It took me a week to find the store where I could buy plugs of the right shape to fit my room's wall sockets and into which I could plug my equipment. So, last Sunday I powered up for the first time, with a great sigh of relief. Since then I have been seeking help to register for the internet and get my e-mail address as well as attach to the telephone line. It was a 3 day process this past week to get a telephone jack into which I can plug my modem, and I finally had to resort to calling a technician from the internet company to configure my computer to complete my log-on to the internet. Happily, that is now in the past, and I shall try to send updates on a semi-regular schedule.
Shanghai is quite a city.
There is a constant bustle of people scurrying here and yon, with traffic honking and moving everywhere. Trucks, cars, and bicycles compete with foot traffic on every street and even on the sidewalks. Much of the time a person simply has to walk in the street, wishing for eyes in the back of the head to see what's coming. There seems to be construction and renovation everywhere. It is without doubt a thriving metropolis, with all 16 million people seeming to be on the streets all day.