I met a friend that I originally met in Beijing. This is his hometown and he is here during his school break. Today was a good chance to try Guangdong or Cantonese food. For lunch we went to a big Dim Sum restaurant and I got to try about 10 dishes or so. This included some gelatin made out of turtles, whole pigeons, and chicken feet. Most of the food here was sweet flavored, so it was really good.
After lunch we walked around some of the shopping areas of the city. I wanted to look at some phones and asked about second hand phones. He suggested going to the biggest market for electronics in the city. I ended up buying a used Nokia 6610 (maybe 3 or 4 years old) and the guy put a new battery in it for me (battery date says 2007-12-30). It was $37 for this unlocked phone that can input and output both English and Chinese. Then I realized my SIM card was also lost when my wallet was stolen, so I had to get a new one. For $12 I got a China Mobile SIM card. It includes 160 free text messages per month (receiving is free) and after that is is 1 or 2 cents per message to anywhere in China. I’ll probably use the voice more for emergencies, since the number I got here in south China will be long distance to anyone I call.
After shopping, I had dinner with my friend and his family. So we had a lot more Guangdong food. I was so full today! I got to visit his family’s home a bit too.