YES, That Really Just Happened......

#! - We were eating a lovely dinner at Cirro Pomodorros (best Italian place in Beijing) with friends and had finished and the kids were runnin around the courtyard on the outside patio. Cash ran over to a guy sitting at a table across from us, picked up his jacket sitting on the ledge of the little pond that went the length of the place, dividing the restaurants, and threw it in the water!!! Oh man! The guy was really nice to Chip and said it was ok, but then in Chinese asked to be re-seated away from the "idiot americans!" Thanks Britton for translating his request - i guess we deserved that......sometimes it is just better to not understand what they say about us! :)

#2 - I was coming home in my cab and almost to my house when we saw a car, in broad daylight i might add, flip a U turn and smack right into the cab in front of it, which then hit the car parked on the side of the road --- uh hello! They got out for 2 seconds til everyone started honking (including my cab driver) - then got in their cars and drove off! No police or insurance to help here!

#3 - Chip was trying on jeans at the market and had on a pair and was looking at them.....the girl at the booth gave his bum a little pat and told him he had a "Sexy A!" I know he does have a great bum - but woman - he is taken - so hands off....and anyways, that won't help you make a sell!

#4 - the bank of China decided to just close for 4 days (october 4-7) for a system upgrade - with no warning to anyone - not even to the staff! No ATM's work, can't use your card at the stores - good thing we pulled out a bunch of money the day before --- hello! What bank closes for 4 days and shuts off all access to any accounts? Never heard of something so crazy!

I am trying to write down all the funny happenings here before we leave - and yes, I am actually really getting very sad to leave my great home here!