Tyler's SOD Blog

July 27th shopping trip

July 28th, 2008

Ok so today everyone decided that they needed a break from jail,..well since we’ve only been here a couple of days not so much for us yet…anyway started out to be about 6 of us renting one van then that turned in to 15+ & two vans.  They couldnt pick us up until 11 am which gave everyone time to get together & feed the kids.  They came & we all went downstairs to the front of the hospital to load up.  The showed up with a van & a mercedes ???? oh well it worked out 12 of us got in the van & the others got in the car.  The trip downtown took about 30-40 minutes, traffic here is is a nightmare & driving is worse.  There are NO stop signs NO traffic lights NO real lanes or right ways to drive, so they just drive however they want !!!  instead of yielding or stopping they use their car horn ..and quite well i might add to let everyone know they are coming through so get out of their way..and im dead serious about that..pedestrians also have no right of way as back home…they walk right out in front of cars & trust me the cars DONT stop !! its the scariest thing ive ever witnessed !

So we get to the shopping area, it is like probably downtown New York only throw in a few more zillion people ! its was utter caous too…we just walked in circles for the most part.  Some of the group wanted to eat at pizza hut so they could get american food and we decided to just walk around for a bit because the pizza hut only hat 1/4 zillion people in it.  We went to Mcdonalds instead…they dont have diet coke at them here either…but we enjoyed a big mac & coke & fries & felt like home….

I guess since we have gotten here we have grown horns or something because people stare so bad, we both checked our heads several times & havent found them & suspect they may only come out once we leave the hospital !!!  Tyler is quite the celebrity here , we cant go anywhere that they dont get in his face & say “awww pretty baby, hi baby…” they rub  his blond hair and love his ears !!! they want to take pics with him constanlty so many folks in China will have his pic on their mantle i suppose ??

We spent four hours downtown & were more than ready to get back to the hospital at the end of the day,..it had also rained & we were stuck out in that for a bit.  I think for my sister & I the most hilarious part of our trip was walmart !! yes they have a super center here..we said we had to check it out…when you walk in the door there are escalators, so you go up a floor ..first floor is the grocery section..we checked it out first..BIG mistake !  it smelled so bad you want to barf…oh and you could no one would even notice  !! We needed a fewthings from the store anyway so decided to try and pick it up while we were there.  Ok first we wanted cheese..to make a grill cheese..we will not be ordering anything else from takeout after massive stomach aches & other nasty problems…lol..trying to get to the cheese dept we passed many clear bins (like we sell gummy bears or nuts in at home) well these had things we never did figure out ..freeze dried alien looking stuff that smelled rotten…next the produce dept…it smelled of rotting fruit & vegetables ..we get to the dairy section …and find yogurt !!! yahooo for Tyler…so we got a few of those..then here comes the people again surronded the stroller they all just smile..one man tried asking me his name & age…that was about all he could say…we eventually found cheese & butter & checked out..then we figured out the rest of the store was yet up another escalator..so foff we go !

we get upstairs to the main store stuff…shoes clothes housewares shampoo & stuff…all of a sudden i had to go potty RIGHT then..lol(thankyou chinese chicken) so we proceed to ask where the restrooms are…my sis is asking one employee and she has no clue…terri(sis) is saying bathroom?? restroom? getting no where she remembers the nurses at the hospital have asked us daily if Tyler has done CA CA…so she says ca ca to the lady…she looks at her like, WHAT??????then she thinks we want to buy soap…lol another lady hears the conversation & speaks 5 words of english…she starts jabbering away & the lady goes OHHHHHH downstairs 2nd floor…good grief ! so i tear off down stairs…upon walking down a cattle ramp i come into the cave of a restroom..i thought for a moment i was at a concert waiting with the other 350 people needing to potty !!  I start to my left to the stalls & notice the floor is wet..oh its standing about 4″ in CA CA water….and people in dress hills & flip flops wade through it to potty..good lord no way..i saw stalls across the other side so went over there…there were 4 stalls & 7 people waiting…i said “ok just wait” when im next to first in line the gilr comes out & opens the door wide & i see the hole in the floor …………OMG i got out of there without thinking twice…how can they do that ???? plush you dont flush paper ????? you put it in the trash can so oyu can only imagine the smell & the sight in there..ok i have to stop there…its gross enough..so i will be telling everyone they wont be getting souvenirs from China , As I have no plans to go back out like that again !!!  nighty nighty folks…more tomorrow !!

Tami Terii & Tyler

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