Another day in China:

I was scheduled to do a one-over on a sound system for a local venue in Kunming this afternoon. I got to the venue, and soon found that there was no lights, no power at the sound desk, in the hallway, in the building… This is China. This is the reason things that should take 3 hours take the whole day, and things that should take a day take a whole week. No matter, that’s not my problem. So, I get the afternoon off.

I decided to spend the rest of my afternoon by going to the farmers market for the first time. I just haven’t found my way over there since getting here, though I have been meaning to all along. It was about what I expected; quite a bit cleaner, in fact. The dirt road which leads behind an apartment complex makes it look a lot less pleasant from the outside. That’s probably partly why I hadn’t been all too excited about going there.

I spent about ¥40 all together. That’s the equivalent to about $5.50 in Canadian Dollars. I bought a red onion, some green onion, sprouts, fresh garlic, a crap load of parsley, a slab of beef, and some chopped up beef. I was going to buy some fresh eggs, but I decided not to get them today.

As I drove my scooter away from the market, a stone flew right by my face. In America, kids have these things called ‘Nerf Guns’; here, kids throw stones. I shook my head and laughed as I drove back down the dirt road.