I just got back not too long ago from the residence of my colleague, Daisy. And I had dinner with her earlier on at the restaurant near Baoli shopping mall, and even accompanied her to buy some necessities. Haha...I must say that going with her tonight is a real surprise to me. I guess I have known another colleague better today.

Anyway, while chatting with her, I found some sad but real facts of local Chinese. Most people in China, especially the coastal areas, are simply average in terms of their wealth. And when it comes to buying apartment, cars, imported goods, and even raising a child, it's like making yourself a starving slave for the local banks like Bank of China. Just imagine that a normal clerk's pay is around RMB 2500 and an apartment outside the town district is around RMB 250,000. Without any consideration, one can say that this clerk will likely work for more than 10 years to pay off this housing loan, which includes interest. Goodness. I can understand why Daisy said that many local Chinese will feel stressed nowadays. Money is making and causing things.

Okay, I'll have to rest now as it's getting real late. And I won't be working tomorrow and the coming Monday, as the company's management decides to shut down it while many staffs have left for the company's annual trip, which is a 7 days Thailand trip for this time. However, the two off-days will be made up on April 28 and 29. But I'm still happy about it as I'll have more time for this weekend to go to Shanghai with my partner to take a look and visit Ivan and Li Yin. Wow, more happy things can expect very soon.