it's been an interesting social day. it's saturday. i made lunch, making sure to make enough for two, so i could share it with one of my flatmates. he doesn't mind eating vegetarian food. actually he enjoys it. he helped me with a phone call in mandarin to a travel agent, so i could establish a contact for traveling to far out mountain locations while in Chengdu in two weeks. after establishing what was available, i started texting with the mobile phone to the travel agency, while at the same time emailing them. through the convenience of online translators, i was able to communicate with them my intents, make reservations for two mountain trips. i didn't know that paying a deposit for a trip was so easy. the travel agency gave me their account information, with the same bank that i bank with. they probably have accounts in many banks, so as to better serve their clients. i went to the bank and quickly made a deposit. all of the information was sent via text on the phone. i'm grateful for my iPhone phone with conveniences that make communication possible.
on the way home, my other flatmate told me by texting that he was cooking and asked me if i wanted to join him for dinner. he didn't know i was vegetarian. however, he was making pasta with tomato sauce and steaks. i made a spinach salad. so we shared the dinner. i'll make sure to have salad materials handy from now on for these impromptu pleasant get togethers.
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