First Day of Work ...

Work started today, so the blogging isn't timely anymore.... Social networking is banned in China, so mi can only get to Facebook and the blog, via mi company's private network...

Michael picks me up like around 7:10 for work which starts at 7..lol...and of course when we get there, we need to have breakfast in the cafeteria.... You can view all that's offered on the counter in sample dishes, and you order by pointing to what u want. I think i ended up with fried egg, a short fat hotdog looking thing, fried dumpling with God only knows what's inside, and bread liking like Indian fried bread...or funnel cake.... Money isn't accepted in the cafeteria, so Michael pays by swiping his monthly allowance card... Ahhh... i need to get one ..... At the table, i sliced open the dumpling, and moved onto the next item, not liking what's inside...maybe it's like string vegetables?.... I tasted the hotdog...not sure i like the taste...so i settled for the fried egg...can't go wrong with that...and take a bite of the bread... sweetish and definitely fried...that might work... Michael returns with the hot water, and i open my hot chocolate packet... I think i only have like 4 more left.... We are late for a training class, so we grab the food and head upstairs...

Training is automation overview for the PE's... are they even understanding anything? ....Ah...well....the quiz at the end will tell.....

Lunchtime, the guys take me to a Korean restaurant...and they made sure to order 'safe' foods..having heard about my weekend experience.... so i enjoyed ribs, fried rice, pork and beef with vegetables.... I think i can actually start to like Korean food.... If only i can get them to start serving sodas/drinks, and skipping the lukewarm unsweetened tea....

Back in the office.. not much going on, as i need to get monitors, cables, request access.... so i am enjoying some more free time....
All of a sudden, i hear rustling and the office gets noisy... everyone is standing up...are we having a fire drill? Naahhh... the buses leaves at 4, so it's a mass exodus out the building....The workers are bused to the fab so it's time to go.....

Cycling starts at 5:30...and i don't want to be late.....but i don't know where the gym is... One of the receptionist escorts me down a long hallway to an older part of the hotel...and here were are at the basement of the gym... 5fls later...here we are.... CHristy and AL are already there.... here comes Hendrix... Melissa is opting out tonight as it's not the English instructor.... I think i will be brave.... Turns out class was ok.... We cycled to chinese reggae and hip hop... i just followed the instructor...wasn't hard to do, as there was only one move.... standing up cycling...rock to the left, then to the right...song, after song after song.... i guess he and his sidekick think they are in a hip hop video...lol.... 10 mins to go, and my legs are tired....so i spent about 5 mins doing some strenght training......

It's almost 8:30 and my dinner partner hasn't called... guess he is still stuck at work.... luckily Eddie's delivers... so i end up eating enchiladas for dinner... Who would have ever thought that I would actually eat and enjoy Mexican food for dinner? When the choice is the alien Chinese food in the Inn Fine hotel, Mexican sure was heaven!