I finally got my passport back! I am now free to move about the world again. I was bummed about having to work seven days straight to help make up for our break this week, but, thanks to Typhoon Hagupit, we had last Wednesday off. So, it wasn't that bad. Saturday we received our 'benefits' for the holiday. In the States people sometimes get bonus pay. Not so in China. Here we get 'benefits', which for me included a giant bag of rice, a small bottle of cooking oil, a ginormous bottle of cooking oil, (and because China is a BYOTP nation) one ten pack of boxed tissue, one thirty pack of mini tissue, and a twenty pack of regular toilet paper. Funny thing is I was actually fairly pleased with it. Tissue is important here
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