shummuh?

today, i went to a "brothel," as Mary says. to me, it was a sketchy karaoke places with female hostesses. i guess to me, a brothel is different.. or something. well, it was Richard's uncle's property where we visited. a lot of ladies walking around wearing less usual chinese-wear. that includes short skirts/shorts, tanks, etc. oh yes, Richard is a friend of Mary's from Beijing. his hometown is this city, so he visits often. he's an editor for a literary magazine and had worked at U of T for one year. also, he's published many books and has degrees in minorities cultures in China. it was a little odd that he brought us to this sketchy area, but whatever i guess. it's family, and it's life for him.

we got a room (of course without hostesses) from one of the room managers. he had some kenny g, but no other English music.. well, except for this horrid rendition of "i will always love you." Richard, Mary, "Little Fatty," and i danced until the last person fell, and that was Richard of course. man, for a young person, i can't not keep up with Richard and Mary. Mary kept wavin' her arms at the air conditioner (it was hot) and Richard kept on doing this semi-robot 80s move. Little Fatty had the best dance music i heard since i got here, that is, most similar to our dance music at home. i was so worn out. oh yes, it was about 6pm to 8pm that we were there. we walked there from bai li yuan park, along the "artificial river." we met his siblings and their families, who all live in that sketchy area.