Biking Tour Reports

I woke up to another day in my packed cage. It was probably the worst day I've had since I was caught two days ago. Other snakes kept pushing and shoving as more snakes joined us. Just when I thougth things couldn't get any worse, these kids with bright shirts took pictures of me, like I was a tourist attraction. They were pointing and some of them were smiling and laughing, felt horrible. Next, it got even worse. The evil keeper thought it would be nice to give the visitors a demonstration of how he tortured us. He then took my father out and slapped his head hard against the solild concrete. His face turned cold. Finally, my dad was thrown in a boiling hot pot, alive and screaming. After ten seconds of this, he was taken out. His head was moving slowly and finally hit the ground. All this time the kids were pointing and snapping photos. It was torure.

I suppose it'll be my turn next.

(Q:) When did you start working?
(A:) In 1984.

(Q:) What is your occupation?
(A:) A doctor.

(Q:) Where do you live?
(A:) I live in a village near the hospital.

(Q:) What is the most common injury?
(A:) Internal medicine and children.

(Q:) Where did you train?
(A:) I trained in the medicial army hospital.

(Q:) What is you speciality?
(A:) Internal medicine but in this hospital my speciality is everything.

(Q:) What do you do during the time you're not working?
(A:) I relax.

(Q:) How much vacation do you get?
(A:) I get four days of vacation a month.

(Q:) What kind of medicine do you practice?
(A:) I practice both Chinese and Western medicine.

(Q:) Do you reuse needles?
(A:) No, we don't.

(Q:) Do you do accupunture?
(A:) Yes.

(Q:) How many years of medicial school did you have?
(A:) Two or more years.

(Q:) How many beds are there in this hospital?
(A:) About 30 beds.

(Q:) How long has this hospital been open?
(A:) Since November 1991.

(Q:) So, what did you do before then?
(A:) I worked in the army.

(Q:) How many years does it take to become a doctor?
(A:) Usually 3,4 or 5 years. Medicial school takes four years and speciality takes three years.

This morning we got a wake up call at 7:30 am. We had a very good Chinese breakfast that had from soup to sandwiches. Then we went to "The wet market." They had vegetables, chicken, dog, cat, rabbits, owls and snakes. IT smelled like forty people died, it was smelly and very dirty. There was blood and guts all over everything. Then we went to a place where they make medicine. They showed us what they made but we could not see them make it because they did not want to get our germs in the medicine. Next, we went to the park and found a factory that made clothes. They had "Timberland" clothes, basketball team clothes, and official shirts for the NFL.

Around noon we had lunch at a place in the middle of the lake in the middle of town. We biked 22 km to Kai Ping in the pouring rain. Stopping at Wu Xi Middle School and a place where they make very old eggs called Thousand year eggs. We got to the hotel and had a buffet dinner and played snooker.

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