Cha cha cha!

What a dance they do for this little hot drink. Pour, smile, stir, smile, water, smile. But tea houses were one of the best parts of Chendu. Tea and wine, but not together...yet!

Street Walkin'

Strolling around Chendu was no easy feat. Found a few friends to help me along the way. Some shoulders to stand on.

I thought every street in china would look the same but boy was I wrong. Most of them look western. Then there are the ancient streets. I love them! You can get fried duck wings, cotton candy and an ear cleaning all in the same place. Hen how!

Panda-monium

Well not quite. I was the noisy one. Oooooo and Ahhhh all the way through the park. What fun! First, I put on my safari hat because I knew I was going on an adventure to see wild bears....then I took it off because they just sat around chewing bamboo. The young ones were awake. The babies slept. The Red Panda didn't seem to be related to the Giant Panda, but they have the same last name so I guess they are cousins. I learned so much at the Research Base here in Chengdu and I hope they can continue the program for years to come. But by the looks of those computers they need an upgrade to take this into the next decade. ;-)

Chengdu what you want!

So I've arrived. Nice city. Packed full of people for the holiday. Lucky I found this room with Cici's House. A nice place to visit. My room came with a welcome bowl of pork rib soup and a bag filled with a Philippine candy treat. Not together of course. Since I only drink I enjoyed the broth, gave the pork bone back and saved the candy to lure new friends. I also found a box of this mosquito repellant. But I don't think that was a gift more a staple in this dense green. I wish I could take it with me when I see the pandas!!!

Mid-Moon Cake Festival

It feels like Christmas! Everyone is giving me moon cakes. I'm reading it to see if there is any wheat in it. There is.

I'm off the chengdu where I will make new friends and try to sleep. Time in china is not easy on a doll like me. But slowly but surely it will work. It has to. There is sooooo much I've yet to learn.

Homeless but working on Happy

Well, I've been in Chongqing a few hours. Found a job right away. I teach English to Chinese dolls that are going to be exported to the America. What fantastic gig! Finding a place to live proved to be a little more challenging. So, for now I joined a gym at a hotel (couldn't afford the nightly room rate but the gym membership is a great price!) I sleep in the sauna. Helps me keep my dollish figure. ;-)

ChongWhat?!

47 busses, 2 trains, 63 cabs and tons of walking...I finally made it to Chongqing.

Actually I flew to Chongqing, but I've been lost since I left the airport. Now I'm here.

I took a bus to Jiefangbei. Every time I caught a cab they pretended not to understand me. No matter how much Rosetta Stone I recited that blank look never went away. Sigh

But that matters little now. This is a beautiful place. Maybe I'll stay a while.

Note the accident about to happen in the back. Why am I always around for these things?!

On the menu

I've never been so happy that I didn't eat until I came to China. Before now I would envy flavors and smells and even juice my favorite flavors to get a glimpse of what I was missing. Now, I want for nothing. In fact, I may even be on the menu. Many call me 小饺子. What a Cute nickname. I almost embraced it fully, until I saw what else was on the menu...
 These little guys with more than 4 legs...



And these guys with no legs! The snakes make a wine but I'm not sure what version of drunk I would have to be not to notice a snake in my cup. Honey Badger drunk I imagine. 

Duck duck goose!

Finally landed to find my where's George dollar a home. The people are really nice here. Made a friend named Dolphin and she took me to an animal hospital. Although, they must have been really bad doctors because ducks waddled in but people waddled out full and happy. Not sure who is being helped here.

BAD DOCTOR!

Taking George for a Ride

Finding my dollar that hadn't been far in America reminded me of how little travel. I've done in my life. So I've decided to go. How far I don't know. "Take friends with you everywhere you go. Leave the drama behind. There is adventure to find."-me

I boarded a plane so let's see where I land. Based on the sign above I'll be somewhere in Asia land.

I found a dollar...hey, hey, hey, hey!

So I walking down the block minding my business and wouldn't you know it?... I found a dollar folded on the ground! Lucky for me because it was easy to carry it home. When I opened it, it was a wheresgeorge.com dollar. I looked it up in the interweb and this bill hasn't been very far. So I'm going to take it on an adventure!!

Farrago all other hair products

Omg I found a new hair product. In love. It's like I live in a Pantene pro-v commercial but better. Check out my before and after.    BEFORE                                                                AFTER

Secret city!

What a beautiful and perfect day. Explored the secrets of the city with my secret guide 'Janet' (names have been changed to protect the innocent). #dragnet

Ethnic Food

My friend asked me to go with her to get Brazilian at this place called Shobha. But the menu is weird and the chopsticks look really funny.

Looking for an Asian friend

I need someone to tell me what this says. It was hanging at the bus stop. Odd, right?! Only in NY

Opti-Freak?

Ok. Can we talk about this packaging? Thanks for the belly laugh Opti-Free! TWSS

Jiggity-jigg...

Well I tried. Tried to see the world in a car and by chevolay (chev one foot and lay the other) but traffic slowed me down. Way down. So I decided to come home. What do you know?! More traffic!?!? Next time I'll try travel by rail. Hmmmmm

Stopped in the name of Love

All the traffic inspired me to move on my own two feet. Didn't work so well crossing intersections. Thank Bob this crossing guard from heaven helped me across. All is well with Miss Minnie on my side!

Still on the road

Meeting lots if interesting faces but still not sure where I want to go. Such is life. At least the sun came out today.

Pumped up kicks!!!

You have never seen anything so totally Rad! Ok, maybe you have but this likeness is uncanny!

This heel is from the 'Made by Mason' line and features moi!!

Glitter, Made by Mason, and me!!!