Survived Harbin
Hello earthlings, if there is anyone reading this that is. I can't update on facebook so here I am if someone out there is really curious in where I am and what I'm doing...
Just wanna say I survived the harsh Harbin. I knew it's gonna be cold but I never really knew how cold it is to be in >-20 degree celsius. Now that I know, I still don't know how to describe in words. you simply have to experience it yourself...
Well if I really have to say then it'd be like,
someone's using a knife to slash you several times in your face + many thousands of needles poking through your jeans into your legs, fingers and toes turned into rock.
Yeah especially the face and fingers + topes part, for the first time I couldn't feel my fingers and I really was so afraid that they were going to drop off! Because I've heard horror stories of ears falling off due to extreme cold.
You know all I can say is after being in Harbin, Beijing (even though it's colder than Denmark & Sweden which are supposedly very cold countries) is nothing. Hell yeah Beijing is nothing. So don't come and tell me that Beijing is cold.
Beijing-ers are staring hard at me when I had my jacket unzipped and walked along the streets. Because coming direct from Harbin, I just feel Beijing is not cold. -25 degree and -5 are very very very different. Yes Beijing is windy and can be cold if you stay outdoor for long but it's still bearable. In Harbin you just wanna die there. LOL. I had to hide indoors when it gets too cold. Because I simply couldnt go forward. My legs like forzen there.
But well maybe I'm weak because the Harbin locals told me I should try Mohe (coldest city in China) and apparently it is -30 degree now.
Oh enough of Harbin's weather.
I was initially scared and skeptical to go there but I'm glad I did, because I had adventures and made friends and met kind souls there. I survived Harbin alone but not my lousy iPhone. It was dead for more than a day probably due to the cold. It got me panic, but I figured it out that well at least my fingers didn't drop. My camera was dead for a few minutes too. But I could get the battery out and warm it, unlike lousy iPhone. So if you're going -20 places, don't bring iPhone. It's lousy.
Btw my water in bottle became ice and even my scarf harden. So you roughly know how cold it is...
Now I'm in Beijing, everything's ok but Im running out of cash. 3 more days to go but I'm left with only like 400RMB! SHIT so many things to buy, many places to go, many food to eat... How!
Okay gonna do some reading on must do must go places in Beijing now.
So don't worry about me, I'm doing fine. Although I do miss my family and friends right now. Love you all.
Bisous,
Jiahui
Just wanna say I survived the harsh Harbin. I knew it's gonna be cold but I never really knew how cold it is to be in >-20 degree celsius. Now that I know, I still don't know how to describe in words. you simply have to experience it yourself...
Well if I really have to say then it'd be like,
someone's using a knife to slash you several times in your face + many thousands of needles poking through your jeans into your legs, fingers and toes turned into rock.
Yeah especially the face and fingers + topes part, for the first time I couldn't feel my fingers and I really was so afraid that they were going to drop off! Because I've heard horror stories of ears falling off due to extreme cold.
You know all I can say is after being in Harbin, Beijing (even though it's colder than Denmark & Sweden which are supposedly very cold countries) is nothing. Hell yeah Beijing is nothing. So don't come and tell me that Beijing is cold.
Beijing-ers are staring hard at me when I had my jacket unzipped and walked along the streets. Because coming direct from Harbin, I just feel Beijing is not cold. -25 degree and -5 are very very very different. Yes Beijing is windy and can be cold if you stay outdoor for long but it's still bearable. In Harbin you just wanna die there. LOL. I had to hide indoors when it gets too cold. Because I simply couldnt go forward. My legs like forzen there.
But well maybe I'm weak because the Harbin locals told me I should try Mohe (coldest city in China) and apparently it is -30 degree now.
Oh enough of Harbin's weather.
I was initially scared and skeptical to go there but I'm glad I did, because I had adventures and made friends and met kind souls there. I survived Harbin alone but not my lousy iPhone. It was dead for more than a day probably due to the cold. It got me panic, but I figured it out that well at least my fingers didn't drop. My camera was dead for a few minutes too. But I could get the battery out and warm it, unlike lousy iPhone. So if you're going -20 places, don't bring iPhone. It's lousy.
Btw my water in bottle became ice and even my scarf harden. So you roughly know how cold it is...
Now I'm in Beijing, everything's ok but Im running out of cash. 3 more days to go but I'm left with only like 400RMB! SHIT so many things to buy, many places to go, many food to eat... How!
Okay gonna do some reading on must do must go places in Beijing now.
So don't worry about me, I'm doing fine. Although I do miss my family and friends right now. Love you all.
Bisous,
Jiahui
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