December 13, 2005

  • China

    Back from China for about a week now.  And then I just booked another trip today (to Shanghai in January).  Now the first trip was to a place called Shantou where I did some work and then attended my cousin's wedding.  Shantou is a port city near HK.  If you start in HK and then head northeast along the coast, Shantou is the first city you'll see.  I say all this because people either think I went to Shanghai already or they ask me (many, many times) where the heck Shantou is.  Now you know.


    So the wedding was fun.  I think my cousin was super stressed (made doubly complicated since he doesn't speak the local dialect very well)...my sister reported having the following conversation with him as he was running around doing things and having his fiance help.


    Sister: Hey...isn't it bad luck for you to see the bride before the wedding?

    Cousin: *Grits teeth*   Who....really.....cares?

    Sister: .......uhm, not me.  *runs away*

    You know one of the things I noticed in China.  The traffic there is unbelievable.  You've got a huge hodge podge of pedestrians, bikes, mopeds, cars and trucks...but no one really honks their horn.  And people are cutting people off so much...that there isn't that much road rage.  Interesting.


    Receptions in China apparently have karaoke as part of the festivities.  Yea....


    Since the real estate is kind of cheap there and my cousin's earning an US salary...he's able to afford a really nice apt. in China.  Except its a seven story walkup.  The first night, my roommate, sister and I decided to just get up it as fast as we could.  And after he opened the door we went thru it and collapsed on his couch.  When we teased my cousin about carrying his wife up the stairs after their wedding...he was like: Oh haaaiillll nooo! hahahhahahaha


    I polished off five books during my trip. 


    It was 70 degrees there and people were like... its so cold.  Are you ok?  Meanwhile, I'm wearing t-shirts and thinking: This is great!!


    On one leg of my trip I was stuck between two older chinese ladies.  One of them who got caught trying to steal utensils, got caught and was forced to give them back.  Which just taught the other one to put my tray over hers to hide her missing utensils.  They also spoke in two volumes - Off...and LOUD.  Luckily that part of the trip was only a couple of hours.


    I know its cold in New York City.  I know I had to come back to work the day after I landed.  Yet....I missed it and I'm glad I'm back. 

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