Here’s a quick review of our weekend trip to Shanghai (with apologies to Harper’s Index).
7: The number of hours, in total, that our flights to and from Shanghai were delayed
2: Total hours spent sitting in the plane on the tarmac in Shanghai
4: Total hours in flight
3: Total hours spent sitting in the plane on the tarmac in Tianjin after being diverted from landing in Beijing due to bad weather/electrical problems
5: Total hours that the air conditioning was not working while we were sitting on the tarmac in Shanghai/Beijing
.5: Total number of hours that air conditioning was working while we were on the tarmac in Tianjin
25: Number of irate passengers who stormed to the front of the plane complaining about the lack of air conditioning while on ground in Tianjin
40: The approximate amount, in percentage, of passengers who were allowed/opted to de-board in Tianjin to find their own way back to Beijing
200: The amount, in RMB, we paid for an infant ticket on Air China (10% of adult roundtrip fare, with no seat)
3: Total hours spent holding/carrying our baby while walking up and down the airplane aisle during the flights
2: Approximate total hours Marianne spent crying during flights
45: Approximate total minutes she was absolutely hysterical to the point that the entire plane was staring at us during the flights
4: Number of diapers used on the way to Shanghai
6: Number of diapers used on the way back
20: Number of diapers used the entire trip
10: The number of hours, in total, spent trying to come back to Beijing from Shanghai
34: The average daily high in Shanghai over the weekend
79: The average high, in percentage, for humidity
3: The average number of showers, per day, taken
3: The number of “hong bao” (red envelopes) given to Marianne by her relatives
5: The number of new words/phrases (“yes,” “no,” “bye bye” – English; “Xiao Mei” 小美and “xia qu” 下去in Chinese) spoken by Marianne over the weekend
40: The RMB price, per adult, to take the underground river tunnel ride from Lu Jia Zui to the Bund
320: The price, per night, for our double bed hotel room at Home Inn in Changning Qu
3: The number of nights we stayed
140: Approximate number of days until our next anticipated plane trip (13 hour trans-Pacific red eye) with Marianne
