i'm back at work in Beijing again,where i was sad to discover that the virgin has been fired. it really makes a difference here, because my only two sort of friends here were her and dandan, and things have been kind of awkward with dandan since i've been back. i emailed her a few days before i started work again, to say that i hoped things were okay with us. she responded that it was okay, that we had simply been travelling together for too long. so i guess technically we're okay, but it seems like she's being kind of cold. i guess maybe the friendship is over, but she's not going to be like a heinous bitch to me. which is fine with me, i guess, though it was nicer to have friends at work. oh wel.