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Snow and Thieves

December 31, 2004

It snowed yesterday here in Shanghai. Not heavily, but it was real snow. It didn’t melt when it hit the ground. Everything got covered. It was enough for some small snowball fights and miniature snowball fights. It was charming seeing the reactions of kids who had never seen snow before.

Unfortunately, the snow and cold distracted me, I guess. It must have been while I was riding the bus that my wallet got stolen. I lost about 300rmb, my credit card, my bank card, and probably over 100rmb of taxi receipts that I need to get reimbursed by the company.

It wasn’t really that much money, but it certainly is a hassle getting cards canceled and re-issued.

Happy New Year.