Decide to sleep late. Woke up at around 9 am (ya .. thats the best I can go!), 还是把导游给吵醒!
Have decide to change our accomodation, RMB120 per night is too expensive for budget travellers like us !
They need us to return the key by 11am. Short of time, we decide to go to this 四川小吃官 which is just across the road to have breakfast. I have a 粑粑 and 导游 have noodle soup. The noodle soup was pretty good! All this for RMB4 !
Decide to check into the neat YHA we saw yesterday at the old town. Its only RMB80 for a 标间。
Took bus # 3 to 松赞林. The bus ride was pretty interesting, till the last part, it was really bumpy! We are basically jumping up and down on the bus. Even the locals looked pretty shocked to experience such bumpy rides. 
The monastry is pretty grand. Was quite surprised that we didnt see many tourists around. Thought this is a tourists spot? We saved RMB15 by using our student pass ! 
Was pretty irritated by one of the monks in the monastry ! Once we step in to do our prayers, he pushed us some stuff to eat and drink. Thereafter, he insist that we light the oil lamp and INSIST, PERSIST that we must give RMB10 each ?! Isnt this kind of donation voluntary ? And why is a monk forcing people ! I hate it when Im forced to do things ! Ugh ! 
Had lunch @ 东北 饺子馆. The 饺子 is really pale in comparsion with the ones at 山东饺子馆.
Went to to read up more on 梅里雪山, since Lonely planet provided such bad information on the place.
After our discussion with Hazel and Will, we decided that we will stay 1st night @ 飞来诗 , 2nd day we will make a day trip to 明永冰川 , stay another night @ 飞来诗, before making our way back to 中甸 on the 3rd day.
Went into this big internet cafe along the busy street of It is a big cafe with many people playing LAN games, watching movies, drama serials. Shortly after we step out of the cafe, 2 guys suddenly broke out fighting just behind the place where we were sitting! They were really fierce! If we were to leave 1 min later, we will be injured too!
Went back to the same 山东饺子馆 for dinner since we have told Hazel, Will and the spanish guy that we will be there for dinner (they wanted to try out 饺子too).
Out of the blue, a gang of 4 guys and a lady came into the shop. The moment they came in, one of the guy in the group just lift up the knife that was left on the table and bang it on the table, start to yak loudly for the boss.
The other 2 patrons in the shop look kind of worried, whispering among themselves, exchanging knowingly looks. Even the boss displayed a worried look ! Luckily, we are sitting very near to the door, can just (hopefully) dash for our lives anytime!
The guy went into the kitchen 2 times. On the 2nd time, he came out looking happy, and shortly after, the gang just left the place. Phew!
This confirmed our suspicison that they came here to collect 保护费。
The boss cooked us a HUGE bowl of noodle with lots of vege! Think I have enough of noodle and
饺子 already! Super over-dosed ah !
Went back early as we need to pack our stuff for our trip to 飞来诗, hopefully this time we will be able to pack smarter eh! Have already decided that we will leave all the other items at the YHA.
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