Essential China in pictures

Essential shopping 1: Lionel Richie's "Jusr For You." Really. It says "Jusr."


Essential shopping 2: Steren Seagal 22 disc dvd set. Really. It says "Steren."


Essential eating: Eating the traditional chinese dish of nachos is a chopstick challenge even for the locals.



Essential betting 1: Not being able to understand Chinese TV we were reduced to watching the sports channel. To make it more interesting, we decided to bet on the International Swimming Finals live from Melbourne. Entry price: 10 yuan a race.



Essential betting 2: Instantly losing all my money, I take it with good grace.


Essential betting 3: Here's Ruth winning all my money and taking it with good grace also.



Essential pets: Skanky cat.



Essential drinking:
Chairman Mao says: "Make mine a VB..."
Jon says: "Make it two."