tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post205213497854846881..comments2023-10-02T03:24:41.555-07:00Comments on Xiamen Adventure: May Daymalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-46136052845339268522007-05-01T19:04:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:04:00.000-07:00Malinda,My advice, stick to the chicken heads! Wh...Malinda,<BR/>My advice, stick to the chicken heads! While in Huebui in 2003, we were "entertained" by some government and orphanage officials (often times one in the same!)On our last day there, they took us to a very upscale restaurant where we were served all kinds of exotic foods meant to impress us. It must have cost a fortune which REALLY annoyed my daughter (she has a non profit and works with the orphanages). Anyway, the ONLY thing I truly ate looked like noodles and with each one I took I kept trying to convince myself they WERE noodles, but they were definately worms of some kind, no mistaking the segmented bodies! VERY NASTY! We couldn't even get bottled water. Try washing worms down with a warm corn milk of some kind! Watching those men consume piles of sardines, heads and all, was almost more than I could stand. We loved the food in China, but obviously don't have the tastebuds for upscale Chinese cuisine!<BR/>Judy/KS (Yahoo friend of your mom's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-35228825358416539892007-05-01T17:26:00.000-07:002007-05-01T17:26:00.000-07:00I can remember in elementary we had a May pole wit...I can remember in elementary we<BR/> had a May pole with long streamers<BR/> and did a dance to wrap them around it. What did happen to having fun on May day in the USA?<BR/>Boy, you brought back some memories<BR/>from my childhood. A little than you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-21682333370831230232007-05-01T16:51:00.000-07:002007-05-01T16:51:00.000-07:00LOL! In defense of this Wal-Mart trip, I'll offer...LOL! In defense of this Wal-Mart trip, I'll offer the excuse that we needed to buy batteries. Remember that I just bought batteries for my camera on Sunday? Well, they gave out already. There is so much counterfeiting in China, including counterfeit batteries, that buying some things at smaller shops offers little guarantee that they will last. At least Wal-Mart has a bit better quality control over name brands.malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-75060149253945407712007-05-01T14:22:00.000-07:002007-05-01T14:22:00.000-07:00Wal*Mart on May Day? How ironic?! Sorry- you kn...Wal*Mart on May Day? How ironic?! <BR/><BR/>Sorry- you know I have to give you a hard time every now and then.Zartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095375503897307738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-5433015267230139212007-05-01T10:13:00.000-07:002007-05-01T10:13:00.000-07:00I too remember making May Day baskets with flowers...I too remember making May Day baskets with flowers for the neighbors when I was in grade school. I don't think that I am much younger than you are! Perhaps between the communist connotations and the rural or provincialism, May Day was deemed too "un-hip?"<BR/><BR/>H. WhitakerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119727995445093921.post-66483633612480904902007-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:002007-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:00I was glad you wrote an entry before I left for ca...I was glad you wrote an entry before I left for camp. It seems that nothing fazes the girls. I know many who would not eat a bite if the head of fish or fowl showed up on their plate. Thanks for the photos too.<BR/>bisesmimifrancoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829411253455915498noreply@blogger.com