yep, that was part of the "getting used to".. problem is, if "they" really wanted to they can still censor VPN. Example, my vpn service on my iphone hasn't been working since a month ago due to the Beijing meeting. My OSX vpn (same service provider who I do not want to name) is down to 1 server working...
Just part of living here I suppose. However, good food, nice night life, have friends still so all is well...