[chen] -- just change ur last name....

am i bad influence? that's what larry calls me.  but then again, he's the one that influenced us to start beverage consumption at 11am on the 7th day.  or am i  just an 'iconic figure of fun' as will calls it.  but it's not really me, nor is it larry.  this whole culture of indulgence comes with minimal negative connotation out here.  an accepted subset of people with supportive wives, adjunct peers and admiring bystanders.  you ever think that as many people who are annoyed at your loud and obnoxious behavior boozin it up at a public restaurant that there are probably just as many who are jealous and want in.  hahaa...anyway, i wrote this a few weeks back when in macau, coincidentally, i just came back from macau again and here's good ole larry doin it up in macau....

If people who haven?t been to China can confidently shriek Chinese
stereotypes on accurate whim, imagine the comic relief they?d be able
to pull off if they took a trip out there. (Chinese haircuts, Chinese
spitting on street, Chinese in pajamas at the mall, Chinese and
toothpicks ? durtee china).

"there?s something about will this time around, he looks a little different" ? mom.
"HE?S TURNED CHINA!!!" and he?ll be the first one to admit it, almost confusingly proud.

"On
hot days at the office, I?ve found myself knowingly rolling up my pant
leg, [unevenly cuffing them at mid calf, exposing the unhealthiest
looking measly off-white stork leg which contrasts the white sock black
shoe combination] and going into a [missing vertebrae] slouch
position." ? lee wei ning AH.

When it gets hot, Chinese people
will un-tuck their [10 for $10] dress shirt and pull the tails of the
shirt upwards drawing the ?skin/shirt? line right above the areola,
then in order to maintain this 36th parallel, dexterously clamping down
both stained armpits to hold this new mesmerizing technique of staying
cool. You can only imagine what the exposed underbelly looks like not
to mention the extreme comfort these people exude when in their new
outfit. They?ll walk around slapping their bellys, squishing the fat
around the love handles, examining their belly buttons, run fingers
through the happy trail all in some public setting absolutely ruining
any scenic landscape. LIKE IN MACAU! Just as we pulled up at the Sands,
I saw a guy walking around the front valet area doing just this. Will
said he?s gonna have to do this right behind some couple trying to take
a picture, adding the Chinese flare of authenticity. Hilarious.

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rice maggot omlette.