Wow!!!

We had a late night computer session, making revisions to boot designs, in preparation for our meeting with the factory people. Needless to say, we stayed up late enough to get us on track with a normal sleep schedule and woke up on Friday around 7AM.

Here is Jason, going through his ritual of Starbucks. Unfortunately there is no Dr. Pepper, so I can't keep my ritual of a DP for breakfast. I will survive, but I do miss my favorite drink.

Here is the "Kay of the Day" picture. I won't give all the story away, but I know her husband would be jealous of the course....

Here we are again, staring at boots and translating our wants from English/Korean/Chinese. I am not going to lie, it got a little intense at times. We could have used the gift of tongues today.

So last night we went to a Chinese restaurant, and it was myself, Jason, and Kay. None of us speak Chinese, and none of the staff speak english. Portions of the menu were in english and with much effort we did order some food. Anyone knowing Jason knows how picky he is. You can guess how much he ate (not much). For lunch he was determined to have McDonalds again, Kay didn't want him to starve, so we had the arches again today. I think he will suffer tomorrow, as we are heading out of the City and to some camping area...

I think I wrote about how many people they can fit on scooters and motorcycles. Here is documentation of 3 on 1. We have witnessed 4 on 1 multiple times. I guess they aren't to concerned about their lives. It is ridiculous...

So here is a photo from the Taj Mahal, or better known as Hillview Golf Course in Dongguan. This golf course is ridiculous. We rolled up to this place at 4PM to play a mellow 18 holes. On a side note, I have never played golf. I guess if you are going to learn, do it in style. The clubhouse was bigger and more grand than the White house. We each had a caddy, that would basically do everything but hit the ball for you. It was more like a servant and we were royalty. It looked like it was going to be fun. Golfing in China, what else would we be doing?

Looking like a pro, feeling like a fool and having some fun all at the same time. I learned today why I don't golf, it takes a long time to play (and I don't have much spare time) and I suck (no hand eye coordination at all). Did I mention there was a dude on the golf course with a machine gun? I guess he was some sort of guard.... (note, there is no photo of him, I was a little intimidated)

Here Kay is putting one in for an eagle, and Kimball is getting some shade from his caddy/personal assistant. Amazing!

Did I mention the golf course was lit up (all 36 holes)? This is what a $1500 (yuen) golf game feels like. Yes, you read right, $1500. Check the course out at http://www.hillview-golf.com and if you are ever in China I recommend playing the course, it is worth every penny (or yuen).

Big thanks go out to Mr. Min for making this happen. Tomorrow we are going with him and his family on a river rafting excursion. Monday it is back to the grind, so we are taking full advantage of our weekend in China...... Check back tomorrow.