like I want to vomit but nothing was coming out of my mouth. I felt awful.
Hours later, I had dinner at my bf’s place.(We bought food at Burger King. )

(I had a normal Whooper with no cheese for dinner. I didn’t take any pics. This is a pic of a Whooper with bacon and cheese. Pic taken during the hols.)
I ate 1/3 of my Whooper and rushed to the toilet after that. Finally threw up. OUF. I felt better after that and finished my whooper. A few hours later, I threw up again. What a waste of a whooper!
I didn’t throw up again after that but till today, I still have stomachache and keep feeling like I might throw up at any time. I took some Talcid and I feel better now. Hopefully, I’ll be okay before Saturday. My friends and I are planning to go to a pizza buffet place on Saturday evening.

After hours of shopping, we felt like having pizza for dinner. Rosemary and I are sick of Pizza hut pizzas and decided to order from Papa John’s. Pizza hut’s pizzas taste o k a y (a very reluctant okay’) in comparison. (our opinion anyway..)
Jean Noel and Jennifer (2 of Rosemary’s siblings) have never eaten Papa John’s pizzas before (unfortunately, no Papa John’s in Mauritius:( ) so this was a good opportunity.

We preferred to eat at home rather than in the restaurant so Rosemary phoned to order the pizzas when we were on our way back home. The big question was : How many to order? When Richard was still in Shanghai, Rosemary,Richard and I used to order a large Papa John’s pizza and the number of slices per person was just right if we weren’t extremely hungry. Taking that into consideration, we were originally planning to order two medium ones but after much thought, we ordered two large ones. *cough cough* Papa John’s large pizza is bigger than Pizza hut’s, 14 inches. Papa John’s medium pizza is 12 inches, same as a large Pizza hut pizza.
2 large pizzas for 4 persons (3 gals and a guy)… 20 slices in all… I didn’t think that we would be able to finish the whole thing..but surprisingly, we were able to.
What can I say?
hmmm… Hours of shopping + walking around= very tired + very hungry.

Photo of the two large pizzas that we had ordered…….. and that’s Jean Noel’s hand reaching for a slice

Half Island Spice , half Texas Heat pizza

Super Papa’s

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Rosemary, her sis Jennifer and I went to Wumei supermarket today and we saw 3 other Mauritians there. One of them suggested having dinner together and a few hours later, we were sitting at the table in Rosemary’s room.
Rosemary,Joanne and Joelle cooked a few dishes, Jennifer made a salad. I didn’t cook. I..euh…..bought the strawberries,the Sprite and one of the chicken which I put in the oven once I reached my room. Jean Noel, the only guy among us, was the one who had to wash everything after we finished eating.

Rosemary, Joelle, Joanne, me, Jean Noel, Jennifer
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