A story from Xiu Bar

Xiu bar is one of the nicest bars in Beijing.  On the roof of the Park Hyatt, Xiu's clientelle is a mix of rich foreigners travelling for business and people wanting to take advantage of rich foreigners travelling for business.  One of our friends is a boisterous foreigner who's been chatting with an attractive Chinese girl in a short skirt for the last few minutes.  On this particular night, there was a cover band playing live music, so people are speaking really loud just to be heard.  Then all of a sudden, there's one of these moments where the band is between songs, it gets suddenly quiet, and you can hear everyone again.  My friend hasn't adjusted to the new sound level, and at that moment, you can hear him shouting, "You don't understand, girls normally pay me to sleep with them."  

The 5 Strangest Photos my Dad Took

I take my fair share of bad pictures - overexposed, bad framing, blurry shots, or turning on video accidentally.  I think everyone does.  But for most people, when they take a bad picture, they were at least trying to take a picture of something worth capturing.  My Dad is different - he sometimes just takes pictures of things that leave me scratching my head.  Here's five pictures he took on our most recent trip to Yunnan province:

1.  A Wal-Mart

2.  A plant in our hotel

3.  A random couple taking wedding photos

4.  A part of a sign describing rules for a tourist attraction

5.  A dog eating left-over skewers