Lost friend...
Saturday September 25th 1000pm
So...after hopping off the bus at the BOND office in Xiaolan. We booked to the corner and the KFC where there are always motorbike taxis. We flagged down 6 drivers and I told them all Kung Qiao Lu. So we had this convoy. John arrived first cause he knew where to go. The others followed. I got there first, then Sean, then Ash, Dawn, and Tanya. We waited to make sure this was everyone. And it was....so we thought.
We paid the drivers, but they were trying ot scam us, we were like, 3!!! not 5!!!! We headed to the party. I arrived, still irrate because I was held away from my hosting duties. very upset. And when I showed up, out of all the people we invited, maybe there was 10 people. I invited over 30 teachers from my school. 3 showed up. Coco and two others. Sammy couldn't make it but had Coco give me a present, which i told them not to do. Its a pretty nice windchime. I was...awwwwww. But then I got this sweet gift from the 3 that showed up. A set of 9 shaolin gung fu baby statuettes. Check the fotos..They are uber cute. So, after they gave the presents, they left. I was like FUCKING BOND! my guests are leaving because of YOU! I told and explained to Coco why i was late. I dont think she fully understood.
After they left and i placed my presents in my room. I did a quick recon of the party. Where is Suzanna? oh shit. I went over to John and Sean, "Where's Suzanna?!" Is she with you? And in unison, "oh fuck". So in my rage, i felt I needed something to drink. I ran over to the beer, grabbed one and tried to open it quickly with the bottle opener before running out to the street, it slipped and smashed on the floor. I snapped. The travel plans falling thru, BOND, the government dinner, 1+1 supermarket, BOND, the bus driver, BOND, lack of gung fu, BOND, my friend gone missing, and the broken bottle sent me over the edge. I yelled an "Incredible Hulk" yell and chucked the bottle opener with such force that it richoceted off the stairwell and came right back at me and smashed another bottle of beer into oblivion. I had to clean it up. I then proceeded to meet up with John and Sean on the corner waiting to see if Suzanna came around. She didn't, so I hopped on a motorbike taxi and began to drive around the city. I was lookin all over the place trying to find where she could have gone. I pointed the driver to different places then headed to the KFC and searched around there by foot. Gave a quick english lesson to a little chinese girl who started talking to me. Then search around more. Made it down to the Bowling alley and searched around there and hopped on another bike and headed back to the house. Still looking all the way. I was really worried, becuase I thought she didnt know her way around cause she had only been here for a couple weeks. But she does, but i didnt know that. I arrived and John and Sean were still there saying she never showed. John had called the house to see if she went back there. No answer. Usually Leianna is home at this time, but no answer, so we thought something might have happened to her as well. Dunno why, she wasn't with us at all that day. We just had to worry more I guess. So, John hopped a bike and went to their appartments. Sean and i looked around some more and headed back to the party to tell Mountain and Jolleen to see what we could do. "HOW DO YOU FIND A LOST WHITE WOMAN IN XIAOLAN!?" Mountain thought it would be easy because its a small town. I was like, I just looked over the whole place. Sean and I were thinking the worst and it was pretty obvious from our moods and body language.
John showed up at the apartments and there was no answer at their place or answer of the fone, so John posted a letter on the door to contact him immediately. He went out searching for her again. Now, Sean and I were worried about Suzanna and Leianna both cause of no answer. So around 11pm or so, Sean was about to head out looking some more and go home. Then John called and said she was found, she's at the apartment and he was heading back to the party. Sean and I were extremely relieved and we proceeded to get hammered.
THE TRIAL OF SUZANNA
Apparently, the motorbike taxi carrying her was a new guy or something because he split off from the main convoy and headed in a different direction. She was like, no that way. Apparently she had driven down the road with the Post Office on it, like we said, but since no on was there at the corner she didnt know where to go. And so she said go back to the Bond office and thats when he got really lost. She kept telling him the proper pronunciation of the places, however, since, she was white and a foreigner, the driver immediately thinks she is not saying what she is really saying and is like, "huh"?
Finally, she got her barrings and the driver called a friend who knows some english and got her to her place. The taxi driver greatfully only charged her 5 qwai which was very nice of him. He knew what was going on and that it was somewhat his fault. However, she doesnt have a cell fone and John had her keys because she was wearing a skirt with no pockets and no handbag. Stupid girl stuff. ;-) So, luckily her neighbor is an English teacher and she paid for the taxi and allowed her to use her fone. John headed over there and let her in. While she was waiting she kept ringing her buzzer, but Leianna wouldnt answer the door. She got increasingly worried thinking something bad happened. Nope...Leianna was just destroyed from a long day, and slept thru all the fone calls and buzzer rings. Damn.
After all that, the party started to get fun. There are lots of fotos to be posted and i took some video too. I will post it soon.
Talk about a crappy nite. to the end of a crappy day. Hopefully it gets better tomorrow........