Suits are ready. Look great. I am soooo sexy now ... well from the neck down.
♪♬ “I’m too sexy for my clothes ♬ .. Too sexy for my clothes too sexy ♬ for my ...”
The tailor did a great job. I have only one complaint. The size of the pockets, They are deep enough, but the opening is a little tight on my hand. And the price. I am all set for several years with these suits.
Friday, December 21.
Foreigner Christmas Party.
We set a new standard for Christmas parities. We took a bus to the Grand Palace Xiamen, China's largest hotel with 1517 rooms and Vegas-like facilities. They have a buffet there which is outstanding. All foreign teachers, families and the administration people we work with were invited.
At a buffet, you should make many trips, with only a little on each trip. It makes no sense to pile foods together on a plate, and not be able to savour the individual tastes. I make many trips, and return with plates only half full.
I started off with a dinner plate of sushi. California rolls, octopus salmon, really good teriyaki sauce, and very hot and tasty wasabi. I stopped at the soup counter on the way back. Next trip was to the chaffing dishes. Chicken. Cauliflower, stuffed buns, battered and deep fried frog legs (the only thing I did not enjoy), beef stuffed with pepper. There was also blanched cabbage, breaded and deep fried pike, fried rice, and several other dishes. Trip three was to the salad bar. Lettuce, and vegetable, cheeses, ant- pasta, a great seafood salad, and a delicious Thai dressing. Next, more from the chaffing dishes, pizza, deep fried spring rolls. A final trip to the sushi bar before desert. I missed the grill, where they had lamb and fish, and the fresh pasta bar. They had long line ups. The desert table was great. There was a round table with different cakes, pies, tortes, and cheese cakes, but I went to the serve bar. I got a big dish of chocolate ice-cream, topped it with chopped walnuts and almonds, then ... the best part, The chocolate fountain. A round three tier - tower with thick rich chocolate flowing down all around. Four different types of bread cubes, skewered, waiting to be dunked and drowned in the sauce from heaven. I took two bread skewers, and bathed them in chocolate, being very careful to spill as much additional chocolate on my plate as I could ... I might be able to eat my money’s worth in sushi and chocolate next time.
Afterwards, “HELLO” made its debut. Forty seven years old .. And in a year of firsts, this one is up there. A real band. Next I will lose my virginity!
Justus, Roger and I took a taxi back so we could set up before the bus got back. The “crew” Aaron, K, Kobe Tommy and Winnie from Overseas College, and Linda from Navigation, had done a good job. We finished the set up, did a sound check, and started at 9 o’clock sharp. First song was “Johnny Be Goode” and the place started to rock.
We then did our three Christmas Carols, “Little Drummer Boy”, “Silent Night” and “Reggae Bells” . Then back into the fast stuff. We played all eight songs, and repeats on “Johnny Be Goode” and “La Bamba” We even did ‘Dust in the Wind”, to give Roger, King and Aaron a short break.
The students had a 11 Pm curfew, so we finished at 10:45, cleaned up, then the real party started. We went to one of the apartments, and drank until 2.
To bed, a good sleep, and back at it today. We play again on Monday at another party across campus.
Some special thanks to a few students who helped us. Set up crew was Aaron (a different one), K, Kobe and Tommy on furniture. Winnie was on the sound board, and Linda was the manager and had my apartment keys to let people in and out. Thank you very much.
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