A cup of coffee in China costs about the same as a small lunch. ~ When we arrived in Beijing, the first question our guide asked my 9
year-old son was whether he liked Lady GaGa. My son later told me that
our guide's ring tone was a Lady GaGa song. ~ A local shop keeper in Shanghai asked us if we'd been to Disney World
- the one in Florida - the biggest one. He then proceeded to tell us
that his brother had been to the one in Hong Kong and was very
impressed by American culture as a result. I resisted the impulse to
tell him that the best Shanghai dumplings I ever taste was at the
Epcot Center. ~ This is my last night in Asia before the 27-hour journey back to the
US port of entry at JFK. I have not been able to access my blog or any
social networking sites except LinkedIn. I have no idea where these
missives are ending up. Gmail has sporadically been blocked when using
Chrome. ~ For the truly desperate Papa John's delivers. We were able to hold out
until tonight. ~ One of the most popular pass times among the 40+ set is a hacky
sack-like game played with what appears to the uninitiated to be a
badminton birdie. (And for the record, the hand-made birdies sold by
the players on the street are well worth the price over the cheap
birdies sold to unsuspecting Americans in the tourist shops.) It was explained to me that this game exercised the feet which is
important because the feet are the first part of one's body to get
old. Few people under the age of 40 seemed to partake, and older
players appeared to be well into their 60s. I found the game quite telling because:
1) The game is non-competitive
2) Requires no gym membership, DVD exercise programs, contraptions
that attach to doors and promise maximum results with minimal time,
etc. In fact the cost for a 'birdie' is less than a cup of coffee
3) Only a small space is required to play
4) Players can drift into and out of games (generally played in groups
of four) as their time and stamina allowed
5) Many players played for hours on end
6) The game is difficult and is quite a workout - just trust me on
this one no matter what it looks like in the video ~ The first time our non-English-speaking, 4 year-old adoptive Chinese
daughter farted in front of us she burst out into hysterical laughter.
Who would have thought that toilet humor was a thing so fundamental as
to transcend generational, linguistic and cultural diversity! ~ Gotta run - Papa John's is calling!
year-old son was whether he liked Lady GaGa. My son later told me that
our guide's ring tone was a Lady GaGa song. ~ A local shop keeper in Shanghai asked us if we'd been to Disney World
- the one in Florida - the biggest one. He then proceeded to tell us
that his brother had been to the one in Hong Kong and was very
impressed by American culture as a result. I resisted the impulse to
tell him that the best Shanghai dumplings I ever taste was at the
Epcot Center. ~ This is my last night in Asia before the 27-hour journey back to the
US port of entry at JFK. I have not been able to access my blog or any
social networking sites except LinkedIn. I have no idea where these
missives are ending up. Gmail has sporadically been blocked when using
Chrome. ~ For the truly desperate Papa John's delivers. We were able to hold out
until tonight. ~ One of the most popular pass times among the 40+ set is a hacky
sack-like game played with what appears to the uninitiated to be a
badminton birdie. (And for the record, the hand-made birdies sold by
the players on the street are well worth the price over the cheap
birdies sold to unsuspecting Americans in the tourist shops.) It was explained to me that this game exercised the feet which is
important because the feet are the first part of one's body to get
old. Few people under the age of 40 seemed to partake, and older
players appeared to be well into their 60s. I found the game quite telling because:
1) The game is non-competitive
2) Requires no gym membership, DVD exercise programs, contraptions
that attach to doors and promise maximum results with minimal time,
etc. In fact the cost for a 'birdie' is less than a cup of coffee
3) Only a small space is required to play
4) Players can drift into and out of games (generally played in groups
of four) as their time and stamina allowed
5) Many players played for hours on end
6) The game is difficult and is quite a workout - just trust me on
this one no matter what it looks like in the video ~ The first time our non-English-speaking, 4 year-old adoptive Chinese
daughter farted in front of us she burst out into hysterical laughter.
Who would have thought that toilet humor was a thing so fundamental as
to transcend generational, linguistic and cultural diversity! ~ Gotta run - Papa John's is calling!
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