Last weekend has been pretty fun, Dyl came to stay for 3 nights, so did the touristy thing in Yiwu, trade centre and a couple of other markets, was just as good as last time, and Casey spent just as much on toys as last time! We went shirt shopping for Dyl, it was like shopping for a rock, so I dawdled and watched a fantastic poker game that had about 2000 kuai at stake!
Case and I got some pretty amazing haircuts from this really posh joint, they give you an hour hairwash and massage which includes a face cleaning and ear cleaning. Casey and I wanted radical stripes through our hair, casey got pink which looks super cool, but when I said I wanted blue I was completely denied because they told me I would not look so beautiful. I came out with a helmet haircut which looked so asian, not to much of a fan but it had to be done at least once!
The Americans have moved in next door, after one conversation we already know that Jacob has voted for McCain, and before we met them we got a call from Peter apologetically telling us that we were apparently being too loud for Americano next door. So hmmm not sure how swell thats going to be, but we are good at buttering people up!
Our apartment has turned into a boys club, we have transformed our dining table into a pingpong table, and situated next to it is our dartboards plus numerous amounts of balls skates and bikes! Which means that even with just the two of us we have filled our weekly life with games and fun!
30 Germans have been staying with kids from the School this last week and on Thursday night we went ouy with some of the german teachers and one of our link teachers to a bar, we were picked up by a chinese doctor who spoke zero english and entered a room of about 10 people all of whom spoke zero english, as we waited for the link teachers and the Germans for about an hour they just constantly challenged us to more and more skulling contests. The boss of the bar came in shirtless and dancing and there were a couple of VERY partied out policemen.
The Americans have moved in next door, after one conversation we already know that Jacob has voted for McCain, and before we met them we got a call from Peter apologetically telling us that we were apparently being too loud for Americano next door. So hmmm not sure how swell thats going to be, but we are good at buttering people up!
Our apartment has turned into a boys club, we have transformed our dining table into a pingpong table, and situated next to it is our dartboards plus numerous amounts of balls skates and bikes! Which means that even with just the two of us we have filled our weekly life with games and fun!
30 Germans have been staying with kids from the School this last week and on Thursday night we went ouy with some of the german teachers and one of our link teachers to a bar, we were picked up by a chinese doctor who spoke zero english and entered a room of about 10 people all of whom spoke zero english, as we waited for the link teachers and the Germans for about an hour they just constantly challenged us to more and more skulling contests. The boss of the bar came in shirtless and dancing and there were a couple of VERY partied out policemen.
Then off to the boys for the weekend on Friday morning firstly we had to wait for Clinton to arrive from Hangzhou, had a night of pool with the Germans and some more chinese policemen, who turn out to be really really cool. They all play Perudo at the bars, and are shocked that a) I understand the rules, b) understand the numbers in chinese and c) dominate them all at the game!
Next day we had to edit some textbooks for one of the english teachers. Which meant that he took us to an amazing coffee joint for coffee and fruit to mark, then off to Fay's house to make some dumplings, which weren't half bad, also got to make sushi and then had a complete BANQUET followed by a bit of Mah Jong with the parents!
Sorry about the complete lack of bloggage, more coming shortly about last week! Xx Kate
Oh and by the way, presents got returned to me on Friday, claiming that the present I sent for Bill was too big, PERFECT. So I have sent the rest apart from poor wee Billy, But I will try go to the post office by myself and sort iut out, leaving it up to Peter never works out amazingly well! Love you allX
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