Travel Toinks (Beijing): "BUSted"

Aug 24, '09 9:19 PM

Once upon a time, three adventurous and unsuspecting friends named Lhooh, and ChehCheh and Niao-Miao (the names have been changed to protect their identities) went to Beijing to see the great and famous sights of the fabled city.

On the trip,  they encountered many truly wondrous things - and things to ponder about!

Such as.... figuring out the apparently complicated transportation process of the famed city.

A case in point: Lhooh asks passing citizen about what bus to get on.

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Lhooh:  Excuse me sir,  but could you tell me which bus goes to Tiananmen?

Passerby: Which way do you want to go? East or West?

Lhooh:  Hmmm...I guess...Tiananmen East.

Passerby (pointing to a bus parked on the street): Then you take this bus.

Lhooh: Thank you very much, Sir!  Hmmm....and what bus should I take if I want to go to Tiananmen West instead?

Passerby (walking away): Oh, you take same bus.


* lightbulb*  well, it does make sense....ehem...



DISCLAIMER: The tales shared by the writer on this series of blogs about her trip to Beijing have been either exaggerated, simplified, mangled or mixed up for humorous purposes. While some undoubtedly happened (you can guess which ones did), the tale is not meant to imply anything derogatory about the Chinese culture or people.

Travel Toinks (Beijing): "Good Medicine"

Once Upon a Time in Beijing...2: "Good Medicine"

Once upon a time, three adventurous and unsuspecting friends named Lhooh, ChehCheh and Niao-Miao (the names are changed to protect their secret identities!)  went to Beijing to see the great and famous sights of the fabled city.

On the second day, Niao-Miao had unfortunately not been able to get rid of her toothache which had plagued her, so ChehCheh asked Lhooh to go to the pharmacy to help the ailing Niao-Miao, since he was the one only one in the trio who could understand the subtle nuances of the city's ancient language.

Lhooh ambled off confidently and went to ask the pharmacist for medicine for the tooth.

The conversation somehow went this way (no thanks to my imagination after it was retold by the leading character).


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Pharmacist (nods sagely and brings out a box of medicine):
Where is the pain located, Foreigner-Who-Looks-Chinese?...is it in the tooth itself or is it the gum surrounding the tooth?

Lhooh a.k.a. Foreigner-Who-Looks-Chinese:
I am unsure... O Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy.

Pharmacist a.k.a. Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy (looking bored):
......

Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (deciding quickly):
It may be the tooth itself, O Great-Pharmacist-of-this-Pharmacy.

Pharmacist a.k.a. GPOTP:
Well then, Foreigner-Who-Can-Understand-Chinese, take this.. 

(hands over the box of tooth medicine she had taken out earlier)....

it is for the pain in the tooth you have said.

Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (curious):
Great-Pharmacist...

GPOTP (looking more bored):
......hmm?

Lhooh a.k.a. FWLC (clears throat): .
If this is for pain in the tooth ...may I also have the one which is for the pain in the gums? Just in case?

Pharmacist a.ka. GPOTP:
Oh, it works on both the tooth and gum.



* Eh? then why did you ask in the first place? *DISCLAIMER: the tales being shared by the writer in this series of blogs, while true, have been admittedly exaggerated for humorous purposes. It is not meant to imply anything derogatory about the Chinese culture or people.


- Aug 24, '09 12:03 AM