The weather has turned bitterly cold. I bought a coat and it has become something I regard as a priceless possesion. One of the ways I get around the city is on the back of my friends motorcycle, cruising through Chinese crowded streets on the back of a motorcycle is alot of fun, and it almost subliminal. It's a real experience, but the past week it's a real cold experience. By the end of a 5 mile ride, I can't move the muscles in my face, and it takes a good half hour for them to become functional again. I remember Beijing last Feburary after just arriving in China, just as winter was winding down and found it hard to believe how damn cold it was. I'm not sure how I'll fare while dealing with the complete thing. It's going to be a guranteed 4 months or so of extreme cold, during which time I'm sure I'll be complaining a fair bit. It's hard to believe that just four months ago it was above 100 degrees farenheit for a month straight, I complained alot then too, but find myself missing the drenched afternoons, changing my shirt three times a day due to perspiration. The motorcycle trips have lost a little of their fun, but are still great. It's just so damn cold.