Weekend syndrome worries young people

　　Did you have a good weekend or a bad weekend? What kind of weekend did you have this weekend?

　　We told you about a month ago about the "weekend syndrome" in which many young people treaded upcoming weekends cause they weren't sure what to do.

　　Well, now doctors are saying that no even though some people have found stuff to do on the weekend, they still suffer from a different kind of "weekend syndrome." That no matter what they do, they feel like they had a boring weekend.

　　A patient named Ms. Han says she always hangs out with friends from many other circles. Sometimes, they all do stuff together throughout the whole weekend without stopping. But even so, Ms. Han always feels like she has had a boring weekend.

　　To deal with the problem, experts advise single people to make more friends and develop their own hobbies. Meanwhile, they advise people to hold moderated expectations about the weekend break, and to avoid making a too tight of a plan for how to spend their time. 　　

　　"Private" helicopters rental started in Harbin

　　An aviation company in Harbin has started helicopters rental service recently. Thus it is possible for one to take a ride in a helicopter to go skiing there.

　　The helicopters for rent include Y-12, Z-9A and AS350B2. The price varies from 15,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan per hour depending on different models of the aircraft.

　　Though the price is beyond the reach of most of the ordinary citizens, the company promises that certain discounts will be given to frequent clients and those who will fly a long-distance journey.

　　"Though our service is expensive, it has the convenience of flying to anywhere within Heilongjiang at any time as the client wishes. Trip around China is also possible, given that the client hands in an application to the Civil Aviation Administration beforehand, " said Wang Enli, the director of the marketing department of the company. 　　

　　Girlfriends valued, in dollars

　　Just how much is your girlfriend worth? Well, here's an online calculator that tells you -no more than 320 bucks.

　　Many male users of an online forum are using a newly discovered program to calculate the value of their girlfriends, according to Huashang newspaper.

　　However, barely any girls score more than 2,500 yuan, or 320 US dollars, which disappoints many couples.

　　A man surnamed Li reportedly has the girlfriend with the most value, at 2,500 yuan. He said, proudly, that the game was quite fun.

　　The results are based on 19 items of personal information, including the girlfriends' height, weight, number of previous relationships, and whether she eats onions and plays mahjong.

　　If your girl has passed the College English Test Band Four, 300 yuan is added to her value.

　　Although the creator of the game is unknown, the report says it to some degree reflects Chinese people's attitudes towards modern women.

　　New Year's housemaids free up parents' time 

　　Instead of giving household goods to their parents as gifts as is traditional, many dutiful young people in Anshan, Liaoning, hired housemaids for their hardworking parents during this New Year's holiday.

　　"I had a very easy day this New Year's holiday with the help of a housemaid my son booked for me," a mother surnamed Wang said. Without doing much housework, another mother said she had more time to spend the holiday with her family members.

　　Booking temporary housemaids as special gifts to their parents are likely to be popular again at Spring Festival, the time for traditional family-reunions for Chinese, which starts on February 18.