Well it seems like this isolation thing isn’t stopping anytime soon as all large and small Chinese businesses/factories were supposed to be opening again tomorrow (we thought we were finally going to see a gym again!) but no. They have postponed until 17th February now and more delays to be predicted! I will tell you now, on 17th February places will not be open. It wouldn’t be so bad if only restaurants were open as I would LOVE a green tea java chip frappucino! They don’t have Nando’s here but a Nando’s would make me so happy! See, that got me thinking about all the foods that I miss from England since I really love going to Asda, Sainsburys, Lidl… I don’t care where, I just love food shops! Restaurants! Cafes!
Here’s a list of a few foods I miss, prepare yourselves… Dairy Milk chocolate, most biscuits (especially chocolate digestives, custard creams and Shortbread), COOKIES like the white chocolate chip or twix – the baked ones from the superstores. MRS POTTS CHOCOLATE HOUSE, I actually dribble thinking about their cakes. Okay, I may have a slight sweet tooth. Carrying on, I miss roast chicken that you can buy already cooked from Sainsbury’s, all quiches, Heinz baked beans and real sausages… basically a real English breakfast ALSO a roast dinner! I really miss scones with jam and cream on with a cup of tea! Doritos to make nachos, and ice cream, just a big tub of Half Baked Ben and Jerry’s. Dominos! What I would do for a stuffed crust chicken pizza brought to the door (since I’m stuck inside anyway). The thing I have been craving most is a Manor House cake… How boring you’re thinking BUT if you tried the cakes here, they are literally just cream. A manor house cake is such a MOIST cake it’s just the cakiest cakey cake of all the cakes! Obviously there are more foods that I miss but it’s just too much and my fingers will get tired.
I know you’re probably thinking that its’s all fatty and unhealthy things… Well, yes it is. This food makes me so excited and happy that it is all I can think about while stuck in the same four walls everyday! Generally, I have a good diet, I have my five-a-day, protein and complex carbs BUT this is the stuff I want so bad. I basically have constant PMS-ing cravings right now, so us females know the strength of the cravings that I feel!
Today, I tried to calm the cravings by trying to make pancakes… They were disgusting! I fired myself from the chef job I gave myself yesterday. Firstly, I was missing 3 of the main ingredients (sugar, baking powder and nice toppings). Secondly, I don’t have weighing scales so I completely misjudged the amount of flour I put in and they ended up being described by Zac as “Flour Sponges”. Thirdly, I knew when cooking them, they were going to taste gross so I just covered them with yoghurt to see if I could hide the disappointment I created… No that didn’t work… Blehhh! Buh bye pancakes!
As my pancakes failed, the only thing we ended up eating today were dumplings, Oreos and Snickers… I swear, I do have a good diet!
Update on the security of our accommodation, on entry while they take your temperature, they now also take your picture. Right, can anybody else see another 5’10, white, British, blue-eyed female in the accommodation or Guiyang for that matter (as nearly all British citizens have now gone back to the UK), NO I didn’t think so! I’m nearly 99% certain they could recognise me if they looked at me, I’m basically the amazonian woman of China. They also see me 3 times a day walk out with a massive golden retriever, yet they still need a picture for reference just in case I don’t live here. Craziness! I wonder what the next update is for the security is tomorrow.
ALSO! I was supervised picking up my dogs poop today… Lola went for her morning poo sesh as usual. Suddenly, I have two groundsman stood right next to me making sure I pick the poop up and put it in the bin. They spoke to me in Chinese and were doing the actions of picking a poop up. I looked at them, turned around, picked it up, walked back up to them and showed the poop in the bag… Happy now!? What is this!!? Firstly, why are they stood so close to me? AND why are they watching me pick up poop? Probably think I’m going to leave it there to spread the virus of something. Pffft.
Anyway, that’s basically how the day has gone. Ooh yes, fortunately, I have now confirmed with work that we will still be getting paid, regardless of how long this virus takes to blow over! At least we’re getting money while just sitting inside these four walls and sending some videos to our classes. I guess it’s not all bad!
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