A few bits and bobs

I have been sick for the last few days, fever and coughing, still not fully better so this will be a summery of the past few days.
on Saturday we went to dog market, lots of Dogs, a good few large Malamutes all kept in tiny cages, lots of northern breeds, white Pomeranians and all much cheaper than what you would pay in Ireland. A Chow Chow would have cost only 200 euro. Lots of Dog equitment also which was our reason fro going, we got 2 very strong short leads, some brushes and a few toys, very cheap.

Next day we visited one of Dan Dan's more wealthy relatives, they own a 2 story apartment with access to a private roof garden and each floor being about the same size as most Irish houses. They cooked BBQ, but that morning Dan Dan was ill and throwing up, something that effected Leon latter that day. I was still ok at this stage, the two old people in the house proudly showed off what they had been grown, cucumbers...tomatoes..and HASH, this seemed to be the one they where most proud of and they kept asking me did I know what it was.

Next day I started to also feel ill and stayed indoors for most of the time, smells really bother me when I am sick also, painting in the apartment over us and rat poison laid down outside the apartment all dont help. Dan Dan headed to Wai Jie on her own and observed some of the worst elements here all in the one day, Early she got the Bus and a Woman on the Bus started shouting at the guy behind her saying he bumped into her, you can usually win a battle of saving face if you can out with the other person and so instead of just saying sorry the guy said things like "oh, dont you think you are so beautiful that all the guys here would want to bump into you just to be touch by your beauty" and things like that. Later when shopping, Dan Dan lifted a curtain in one of the stalls and was shouted at by the woman who was there saying "go away, this is not a public road if you are not going to buy a curtain then go way" Dan Dan told her that she was looking to buy a curtain but it wouldn't be from her. Later again a woman told Dan Dan if her sister(Zhe Jie) was not with her than she could have ripped her off a few hundred yuan. Lastly trying to get a Taxi home, The car already has someone inside and asks Dan Dan does she want to get on also, which of coarse she said no, this is the new thing here, Taxis think they are so in demand that they can pick up multiple customers and make double the money, The other customer maybe also unhappy with this drivers attitude got out of the cab and when Dan Dan asked the driver could she get on he said "No Way".

Yesterday went to spice market and thats about it.