2008年11月22日 星期六

I think I want to be a pirate....

With all the news about how pirating is so lucrative in Africa. I think its a good time for me to get into the game.

I think I will mark out my territory around the South China Sea around Vietnam and Hong Kong area, there will be a lot of booty and loot their. My crew will be call "Bruce Lee on the Sea," its a bit long, so I should probably shorten it.

2008年11月17日 星期一

Why is there a chicken in the office/workspace?

So when my boss's mom broke her leg, one of the owners of the factory gave my boss a "wild" chicken for her mom to eat. A factory owner brought over the chicken, live, and it got loose in the office while staying overnight.

In the morning I was asked to "catch" the chicken. Being the brave soul I am, I obliged. Thankfully the wild chicken was tired from flapping around in the office and I made a quick grab with some yellow plastic gloves.

Only in China and maybe some third world countries do you find live "wild" chickens as beautiful as the one above in the office and apart of working.

2008年11月10日 星期一

Lets go the countryside...

Last weekend one of the factory owners invited our company members to crab for lunch and we had to visit a new toy factory. Since all the factories are all in the countryside, it was time to get out of the city into the farm fields and factories.
The countryside is a compete contrast to the city. Its less developed, and people have much lower incomes and are extremely poor compared to urban areas. Most people subside on farming a small and limited piece of land.
The man made pond is for raising fish and crab.
The countryside can be beautiful, but pollution is a big problem. The pollution comes from the factories, who come to the countryside for the cheap labor and wages.
On to the crab buns... They were quite good, but you have to like crab in the first place.
People in and around Nanjing eat a lot of crab. You see crab being sold almost everywhere. It takes a while to eat (especially for a beginner like me) but its worth the effort.

2008年11月6日 星期四

Down but not out...

So, its been more than a week since my last post on the blog. A few things have preoccupied me:
  • Travel's diarrhea. A whole week of a running stomach and intially fever. I had to go the hospital. China's sanitation is not up to par with the "Western" world. (Not fun.)
  • Lose "Wild" Chicken in office.(Will explain in a later post. Quite fun)
  • Wondering why I'm staying in China? And how long I will stay? (Not fun)
Expect some pictures and posts about the above topics soon...