A friend of mine had a bottle of Macallan 18 that was going to “expire” today (when you buy a bottle at a club in Beijing, they only keep it for 30 days). So, it was on to Lan in the Twin Towers (right across the street from the Silk Market). Lan is a pretty crazy looking place – designed by Philippe Starck.
After about an hour of sipping some whiskey, I look to the door and see a giant walking in. It was Yao Ming with his entourage. There weren’t a lot of people there, so it didn’t turn into a mad house, but it was hilarious watching the young girls who work there giggle while trying to get a glimpse of the Chinese giant.
Yao & crew hung out for a couple hours, didn’t seem like Yao had anything to drink at all. I walked by on the way to the bathroom to get a closer look … I look tiny in comparison. His feet, looked twice the size of mine (I have 15s). It was pretty cool to see him up-close and in-person.
Yao’s back in Beijing trying to recover from his foot surgery (going for some “traditional Chinese” medicine). Yao not playing in the Summer Olympics would be a huge disappointment to all of China.
Michael:
had dinner with your mom and dad Saturday and they said they had a great time visiting.
Your dad mentioned you might try to rent your apartment for the Olympics. If you want I can run an ad in my newspaper free of charge.
Just send me the particulars if you want to run the ad.
Uncle Jackie