Robs' Blog: incoherencies from an american ex-pat in exotic beijing,
  or: how i learned to stop worrying and love bureaucracy

Well, now that both Olympics have left my beloved city, things are returning to usual.

And, amongst them, the following:

• Food vendors on three-wheel carts... which, since I'm more than challenged in the cooking department, affected me horribly.
• Sidewalk dining that spills out from the small, cramped, and often dirty restaurants that I frequent.
• Sidewalk produce markets.
• The constant din from various construction sites.
• People begging for money... especially around Wudaoko.
• The lines of "black cars" (people hiring out their unlicensed vehicles) in the same area.

Thanks goodness for normality!