I'M BACK

No I didn’t get deported….


The great disappearing act of 2008 has finally come to an end. After many inquires and request for me to update the blog I’m back at the laptop trying to think where the time has gone. No I didn’t get thrown in a Chinese prison or get ran over by the Beijing public transportation. I’ve just been…well…lazy. Busy as can be…but how hard is it to sit down and spill my guts on this clean sheet? So last time I updated the blog I was just coming back from the adventures of SE Asia. We’ll that time has come and gone and the sand and surf of Phuket and the cockroaches of Vietnam are no more than a distant memory. So what I have I been doing. As you might have seen I went to a MLB baseball game between the LA Dodgers and San Diego Padres…the first time MLB has staged an exhibition in Red China. It was cheap entertainment…about 4 US dollars for seats in the outfield. But I have to question the Chinese and if they’re going to be ready for the Olympics? The security line to get into the game was pretty much a joke. Sure it looked stringent from afar but the long masquerading line was just a typical Chinese façade of security. The boys looked sharp in there Uniform, but they missed the concept of “Security” in a big way. You could have driven two tanks through there and they would have smiled and waved you through ignoring the loud beeping noises coming from the metal detectors. Hey but they did stop me from bringing my water bottle in there…they must be taking lesson’s from the TSA or something. The concept of concession stands was also missed. Actually an Ex-Pat from Seguin, Tx…just outside San Antonio was granted the rights to set up his BBQ joint inside the stadium. The food is terrible and the service sucks…but it’s still the concept of BBQ that get me excited. Albeit spending 2 ½ innings in line to get a beer and a hotdog the atmosphere was exciting and I think every Ex-Pat must have gone to at least one game during the weekend. I almost forgot I was in China minus the fact the Chinese contingent decided to cheer for every single thing that took place. From a ground ball out to a foul ball it was a thrilling time for my Chinese brethren who knew nothing before attending and left knowing probably less!!!! Regardless, the beer was cheap and it was the boys of summer playing in my new back yard.
Let’s see…Personal update…looks like the Chief and his Saigon woman have had to take a leave of absence from each other. The distance of Beijing to Saigon makes it difficult and our busy schedules conflict to have a true meaningful relationship. But we’ll always have Phuket!!!! But as the world turns so does my love life. After meeting a few girls in China I hadn’t really figured any of them we’re worthy of such a stud like me. But recently I’ve been hanging out with a new friend. She just graduated from Peking University (supposedly the Harvard of China) and is pursuing her Masters in Health Sciences…she’s Pre-Med. Good thing she has a sense of humor because this small brained individual couldn’t carry a meaningful intelligent conversation with this girl if he wanted too. We’ll see how long things last…by next update I might be dating the one of the cleaning girls at my office building!!! But I guess God blessed us all in different ways…mine just happens to be the big white funny guy who lives in a place where they only understand about 75% of what you say and 30% of your jokes. If you ever come over here…check your sarcasm at the door…unless you have another American around its pretty much lost in translation. But I’m persistent and my crude behavior and comments haven’t been snuffed out by the lack of understanding.

As far as work…the pollution of Beijing isn’t improving and the Air Cleaning systems I’m selling are still flying off the shelf. We had our big trade show this past weekend and we found lots of leads and had a chance to share our products with the masses. The highlight of our booth was the massage girl we hired to give head and shoulder massages to the peeps who approached our booth. It was a highlight of the show and since I was in charge of putting the show together I feel that it was one of my better ideas. Don’t worry…I’ll save each and every one of you a pat on my back. It was a good weekend to say the least and I got to take advantage of the massage girl myself three or four times a day.

So life is still pretty good and I’m trying to enjoy it to the fullest. I’ll try and do a better job of keeping everyone up to date. So until next time.