*MIGRATED FROM ANDY VS CHINA ARCHIVES*
Yesterday was interesting. It was the end of another long week of educational shenanigans and I was looking foward to some well earned sleep. But one of the teachers who is one of my good friends called and said she cancelled my dinner and also that of my fellow teacher. She said that we had to come down to the restaurant in the hotel in 15 minutes. We were a bit confused.
When we got down there we were surprised to see another white guy there. You almost feel jealous when you meet someone who could threaten your celebrity status. His name is Scott and he is from Sydney. He came down to Gwanhua to look for a new job teaching. I knew this could be good, because we need more foriegners here to make it feel like home. And he is as foul mouthed and beer willing as an aussie can get! We had an important meeting with the headmaster of another school all of a sudden. Which was a shame because we were going to go dancing. Dang!
The meeting soon turned into a beer drinking competition as we went through about 25 bottles, all roughly the size of tallies. During this meeting Scott was offered a job. , because he has a very good command of the chinese language. When the meeting was finished we went to the local disco to cause some drunken australian ruckus. lol. We went down on the dance floor and everyone moved away from us. Its very similar when someone starts breakdancing on a floor and people move away. But we were just dancing/headbanging. A lot of people starting mimicing our actions. Most awesome.
I found out that Scott is a metalhead as well, and likes most of the bands I do. He is only 27 so I think we are going to have a good time here. He somehow managed to damage his hand, leg and ribs, whilst I escaped unscathed. I saw a different side of China yesterday for the first time since I've been here. There is definately a party atmosphere around and it just needs a spark to ignite it. Its actually impolite here to say no when a higher authority is offering to scull a drink with you. And the same headmaster wants us to come back at 12 o clock to drink some bijiu, or as I have to know it, FIREWATER!! Something like 55% and it burns the back of your throat. It may be one of the first times when I'm not looking foward to drinking. I am certainly getting a bit tired of it right now as it is. But you don't have a choice here. It doesn't matter what you look like, it only matters what you act like. You have to kiss ass, which I can't handle.
Anyway, I had probably better get back to that. I'll get back to you after the stomach pump.
Later buds.
Andy Scott
R.I.P.
COMMENTS:
Yazz: 28/02/2004 -
I missed the andy boogying at the disco :( :(!
Kissing ass is one of the rare talents that can be put to use in virtually any situation. And youve done it and made quite a name and fame for yourself! congratulations!!!
As for the drinking, hey, what doesnt hurt you only makes you stronger... or was it weak like a kitten... one or the other :p.
Over here, University is just around this weekend and for many of the first years, its an exciting time with high expectations and a brand new world to explore with no boundaries but you and your imagination.... However, for a morbid third year-er. I wish i was shot :p.
Actually to be honest, I am looking forward to University, not for the education value, but more for the routine aspect. Its nice to have a steady life every now and then. 3 months of aimless wondering brings forth a quiet respect for the routine. And with Tanzih, Phoebe, Masato and god knows who else joining the "we love the red room" squad. I think it might be more entertaining then before. MMMMmmmmm ten tonne nachos :)!
How is the pressure in the education system there andy? Like India is there the whole "if i fail im going to commit suicide" thing over there? or is it a bit more laid back.. By my memory, china is a very insane strict schooling system etc..
Anyways, nice to hear from you regularly.. do you have msn messenger available to you? wanna see if i can catch ya online :).
Cya later old bud. Keep fighting the good fight.. No such thing as too much drinking or eating....
Yazz
Andy: 29/02/2004 -
It was a pretty funky dance. The floor of the room is built on springs so that you have to bounce when you stand there. If you mixed a bouncy castle and a club together you can imagine what I went to. Just me, the new aussie and the big Nigerian all boogying down. I got alot of music lust out of my system, even if it was techno. Beggars can't be choosers.
And about the food and drink, I beg to differ. That headmaster gave me some hardcore stuff. Burnt the inside of my stomach, then he starting mixing it with beer. in some ways it is a dream come true, another way is HELP ME!! That was some weird cocktail. Next week he wants to prove that the Chinese can drink more beer then the Australian. I relunctantly accepted the challenge. I know I can beat him, but my stomach can't take much more.
The Chinese system is very strict, I've been talking with a bunch of students and they have to work so hard. Senior 3 students, which is the equivilent of year 12 has to go to school 7 days a week from morning until late night. I really pity those guys. I teach Senior 2 mainly and they go for 6 days a week. So I try to make my class really fun to give them a well deserved break. So far so good with that aspect.
So its uni season already ey? Well even if the study is hard, its much better than sitting around doing nothing. I've realized that there is so much to do out there as long as you like sport. I've been playing endless ping pong, badminton, soccer etc... That takes up all of my free time, so i've built up much stamina. You should try and get back into that, gym is good for losing weight, but Iwouldn't call it fun. Sport can do the same thing and it kicks ass. I hope you guys don't get too stressed out, but we really had it so easy in Australia in education. So laid back there. Either way education can be very irritating.
I don't have messenger yet, don't have the apartment yet. I'll have messenger in about a month give or take...Soon. I had pizza today, with proper cheese, I was drooling. No cheese for an entire month can do things to a man. If you want to know the extent of my craving. I had enoguh money to buy a pizza or some bourbon (which I've also been without for a month) and the pizza one hands down. And it was sweet!!
Take care buddy and I'll be on here nearly everyday, so I will reply pretty regularly.
See ya.
Andy
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Saturday, February 21, 2004
AVC: Gan Bloody Bei
*MIGRATED FROM ANDY VS CHINA ARCHIVES*
Hey team,
As I have mentioned the Chinese are very generous. They invite me out to many dinners and stuff me to neck with food. Because they tell me that the more I eat the happier they will be. HOW HAPPY CAN I MAKE THEM!!! I've tried to eat as much as I can, but its not enough. It's like there is a freakin' happy meter somewhere on them that is halfway up, when I am completely knackered.
To top it off there is 'gan bei'. Gan freaking bei. Bei means cup, Gan means empty. Empty the cup. We drink beer at these meals. As most of you know I can drain a cup pretty well. But when you have 3 or 4 guys sitting around you who don't say Gan bei at the same time, they say it individually and always to me. So I have ot keep knocking back beer at an incredible rate. As soon as I finish a glass the next person challenges me. The people who are drinking MILK challenge me, what have THEY got to prove.
The result is a very drunk Andy surrounded by a group of drunk chinese businessmen. We can't understand eachother but we love our guts out anyway. We have some kind of understanding. I am in training, I have another dinner tonight. *shudder* Its delicious food and great beer. But I am frightened of it. Why are they doing this to me...? This will be the third dinner in a row this week, but I heard wind of another invitation tomorrow. This may sound like complaining and in a way it is. But I mainly enjoy it. I just put it down to the best drinking competition I've ever had and they aren't going to win.
BTW - I have just ben certified as a 'Foreign Expert', I got a new passport-like booklet. Which says that I now work for the Peoples republic of China as a Foreign Expert. They say I am a diplomat now. Can you imagine the expression on my face? Can you imagine the expression on my face after 20 rounds of gan bei???? I nearly fell to the floor laughing. Me? A diplomat? I told them it was about time. Anyways got to go do some exercise, I'm going to go to that dinner tonight and demolish everything. No food will safe. I pity the waitress who has to pour my beer tonight, I hope she has a strong pouring arm.
Later buds.
Andy
COMMENTS:
Yazz: 21/02/2004 -
LOL... thought politics wasnt your thing.... I demand to see a monacle on your eye when you return :p!!!! Possibly swirling brandy of some sort :s.
Yes it seems you were the liquor bandit, for liquor consumption has slowed down lots since your departure... But by the looks of things, your drinking enough for the lot of us. and eating.. and possibly having fun for the lot of us too.
Over here, life is as exciting as watching a snail slide up a wall.... Spend a good proportion of 8 hrs at .0.. (the new net cafe that balls and all runs).... umm.... been stewing in my own juices with the heat, and dreading the start of a very VERY long semester.
Well, Continue having a blast. And ill catchya when ya return... keep up the good drinking and eating :)
Yazz
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
Diplomat indeed. Politics isn't my thing, but who am I to object being accepted into the high rollers society. I have a duty to Australia to create a good relationship with the fine people in China. But truthfully, I have just told them how much of crudberg Australia is, so I wouldn't expect to see much involvement on China's part towards Australia. I think I may have inadvertedly saved an entire country, now I've just got to go save Christmas.
I noticed that beer shares were losing points after I left, but I was hoping that was just a coincidence. It's really good at the hotel I'm staying at, because the school pays for everything. So the other Australian and myself like to walk down the stairs loudly so the waitresses know we are coming, so they can get the beer ready. They thought it was hilarious when I had my own bottle opener on me, so they didn't have to search for one.
I amcurrently searching for soem good lyrics, because I promised some of my classes that I would sing for them this week. They are SERIOUSLY going to regret asking for that. But I will hold my head up high. I havn't found any songs that might suit my voice, so I might just howl like a wolf for 5 minutes. Yesssss....it's prefect. I'll update you on that when it happens.
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
Tamara: 21/02/2004 -
well, mr foreign diplomat, you've got your hands full, lol. all that food, booze, frenzied stalking...
anyway, sounds like u are having fun. good work!! the trolley boy moves up in the social hierachy...maybe u shouldn't come back to australia (at least by boat anyway)...u won't be a celebrity when u come back (well, amongst your friends, anyway.)
dunno about the weather there, but we are all baking here and possibly getting sunburnt from a 5 minute walk to the shops (well, i did...). mind u, i haven't touched alcohol since u left....perhaps this is a good thing. i don't think i could cope with "gan bei". lol.
keep us posted on your misadventures! i'll attempt to make my dull life more exciting for this group message board *wink*
miss ya, mate!
tamara.
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
Hey Tamara,
I've been hearing alot about the heat in Brisbane right now, sounds pretty terrible. But hey you can't fight mother nature.
I think it's a pretty normal transition, trolley boy to foreign diplomat. And I owe it all to Woolworths. HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Suckers! But life as a diplomat isn't all fun and games, oh wait yes it is, and lots of it. If I could somehow eliminate the teaching part of my workload it would be perfect. But I shouldn't let those little troopers down, so many of them, all learning my version of English.
And about your dull life, you could just make stuff up. I couldn't tell the difference. But I'm sure something exciting will happen soon. See ya.
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
Tamara: 22/02/2004 -
ok, dude, liking your job title at the end. but, perhaps it should be the "great" andrew scott...sounds more anal, right? on the line of singing for your students...i'm wondering if you have the tape of you and the members of a smidgeon of horror (spelt wrong, i know...) playing school's out at graduation...or just do a "school of rock" and pull some music students up to assist you.
aramat.
Andy: 23/02/2004 -
I am already stretching it quite far with my title already, but I'll suggest it to the Education Bereau. Can't see any possible reason why they would decline the idea.
Today I got students to sing for me, they were quite good. And we gave them a hearty cheer at the end, some talented kids here. Now I just to find a way to make money from that...Some kind of recording studio sweatshop.
'GET THAT VOICE HIGHER! WE NEED 10,000 COPIES OF THIS SONG SENT OUT TONIGHT!! HARMONY PEOPLE!'
I don't have any of the footage from my old tapes with me. I was planning on singing something a little softer than Heavy Metal. I have to introduce them to western music a bit at a time. Guns n' Roses are very popular here much to my delight. It's a start, I've got 12 months to mould them into my own twisted image. But they like a lot of pop bands like Backstreet Boys, N' Sync...etc. Then one boy said 'Bon Jovi', I thought I could cry. lol.
The Great Andrew Scott
Emperor of the Universe and Destroyer of Galaxies
(I could get used to that one!)
Hey team,
As I have mentioned the Chinese are very generous. They invite me out to many dinners and stuff me to neck with food. Because they tell me that the more I eat the happier they will be. HOW HAPPY CAN I MAKE THEM!!! I've tried to eat as much as I can, but its not enough. It's like there is a freakin' happy meter somewhere on them that is halfway up, when I am completely knackered.
To top it off there is 'gan bei'. Gan freaking bei. Bei means cup, Gan means empty. Empty the cup. We drink beer at these meals. As most of you know I can drain a cup pretty well. But when you have 3 or 4 guys sitting around you who don't say Gan bei at the same time, they say it individually and always to me. So I have ot keep knocking back beer at an incredible rate. As soon as I finish a glass the next person challenges me. The people who are drinking MILK challenge me, what have THEY got to prove.
The result is a very drunk Andy surrounded by a group of drunk chinese businessmen. We can't understand eachother but we love our guts out anyway. We have some kind of understanding. I am in training, I have another dinner tonight. *shudder* Its delicious food and great beer. But I am frightened of it. Why are they doing this to me...? This will be the third dinner in a row this week, but I heard wind of another invitation tomorrow. This may sound like complaining and in a way it is. But I mainly enjoy it. I just put it down to the best drinking competition I've ever had and they aren't going to win.
BTW - I have just ben certified as a 'Foreign Expert', I got a new passport-like booklet. Which says that I now work for the Peoples republic of China as a Foreign Expert. They say I am a diplomat now. Can you imagine the expression on my face? Can you imagine the expression on my face after 20 rounds of gan bei???? I nearly fell to the floor laughing. Me? A diplomat? I told them it was about time. Anyways got to go do some exercise, I'm going to go to that dinner tonight and demolish everything. No food will safe. I pity the waitress who has to pour my beer tonight, I hope she has a strong pouring arm.
Later buds.
Andy
COMMENTS:
Yazz: 21/02/2004 -
LOL... thought politics wasnt your thing.... I demand to see a monacle on your eye when you return :p!!!! Possibly swirling brandy of some sort :s.
Yes it seems you were the liquor bandit, for liquor consumption has slowed down lots since your departure... But by the looks of things, your drinking enough for the lot of us. and eating.. and possibly having fun for the lot of us too.
Over here, life is as exciting as watching a snail slide up a wall.... Spend a good proportion of 8 hrs at .0.. (the new net cafe that balls and all runs).... umm.... been stewing in my own juices with the heat, and dreading the start of a very VERY long semester.
Well, Continue having a blast. And ill catchya when ya return... keep up the good drinking and eating :)
Yazz
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
Diplomat indeed. Politics isn't my thing, but who am I to object being accepted into the high rollers society. I have a duty to Australia to create a good relationship with the fine people in China. But truthfully, I have just told them how much of crudberg Australia is, so I wouldn't expect to see much involvement on China's part towards Australia. I think I may have inadvertedly saved an entire country, now I've just got to go save Christmas.
I noticed that beer shares were losing points after I left, but I was hoping that was just a coincidence. It's really good at the hotel I'm staying at, because the school pays for everything. So the other Australian and myself like to walk down the stairs loudly so the waitresses know we are coming, so they can get the beer ready. They thought it was hilarious when I had my own bottle opener on me, so they didn't have to search for one.
I amcurrently searching for soem good lyrics, because I promised some of my classes that I would sing for them this week. They are SERIOUSLY going to regret asking for that. But I will hold my head up high. I havn't found any songs that might suit my voice, so I might just howl like a wolf for 5 minutes. Yesssss....it's prefect. I'll update you on that when it happens.
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
Tamara: 21/02/2004 -
well, mr foreign diplomat, you've got your hands full, lol. all that food, booze, frenzied stalking...
anyway, sounds like u are having fun. good work!! the trolley boy moves up in the social hierachy...maybe u shouldn't come back to australia (at least by boat anyway)...u won't be a celebrity when u come back (well, amongst your friends, anyway.)
dunno about the weather there, but we are all baking here and possibly getting sunburnt from a 5 minute walk to the shops (well, i did...). mind u, i haven't touched alcohol since u left....perhaps this is a good thing. i don't think i could cope with "gan bei". lol.
keep us posted on your misadventures! i'll attempt to make my dull life more exciting for this group message board *wink*
miss ya, mate!
tamara.
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
Hey Tamara,
I've been hearing alot about the heat in Brisbane right now, sounds pretty terrible. But hey you can't fight mother nature.
I think it's a pretty normal transition, trolley boy to foreign diplomat. And I owe it all to Woolworths. HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Suckers! But life as a diplomat isn't all fun and games, oh wait yes it is, and lots of it. If I could somehow eliminate the teaching part of my workload it would be perfect. But I shouldn't let those little troopers down, so many of them, all learning my version of English.
And about your dull life, you could just make stuff up. I couldn't tell the difference. But I'm sure something exciting will happen soon. See ya.
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
Tamara: 22/02/2004 -
ok, dude, liking your job title at the end. but, perhaps it should be the "great" andrew scott...sounds more anal, right? on the line of singing for your students...i'm wondering if you have the tape of you and the members of a smidgeon of horror (spelt wrong, i know...) playing school's out at graduation...or just do a "school of rock" and pull some music students up to assist you.
aramat.
Andy: 23/02/2004 -
I am already stretching it quite far with my title already, but I'll suggest it to the Education Bereau. Can't see any possible reason why they would decline the idea.
Today I got students to sing for me, they were quite good. And we gave them a hearty cheer at the end, some talented kids here. Now I just to find a way to make money from that...Some kind of recording studio sweatshop.
'GET THAT VOICE HIGHER! WE NEED 10,000 COPIES OF THIS SONG SENT OUT TONIGHT!! HARMONY PEOPLE!'
I don't have any of the footage from my old tapes with me. I was planning on singing something a little softer than Heavy Metal. I have to introduce them to western music a bit at a time. Guns n' Roses are very popular here much to my delight. It's a start, I've got 12 months to mould them into my own twisted image. But they like a lot of pop bands like Backstreet Boys, N' Sync...etc. Then one boy said 'Bon Jovi', I thought I could cry. lol.
The Great Andrew Scott
Emperor of the Universe and Destroyer of Galaxies
(I could get used to that one!)
Monday, February 16, 2004
AVC: Welcome
*MIGRATED FROM ANDY VS CHINA ARCHIVES*
I have arrived safely and have seen much beyond my wildest dreams and as you know my dreams can be pretty wild. I have been struggling to adapat to my new lifestyle, which involves being forcefed large meals three times a day. There was a point where I couldn't look at food. I didn't eat for two days after that. The food itself is very spicy but delicious, but I had been experiencing somewhat of a bowel symphony. Ignore the vulgarity. There are no traffic laws here. No traffic lights. Basically you just close your eyes and run to the other side of the rode. Luckily there aren't so many cars, but heeeeeaps of bicycles. I went to a larger city called Wuhan, I nearly had a heart attack from the driving styles there.
Teaching is an easy task and I have found many ways to make the time pass for each class. Basically I just do a dance at the front of the room, this seems to amuse them. I have 18 classes a week right now and each class goes for 45 minutes. My voice is already starting to feel the strain from talking for so long.
What is my impression of the chinese people? They are the most friendly, accepting, generous people I have ever met. They see me as a celebrity here 'there goes that white man, with girly hair who wears t-shirts with bands we've never heard of'. In my day I wake up, eat, go outside, get stared at, go to school, leave school, get stared at, then go home for a bit. Waiting til everyone is asleep to go out for some privacy, but there is always someone coming up and looking at me directly, with drool coming from their mouth in amazement. I have to admit though, maybe they've got a point. :)
So with my celebrity status and intesinal compositions aside. It is great here, I can show my intelligence, of which I have some and most importantly, no trolleys to push. I'll get back to you guys soon. But remember to keep coming back and posting, I'll get on as much as I can. Cable internet here is 80 yuan, which is about AUD$13 a month!! So I'm gonna get me somee of that.
See you later guys.
Andy
COMMENTS:
Tanzih: 17/02/2004 -
hey andy, that was such a well written report! The first report that i've actually read of people overseas that isn't boring!
It's good to hear that you're enjoying your stay over there How is your hotel suite? Have you met anyone kewl to hang out with or are you a just lying low for the time being?
well hope to hear from you soon dude!
zih
Andy: 19/02/2004 -
A bit of both. Sometimes I lie low, but that is becuase there is very little to do around here that doesn't involve excerise. There are no bars here. I can't watch any of my DVDS or listen ot music. I have started walking a lot at night enjoying the lights. Some nights they have a large group of people in the sqaure (park) dancing ot music, there must be about 400 people. One day I will join them, its just that the music sucks and its in Chinese so the lyrics could be 'dance if you're gay' and I wouldn't know. That would upset me very much. lol.
Apparently I have become somewhat of an eligable bachelor around town. Everyone asks me 'do you have a girlfriend in Australia?' and I say 'No'. Then they giggle for a bit 'tee hee' and so do I 'tee hee'. I'll bet they're mocking me. Maybe I should raize the town to the ground. Nah, I'll let them live....for now.
I was on tv last week, or so some of my students tell me. On a segment titled 'The White Scourge'. Apparently its spreading, and its somehow my fault. Pffft!! But that would explain the large group of 200 people that wanted my autograph today. True story. I got mobbed by a large group of teenages shoving paper in my face all wanting a piece of the And-man! and I'm not the kind of person to disapoint the fans. So they can tell their grandchildren they met me, lucky devils. Alright, gotta get back to teaching. Someone's gotta do it.
See you when I do.
Andy
Tanzih: 21/02/2004 -
hehehe, that is soooo craazy!!! Maybe they think you're a rock star or
something. But getting your autograph taken in mobs, man that is soo
intense and well really amazing!
Sounds like you are having the time of your life over there. Well I hpe you
dont lose too many brain cells drinking all that beer. And at least you're
getting excersise unlike me who's sitting in front of the computer and
eating ice cream COZ IT'S SO FREAKING HOT!
anywahz. ....
What's China's weather like at the moment? I reckon it'd be cold now. Are
your students really nice, are there any hot ones? (guys I meant)
well hope you are well dude
tanz.
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
They mob me because they have never seen a white person up close before. They feel very shy around me. So sometimes I like to hide behind doors and jump out at them, just to give them a fright. Simple things... A couple of them have come up now to feel my skin, which once again brings up that freak theory I have. But it will pass, the option of putting a bag over my head arose, but that would just bring back bitter memories of high school *sniff*
The weather here is eclectic, one day its ball-freezingly cold then the next day it's fair dinkum hot. (Ahhhh aussie slang, how I miss thee.) One problem has arose and that is you can't buy deoderant here and apparently it gets very hot and humid in August/September. So I am hoping that the people here have no sweat glands, otherwise thats going to be a challenging 2 months, trying to figure out which is heavier, the humidity or the smell. Maybe they can cancel eachother out. Here's hoping!
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
I have arrived safely and have seen much beyond my wildest dreams and as you know my dreams can be pretty wild. I have been struggling to adapat to my new lifestyle, which involves being forcefed large meals three times a day. There was a point where I couldn't look at food. I didn't eat for two days after that. The food itself is very spicy but delicious, but I had been experiencing somewhat of a bowel symphony. Ignore the vulgarity. There are no traffic laws here. No traffic lights. Basically you just close your eyes and run to the other side of the rode. Luckily there aren't so many cars, but heeeeeaps of bicycles. I went to a larger city called Wuhan, I nearly had a heart attack from the driving styles there.
Teaching is an easy task and I have found many ways to make the time pass for each class. Basically I just do a dance at the front of the room, this seems to amuse them. I have 18 classes a week right now and each class goes for 45 minutes. My voice is already starting to feel the strain from talking for so long.
What is my impression of the chinese people? They are the most friendly, accepting, generous people I have ever met. They see me as a celebrity here 'there goes that white man, with girly hair who wears t-shirts with bands we've never heard of'. In my day I wake up, eat, go outside, get stared at, go to school, leave school, get stared at, then go home for a bit. Waiting til everyone is asleep to go out for some privacy, but there is always someone coming up and looking at me directly, with drool coming from their mouth in amazement. I have to admit though, maybe they've got a point. :)
So with my celebrity status and intesinal compositions aside. It is great here, I can show my intelligence, of which I have some and most importantly, no trolleys to push. I'll get back to you guys soon. But remember to keep coming back and posting, I'll get on as much as I can. Cable internet here is 80 yuan, which is about AUD$13 a month!! So I'm gonna get me somee of that.
See you later guys.
Andy
COMMENTS:
Tanzih: 17/02/2004 -
hey andy, that was such a well written report! The first report that i've actually read of people overseas that isn't boring!
It's good to hear that you're enjoying your stay over there How is your hotel suite? Have you met anyone kewl to hang out with or are you a just lying low for the time being?
well hope to hear from you soon dude!
zih
Andy: 19/02/2004 -
A bit of both. Sometimes I lie low, but that is becuase there is very little to do around here that doesn't involve excerise. There are no bars here. I can't watch any of my DVDS or listen ot music. I have started walking a lot at night enjoying the lights. Some nights they have a large group of people in the sqaure (park) dancing ot music, there must be about 400 people. One day I will join them, its just that the music sucks and its in Chinese so the lyrics could be 'dance if you're gay' and I wouldn't know. That would upset me very much. lol.
Apparently I have become somewhat of an eligable bachelor around town. Everyone asks me 'do you have a girlfriend in Australia?' and I say 'No'. Then they giggle for a bit 'tee hee' and so do I 'tee hee'. I'll bet they're mocking me. Maybe I should raize the town to the ground. Nah, I'll let them live....for now.
I was on tv last week, or so some of my students tell me. On a segment titled 'The White Scourge'. Apparently its spreading, and its somehow my fault. Pffft!! But that would explain the large group of 200 people that wanted my autograph today. True story. I got mobbed by a large group of teenages shoving paper in my face all wanting a piece of the And-man! and I'm not the kind of person to disapoint the fans. So they can tell their grandchildren they met me, lucky devils. Alright, gotta get back to teaching. Someone's gotta do it.
See you when I do.
Andy
Tanzih: 21/02/2004 -
hehehe, that is soooo craazy!!! Maybe they think you're a rock star or
something. But getting your autograph taken in mobs, man that is soo
intense and well really amazing!
Sounds like you are having the time of your life over there. Well I hpe you
dont lose too many brain cells drinking all that beer. And at least you're
getting excersise unlike me who's sitting in front of the computer and
eating ice cream COZ IT'S SO FREAKING HOT!
anywahz. ....
What's China's weather like at the moment? I reckon it'd be cold now. Are
your students really nice, are there any hot ones? (guys I meant)
well hope you are well dude
tanz.
Andy: 22/02/2004 -
They mob me because they have never seen a white person up close before. They feel very shy around me. So sometimes I like to hide behind doors and jump out at them, just to give them a fright. Simple things... A couple of them have come up now to feel my skin, which once again brings up that freak theory I have. But it will pass, the option of putting a bag over my head arose, but that would just bring back bitter memories of high school *sniff*
The weather here is eclectic, one day its ball-freezingly cold then the next day it's fair dinkum hot. (Ahhhh aussie slang, how I miss thee.) One problem has arose and that is you can't buy deoderant here and apparently it gets very hot and humid in August/September. So I am hoping that the people here have no sweat glands, otherwise thats going to be a challenging 2 months, trying to figure out which is heavier, the humidity or the smell. Maybe they can cancel eachother out. Here's hoping!
Andy Scott
Foreign Expert and Diplomat to the Peoples Republic of China
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