A teacher asked me to stay with a student in the cookery room. I did, but it was still burning because the rice was at the bottom. The student was
cooking chicken and rice with a pressure cooker. Many
staff came to ask what happened. It was funny.
In the evening, I bought four large
potatoes in the supermarket which only cost 1.7 RMB. The seller told me not to eat them (they are dangerous for eating).
I’m fasting (one meal a day). Also, because I move frequently, I don't
have a cooker. Sometimes I’m really hungry, especially when I haven’t eaten
enough lunch. I pace by restaurants and also see a lot of stalls on the
road. The smell of cooking makes me think about a lot of things, such as my youth in my hometown. I always feel like I am
living in a different world.
My accent unchanged, my hair much thinned;
None of the children know who I am,
With smiles they ask, “sir, where are you from?”