Day 16 (18-3-2009) - Quiz and night life

Last night I studied all the way till 2am and today, during the quiz, I realised that I did not know how to do 30 marks worth of questions. What a disappointment. I guess it can only mean more studying from now on.

No studying today though, the end of a quiz must always be followed by an evening out of campus, including dinner. So today, we went back to the Southeast Gate as there is a Halal stall there. On the way, we met Mohamed, a friend we made during our earlier days.

Even though the bazaar-like atmosphere at the Southeast Gate is always bustling with activity, the streets are dirty, probably the dirtiest around. I’m surprised that a place like this would attract the most number of street food hawkers. Or maybe, it’s the huge amount of hawkers that cause the polluted streets.

As the days get hotter, we realise that the insects also start to appear; probably not the best of news, given how dirty the streets already are. One thing is for sure, we will not be returning to the Southeast Gate next week onwards, when we predict, the weather will be much hotter.

Close to 4 weeks in, and I’m still an admirer of Wuhan’s night life. Even at night, people are everywhere. Shops are still open, and there is plenty of activity. Today we explored another side of our area and found even more cheap bargains for shirts, shoes, and the usual stuff. The conditions of these places are dirtier than usual, but the goods are still attractive.

Back to the bunk, which I predict will be another late night, this time not for studying, but for fooling around.