Urumqi, Xinjiang

Urumqi, Xinjiang, originally uploaded by maotai.

have a buffet dinner cum cultural show. food paradise for canivores especially those who like mutton. mutton soup, mutton kebabs, mutton ribs... you get the idea.



cold and dry. am down with a sore throat :-(

Urumqi, Xinjiang

Urumqi, Xinjiang, originally uploaded by maotai.

have a buffet dinner cum cultural show. food paradise for canivores especially those who like mutton. mutton soup, mutton kebabs, mutton ribs... you get the idea.



cold and dry. am down with a sore throat :-(

Urumqi, Xinjiang

Urumqi, Xinjiang, originally uploaded by maotai.

have a buffet dinner cum cultural show. food paradise for canivores especially those who like mutton. mutton soup, mutton kebabs, mutton ribs... you get the idea.



cold and dry. am down with a sore throat :-(

Beijing Capital Airport

Beijing Capital Airport, originally uploaded by maotai.

on my way to Liuzhou. am still recovering from yesterday's flight from SFO. as usual, coffee helps!



知你忙

我飞南

过的难

向你望

Blossoms at Stanford

Blossoms at Stanford, originally uploaded by maotai.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.

Full of Gold

Full of Gold, originally uploaded by maotai.

Barflies celebrate CNY at Wala2

Barflies celebrate CNY at Wala2, originally uploaded by maotai.

LIVE > a select group of barflies are at wala2 for a let's get stupid/ drunk session.

Let Sleeping Lions Lie...

Let Sleeping Lions Lie..., originally uploaded by maotai.

lion dance at holland V coffeeshop. these lions were taking a nap.

Setting sun

Setting sun, originally uploaded by maotai.

a very bleak landscape, mainly land reclaimed from the sea. on a 6 hour car ride from beijing to dongying in shandong.

Again! Again!

Again! Again!, originally uploaded by maotai.

it is fast becoming a tradition LOL

festive drinking...

festive drinking..., originally uploaded by maotai.

hoegaarden white at the wala2. meeting some friends for dinner. but the real action starts at 2000hrs when the bloggangsters come. it has been awhile since we met so there will be some drinking tonite ;-)



so consider you've been 'jio'ed, join us if you are in the neighbourhood.

Turtle head!

Turtle head!, originally uploaded by maotai.

what maotai got his american friend R to eat LOL

R had the blood and gall as well, the traditional way with chinese vodka!

Shanghai - Afternoon Coffee

Shanghai - Afternoon Coffee, originally uploaded by maotai.

came back from a crab feast at yangcheng hu lat night. she has to work today and i am taking a break from a very tedious stressful beijing trip. will be leaving for singapore tomorrow for a few days before heading back to beijing next monday. have to close a multi million deal before christmas.

am reading 'tuedays with morrie' and wondering when i can actually learn to let go... and still be me. how much of what i do is really me? how much of it is what others expect or want of me?

when i start having more questions than answers, it is coz i am sober LOL.