Moving in a New Desk

A couple weekends ago, I bought a new desk for my room. Instead of getting a brand new one for about 150¥ ($23), Susu found that we could save a smooth 一百块 (yi bai kuai, 100¥ [$15]) and buy a used one from a guy down the street using the Chinese equivalent of craigslist. What resulted was a bunch of unusual photos.

Those Early Morning Bangs

I wouldn't say it happens every morning but maybe 2 or 3 times a week, I hear what sounds like gunshots going off. With guns being illegal here, one might think that there was some terrible pothole on the road causing dozens of blown tires or children who have an affinity for popping balloons in my complex. A couple weeks ago, I stumbled upon the real reason for these noises, and a rather joyous reason at that.