A Note To My Readers...(from China)

BlogSpot and China BlogSpot and China do not appear to get along very well. This editing interface (blogger.com) works intermittently, but does work most of the time. However, my page at blogspot.com is simply not available to me. If you are one of the nice folks whom have posted a note, I cannot reply (I only know about them because of the moderation interface) except in this very public way (or via Email)....

20 Oct 2007 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Big Night

After work, left with two women from the office who are also from other places and staying at the same hotel. One from Japan the other from Singapore. They also wanted to go shopping, then eat, and I didn’t have anything better to do… One Thing I Really Don’t Like In traffic back home, if someone speeds up into a merge lane, and tries to get ahead of everyone else - it’s considered rude, and overall the majority of people will not do that....

18 Oct 2007 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Short Update

I’m pretty much over my jet lag, but I feel like I’m getting sick. I went to bed early last night, to try to get some much needed rest. I didn’t eat dinner, but I had a huge lunch. I had dinner two nights ago at this really great Korean style BBQ place. They cook the food right at the table. The menu has pictures and a few English descriptions which helps me a lot....

18 Oct 2007 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Getting there is NOT half the fun

October 14 Zhong Guan Cun District, Beijing 3:50. Really? No, can’t be. It feels like I slept all day. Yep, 4:10 AM. Still pitch dark outside. This must be that jet lag people kept warning me about. I’m already unpacked, no chance of going back to sleep. I spend the next 45 minutes watching the end of Karate Kid 2, dubbed in Mandarin, with Chinese sub-titles. I was totally lost until the big dramatic fight scene at the end....

15 Oct 2007 · 3 min · Gary Allen Vollink