The China Chronicles

Sometimes, I really really dislike China. Like today. This is Sunday morning, November 12, despite whatever the computer says the posting time is. Friday night, the wires in my living room started sparking--a lot. I unplugged everything in my house and went to bed. Yesterday, the power went out. Mr. Liu came over to fix it. He looked at the breaker box thingy in the kitchen, and then he hit the wires with the end of my mop and the electricity was working again. It went on and off all day yesterday, and today it is totally off, probably because one of the wires is completely burnt. For one reason or another, there is one outlet in my house that works. It must be connected through different wiring or something, I don't know. So I have extension cords running ALL over the place, and I am praying that my hot water is still hot so I can shower. The electrician is coming tomorrow...I just have to make it another 24 hours!

posted by Sara @ 6:00 PM