and leo makes four
when i was looking at the apartment, there were three dogs living here: two shih-tzu, umh, hybrid puppies, which had belonged to sarah's previous roommate, and her dog. the plan was that the two puppies would be sent to shanghai (where their owner has relocated), and sarah's dog would be off to a friend's place before i moved in. well...
the landlord visited the place as part of my taking over the lease, saw the dogs, and reported them to the police. the dogs need to get a lot of shots and appropriate documentation before they can go anywhere. (i'll have to go through the same registration process with leo... it involves getting passport pictures taken of him.)
leo is having a blast. he has become fast friends with sarah's dog. i think the whole thing is just too cool.
i've walked to work and back the last couple of days. it takes around 30 minutes door to door. it is just a wonderful walk. i go through an area where bicycles, motorcycles, and scooters are sold, an area with restaurants, and an area that windows and metal appliances for restaurants are made by hand (often on the street).
one very interesting stretch of sidewalk is an area used for what i can only describe as recycling collection. that is, the three-wheel carts which ride around the city picking-up anything that can be recycled (from styrofoam to cardboard to computers) drop them off in this stretch. there the items are weighed, bundled, and loaded onto trucks.
