The Year of the Tiger

Note to my readers, I'm still feeling sick. If you want a more positive out look go to Matthew's blog at eastwest-mm.blogspot.com. There is only one problem: he is not as dedicated at posting and will refer you back to my blog. You can try, though.

Okay, so the year of the tiger makes me think of that song "it's the eye of the tiger". I used to hear it when I was in high school and was playing soccer. We would listen to it when we were warming up. I'm not sure who came up with the music. But now every time someone says it is the year of the tiger I think of the song. Thanks.

Last night was a long night between the fireworks and my needing the bathroom. Okay, that is all I will say.

Today I am feeling quite spent. I have no energy. I feel frail as though the slightest wind would knock me over. It hurts my body to try and stand up straight. I think I may be starving in China. Okay, well not really. I just can't find any food that tastes good to me today. I've been eating a fruit that looks like a really large grape fruit but is sweeter and has a very different flavor. It is a citrus though, so I don't want to eat too much. It does taste good to me. I made a noodle soup we got from Wal Mart but I couldn't eat it. I tried adding the spices one at a time but I just didn't like the flavor. I had a granola bar instead. I need to get some food that doesn't upset my stomach, but I don't feel well enough to venture out to get it.

After the granola bar I took a shower in hopes that it would revive me but no. I took a nap and woke up feeling crumpled and frustrated. I need food but can't go get it myself or really say what I want. I just know I don't want something Chinese. It hasn't been good to my stomach.I

Matthew has ventured out into the great city of Kunming to hunt up some food. I'm so grateful as I couldn't do so myself. I'm sitting and watching the fireworks from the window. I can see them over the roof of the apartment next to ours. They are the big kind and so with the bang of the fireworks the car alarms get going. It is a rather loud process. Yesterday it was annoying to me but I am starting to get used to it as strange as that seems. The alarms are in the distance, though, and not right outside the window. If they were I probably wouldn't be so calm about it. However, right now I can enjoy them from the window in the living room.