For the Inner #rabbit in us all. This was one of the #veggie dishes served the other night. Just lettuce and #Chinese chives and cucumbers. Actually nice to see Veggies after being stuck with fast Food for a while 😜 This is the closest China really gets to salad…
Ordering Take-Out via #Alipay
13 JanUsing #Alipay to order #TakeOut Food in #China 😊 🍴
IMAGE 1 – Placing your order
1. Open Aliplay
2. Choose the ‘e’ that says ‘Take-Out’
3. On the next page you’ll see a longlist of restaurants offering services. #pizzahut is in my picture. But you Also have #KFC #mcdonalds #burgerking #Chinesefood and more! (YES, MCDONALD’S DELIVERS IN CHINA!).
4. Pick the place you want.
5. The next page will have a list of #food offered with pictures (THREE CHEERS FOR PICTURES!!!)😜
6. Click the + symbol next to what you want. It goes into your cart.
7. When You’re done, Click the green button on the bottom of the screen.
IMAGE 2 – Paying & Address
8. The next screen is important.
At the top you’ll see a box with the location symbol (marked 1 on the second picture I posted). CLICK this box.
9. For the first time, ask a #Chinese speaker to add the address (and other popular addresses) for you. It will save it in a list. In the future just pick the address you want it delivered to from the list.
10. Check the estimated delivery time right below the location button (Mine says 18:22 because #China uses 2400 time.)
11. If You’re Happy Click the Green button on the bottom and pay.
IMAGE 3 – Tracking Delivery
12. Go back to the home screen of Alipay – Choose ‘e’ for take-out again
13. You’re back to the List of restaurants. On the bottom toolbar, You’ll see a Square (2nd button) that I circled in pink. Click it.
14. Now you’re on a List of orders You’ve made. Choose the Chinese words next to the order.
15. Tada! Now you have the estimated delivery time and a gps map showing you where the driver is.
DELIVERY.
16. They usually call you when they arrive at your door. I Can’t speak Chinese well 😭 so I text them ‘你好.我来了’ which means basically ‘Hi, I’m on my way’. Can’t promise It’s accurate Chinese, but they always understand it. 😊
You DON’T have to pay the driver, delivery fees were in the original cost 😊
It’s several steps and tricky to figure out, but I was starving a while back and learned on my own of necessity 😜🍴
Hope it helps someone else!! ❤️
#travel #tech #Technology #foodie #hungry #fastfood #delivery #International #lifeabroad #apps
#Chinese New Year’s: Fish and Peppers
10 Jan#Chinese New Year’s is upon us! I know because there are fish with red pepers being hung!
#Fish around the new years represents “nián nián yǒu yú (年年有鱼)” which means ‘May you have Fish every year.’ Apparently it is pronounced the same as ‘May you have extra each year. Also the word for fish is similar to the Chinese word for ‘enough’
Apparently the red peppers repesent good luck and income (I’ve had different responses).
So the picture means – ‘May you have enough of everything you need in the New Year!
Final Exams!
6 JanFor the week when you have:
- 200 📑#ESL Essays to grade
- 310 📊 #Economics Exams to give & grade
- 162 🌎 International #Business Exams to give & grade
- 500 🖥 Final Scores to enter
all before the week is done. ✍💼
We need #Cola, #Coloring Pens, and #Chocolate!!! Bringing out the big guns!
Jaiyou*!
*(means #Fighting! in #Chinese)



























