Wow Life Goes On

Starting week 6 days ago and I have 4 weeks to learn everything. I liked it so much better being the person who knew how things were supposed to go than being the person asking for help all the time. I remember how dependent I was on people when I first moved to China but going through it all again is always harder than you can really imagine.
It's amazing though how having something to focus your attention so completley helps you to get into a pace that makes life feel more normalized. In some ways the adjustments are passing me by too quickly as I forget to cherish the freakish moments that still happen. For instance, yesterday I walked down the street to the new's agents,(for non-aussies this is a place that sells mainly newspapers and magazines),and heard Chinese being spoken by the two ladies who work in the shop. I quickly jumped in and we talked for a bit. I discovered that they speak Chinese but are from Malaysia and am still very happy that if I choose I can just walk down the street to practice my Chinese.
I said, "Dui Bu Qi", to a random man I bumped into getting off the train on my way to work. Turns out some situations wake up my Chinese language instincts more than others and large crowds bumping into eachother is one of those situations...naturally.
My co-worker who is also Japanese told me this morning that she had eaten a mooncake and I rejoiced for whose knows what reason because I never ate mooncake in China. But there I am paying attention to the directions and seriously considering going to buy one. By the way my new boss also spent time in China. It makes me feel like a little less of a freak when I go to get my hot water in the afternoon.