travelling salesman. fav drink maotai. maotai makes it much easier for me to deal with people. that includes you so don't go leaving any nasty comments :)

Friday, August 15, 2008

Balls!


You know that the angmos have us licked when their women besides being more hairy than us have got balls too :D

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Stories from the quake zone

from TV reports;

1. a teenage boy was pulled out of a collapsed school after being trapped for over 2 days. as he was carried away on a stretcher he asked one of the rescuers, "uncle i would like to have a coke!"

2. towns and villages were all isolated by landslides. during the quake and continuing aftershocks, boulders as big as cars rolled down the mountains destroying roads. cellphone stations and landlines were all wiped out and no one knew the situation at these places. paratroopers were sent and they parachuted above rain clouds into the devastation. the captain hollered "the time has come, the party and people has given us this mission. for the country and for our people let's successfully complete our mission." for many survivors, the appearance of these paratroopers gave them hope and notice that rescue was on the way.

3. a policewoman breastfeed eight babies, many of whom who were left motherless.

4. a group of about ten children ages 5-12 have been standing by the side of the road for the past few days. they hold simple placards expressing thanks. when asked, a girl said that they were moved by the efforts of the people who helped them. from the report, it was the rescuers who were touched by the strength of these children.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Drunk in HK

Drinking at Lan Kwai Fong
Vodka whiskies gin and beer
All that we drunkards insanely fond
But you my dearest are not here
And love is nowhere to be found

Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Hope they'll fix this...

Pollution threatens national liquor

Mon May 14, 2007 8:53AM EDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The water purity of a river tapped to make China's national liquor is being threatened by uncontrolled building of other drinks factories along its banks, the official Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

Kweichow Moutai, maker of the fiery Maotai drink served at Chinese state banquets and used to toast guests ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Kim Il-sung, draws water for the brew from the Chishui River in remote southwest Guizhou province.

But authorities are investigating how 39 illegal alcoholic drinks plants have sprung up by the river, polluting both the air and water, Xinhua said.

"It seriously threatens the environmental security of the Chishui River and the production base of Maotai," it added.

The illegal factories have been fined and ordered to close, the report said.

The drink -- a 53 percent proof tipple made of mountain water, sorghum and grain -- is steeped in Communist lore. Though it traces its origins back two millennia, Maotai has been the drink of choice for generations of Communist Chinese leaders.

It was used to toast the founding of the People's Republic on October 1, 1949. Premier Zhou Enlai welcomed U.S. President Nixon with Maotai during his groundbreaking trip to China in 1972.

It was on Zhou's instructions that all industry was banned from 100 km (60 miles) upstream of the Chishui River site used to make Maotai in order to preserve its purity.

"But following the daily rise in frequency of human activity, the ecological problems of the special ecosystem of the Chishui River have become more and more pronounced," Xinhua said.

 
 
 
 

Friday, May 11, 2007

Anticipation

Maotai is back in Singapore pumped full of Macallen. He has to eat some porridge then off he goes to worship at the feet of HER. The ONE who brought Maotai into blogging (though he is rather hopeless at it).


Sent via BlackBerry from SingTel!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Because

Because of you
I strive harder
Because of you
I advance further
Because of you
I am stronger
Because of you
I am and I love
Because of you

Sent via BlackBerry

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Maotai has a drity mind *LOL* Straits Times HOME section banner 3 Feb 2007

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Magical Maotai?


You are The Magician


Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity.


Eleoquent and charismatic both verbally and in writing,
you are clever, witty, inventive and persuasive.


The Magician is the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire. In that ancient sense, it is the ability to make things so just by speaking them aloud. Reflecting this is the fact that the Magician is represented by Mercury. He represents the gift of tongues, a smooth talker, a salesman. Also clever with the slight of hand and a medicine man - either a real doctor or someone trying to sell you snake oil.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Cute?


Cute?, originally uploaded by maotai.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

I like brown ...


I like brown ..., originally uploaded by maotai.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Fuchun Resort


Fuchun Resort, originally uploaded by maotai.

beautiful waveless pool at the resort. one word for the place AWESOME. a great getaway for two if you golf. i don't golf so i was a whale by the pool and in the outdoor jazzcuzi. but i did pick up some taiji moves, look out aunties and uncles a senior Jet Li is born ;-)

Xihu - May Day Holidays


Xihu - May Day Holidays, originally uploaded by maotai.

far from the maddening crowd. NOT! seems the whole of china is in hangzhou for the may holidays. but the scenery is still great. misty waters of the west lake with the blurred outline of the hills.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

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 :-(

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

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

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Blossoms at Stanford


Blossoms at Stanford, originally uploaded by maotai.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Silicon Valley


Silicon Valley, originally uploaded by maotai.

bright crisp morning.