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Heisenberg Weight

I am typing this while sitting on my cousin's bed, the laptop on my knees; it's not too terribly hot because I have a fan on the floor blowing at it. Yay fans! I arrived her yesterday at about 8pm, having left the hostel around 2.30pm; I met my Fourth Aunt at the customs around 3.45pm and we both arrived at the nearest bus interchange at around 6.30, after a great deal of being trapped in small places with huge numbers of people. It wasn't too bad except I was carrying quite a bit of cash which left me a bit paranoid. (My family isn't visiting the grandfolks--I'm the sole representative of our branch. Thus they made me bring a peace offering consisting of money.) I am definitely gaining weight, because I have got right back into my usual routine here: eat, sleep, go around, do not leave house except under unusual circumstances. This being Chinese New Year, I suspect the food I eat will be much more than usual. Today's lunch alone consisted of three bowls of rice