But... but... Tai Shan is a great mountain! I mean, Tai Shan literally means the Almighty Mountain. I wish I can go later, perhaps I can persuade some of you to come in Autumn to climb it. It's only 30 minutes away from Jinan, I heard. After all, it is the mountain that every emperor has to climb to prove his mightiness. I saw some really awesome pictures of that place, that is one mountain I want to conquer before I leave China.
Well, since my heartless buddies are all gone, my Taiwanese friend suggest that we go spend the morning at the Jinan textile market to buy a bedsheet set since I haven't got one. We left at 8 a.m. and took a 30 min bus ride.
The textile market is a neat and colourful market where you feel like sleeping on all these soft and colourful fabrics.
We only ventured in the bedroom fabric sections where I could choose my own design and to custom make one with a marked down price. After rounds and rounds of hunting, I finally settled for these 3.
To make a single sized duvet cover, one pillow case and a bed sheet. RMB 56 including craftmanship. What a deal! My mum would be so proud of me! haha
After I've chosen my bedset, the lady told us she needed some time to do the sewing, so we walked around some more and found some 'stalls' selling sky-dropping price fabric. Most of them are about RMB 12 for 3 metres. 100% cotton.
Soft and colourful fabrics for making clothes. RMB 12 per metre. Slightly more expensive but still cheap.When we returned to the store at which I got my bedset, the lady was so busy we had to help her out...
We left the textile market noon time and got back to the university and had lunch at a small restaurant. We both ordered a small bowl of seafood noodle and it took 30 min to come, in the duration of which, I've counted, they have already served up to 10 dishes to the other 3 tables. My friend told me that in China, you've got to order a lot or else they won't entertain you. It's called big and small eye. (Think Cantonese and Mercedes Benz) So, in China, for 2 people, you have to order at least 4 main giant dishes, even though you know that you will never going to finish it. Wasting the food is better than losing your face. Heck, isn't that crazy?
Satisfied with my morning trip. I've decided to treat myself with Yeng's delicious cooking for dinner. (!)
Bamboo chopping board! I'm sure Felicia would like one. ha!This is what I'm going to cook. All these ingredients cost not more than RMB 2. Yes, it's asparagus, and yes, it's Kampung egg, and yes, fresh shitake mushroom! Garlic and tomato is so cheap it's virtually free. It's RMB 2 because the cut of meat costs RMB 1. Just so you know, tomato is the king of fruit in Shandong (awarded by myself). I can't tell you how juicy it is. You just need to add a little bit of water, and these 2 tomatoes will be enough to make a bowl of comfort soup.
I borrowed my friend's electric stove and used my legendary iron wok, which I bought for RMB 69, for the first time. To give it a good start, I have conditioned the wok the day before with peanut oil. The stove gets heated up incredibly fast that water will boil in 2 minutes. No joke. The wok weights a hefty 3 kg so it's virtually impossible for me to hold or toss or pour with one hand. But then, the thought of all the possible minerals I could benefit from this wok keep me smiling when wok-ing. Cheers!
Whoala, this is my dinner. No meal is complete in Shandong without a nice Man Tou (dumpling). (This one looks purple because it's made of black rice. ) 
Ey, ey... don't forget my cup of romantic flower tea.
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