8-8-2008... Since the number 8 is very auspicious for anyone who's even remotely Chinese, today is an exceptionally lucky day. Only once a century this number combination comes up, so women all over the country have been planning to have babies today, and those who are not yet giving birth are queuing to get a caesarian done. All to get that baby - preferably male, of course - out on this lucky day.
Also opening today: the most controversial Olympics ever. I'm looking forward, not to the sports bit but to see how the commie authorities will be dealing with the public. It ain't looking good, but you know they will get away with anything...
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Bzzzt. Your blog is now being monitored by the People.
This had me laughing out loud at the office. Seriously, those little eccentricities when you live in a country where the culture is partly influenced by the chinese doesn't seem all that bad but when you write them all down in one seamless paragraph makes it quite hilarious. :-p
Dan
PS: you forgot about eldest sons part!
oh yeah... Can you imagine the amount of abortions that has been carried out? All these women who were desperate to get pregnant with a son and it turned out to be a girl... so get rid of it and try again in three years for a son, to be born in the Year of the Dragon :)
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