My day mostly consisted of attending two classes and working on my Rock Mechanics homework.

Aside from that, it was a quiet day with nothing major to report.

In addition, I called the RBC to get $6 refund.

Huan told Xue that today is my birthday, and I jokingly asked Xue to give me some money. In the end, Xue actually transferred ¥150 to me. I felt very happy—and Huan was even happier than I was.

I boiled some dumplings for breakfast. Not bad!

Afternoon

On the afternoon, I walked at river valley with Amir. The autumn is very beautiful, but it’s so cold today.

Nice day!

I did some assignments on the day.

In the afternoon, Dr. Zhao, Dr. Chatranga, Amirthan and I went to buy some coffee. I don’t like drinking coffee, but I would like to hang out with someone.

After getting back home, ZJ made some noodles to share with me. It’s not bad.

Perhaps due to drink too much coffee, I felt sleepy, but I can’t get to sleep.

There were two classes yesterday. The first one is Principles of Mining Engineering, and the second class is Concrete Materials in Practice. The first should be easy for me, but it became difficult in the English environment, so I need to put in extra effort to learn it after the class. About the second class, there are too many chemical terms and concrete terms. That’s why I feel it’s difficult; even my classmate who is from Shiri Laka also felt it was a little difficult.

It’s already 8 PM after class. ZJ made some pasta for me. My sister and mom called me while ZJ was cooking.

Not a bad day.

Early in the morning, Mom and Dad were busy reheating and eating the leftovers. After breakfast, they had to catch their bus, so Huanhuan and I washed the dishes. Then we went to my sister’s place to hang out for a while and help carry some things.

Ningning always struggles the most with goodbyes, unable to hold back her emotions. Manman, being a little older now, has gotten better at masking and disguising her feelings, trying to be the well-behaved child in Mom’s eyes. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.

Huanhuan and I rode our little scooter through the rain to catch the shuttle bus. The rain wasn’t heavy at first, but the cars speeding by splashed water straight into our faces. We got lucky—the bus was about to leave just as we sat down.

I dozed off on the bus and arrived in no time. Her parents weren’t home, so we stayed for a bit. Then we went into town to look at some apartments—living by the roadside was pretty noisy. After that, we grabbed some KFC, but I had to leave before finishing the fries. I probably could’ve finished them, but I didn’t want to risk it. And somehow, I absentmindedly ended up taking Huanhuan’s water with me.