It's all about the Tools

Just some of the tools used by a team of Potters in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

Home Cooking

Girls from the office prep a home meal.

Comfort Food

Shihong town, home style cooking

River walk in Sichuan

Evening in Shihong town:

A day at; 3 of 9, Jie Hang bike stores in ShenZhen

An amazing family business: Bikes, Tea, Buddhist Vegetarian Restaurant and Spiritual  Items (see http://chawu.blogspot.com/2014/03/an-oasis-of-tranquility-in-down-town.html ) The group owner hangs out at these two side-by-side stores, his wife runs the other enterprises. We met with her at lunch time. The Main / largest of the 9 stores and distribution centerMeeting with the store manager and her staff

Dongguan Update

Arriving in HK, Tuesday 24th. at 6:30 am, I was surprised and please to see no side effects of the Typhoon that past over the area, closing airport operations on the Sunday and Monday. 

9:00 am ferry to Shekou .. Drive to Huang Juan for lunch / shower and change of clothes.

2:00 pm – 9:30 pm  at the various factories

Wed.  Thursday & Friday … all very long days .. made great progress

Saturday .. 8: am through 1:30 pm.,  working new projects at SY factory and buy a Pink light … thx A-Jing

Sunday .. down day        Monday (tomorrow) .. back in the saddle ….

Tuesday .. Chinese National holiday …

So now on to Plan C .. next is Leg 8

You have to buy the PINk one

It’s an:  LED Light – Movie - Still Camera – FM Radio and Alarm .. just crazy amount of features .. Full retail .. 180 RMBLED light is ok .. ok for the bed-side .. LOLThe user instruction sheet defies logic .. Chinese to Russian to English words in some random order,  too funny.

Plan B – Update to travel plans

Certainty is to make a travel plan, and plan on it changing.  We just concluded Interbike: http://www.interbike.com/index.htm , in Las Vegas, Nevada – USA … Fantastic launch for a new company and line of products … http://www.rearviz.com/ 

That all said .. I’m off to China on Sunday .. Matt and Kayla will go on to the UK Bike Week show.  Then from the UK to Brisbane where I’ll join them along with Lee and Ray on Oct 8th.

More flooding in Chang Ping town after I leave

A-Jing send a couple of pictures the day after I went into Hong Kong

Nice day for a bus ride @ 35,000 feet

A, beautiful morning in Hong Kong.  An easy drive from Hyatt in TST over to HK International.  Relaxing in the Cathay Club.  A very busy time planed on this short trip home. Next stop LAX.

Travel Update after two months in China

Two months in ShenZhen and Dongguan City districts .. with many many travel days in the mainland, we start leg 2, Tuesday 27th.,  beautiful day in Chang Ping town and Hong Kong.

Flight to LAX Wed. morning:…. Leg 3 starts in 16 short days.

A little rain through the night: 6 extra hours to the office

Last night we had the storm to beat all storms. Unbelievable thunder and lightening.  Pictures from A-Jing as he drove to our apartment and on the way to the various factories:  Huang Jiang – Chang Ping – Heng Li – Shi Jie

Saturday; 17th. August  2013 .

Just another day at the office

Matt and Ajing Jane working on our orders Zhou works up our quote on a new product. Today its Red Tea ….

買面料 Mai Mian Liao .. Buying Fabric

Over 2,000 wholesale outlets with a Bazillion choices Drink some tea while you shop Fresh fruit .. nice on a HOT HUMID day …She’s not used to seeing foreigners here …