ElyseandPete's Guestbook

I wish i could be a spa junkie!!

nice !!!
I really regret reading this blog, now I am wanting so much of a good massage. Coming from the Philippines and knowing how cheap I can get a massage back home, I never had a massage here in Japan. Enjoy your massage addiction !!!

''How were you treated differently in Beijing than Hangzhou? ''
What you(Pete) experienced is truely awful! It is frightening how much damage just a little propaganda can do. One would expect better of people, but I suppose one unfortunately can\'t. I am pretty relieved that it is last August I was in China, rather than this comming August. People were amazingly friendly towards me as a foreigner, when I was there last year.

I have goosebumps
the photos are so beautiful :)

birthday
I got them all right also.....let's get a foot massage together when you are home!

Sounds and looks like an amazing vacation spot....you just wonder how long it will stay small and quaint??? So glad to hear you had such an amazing vacation for that 31st b day! memories...

sunset
BEAUTIFUL is just the right word to describe that !

Love the photos! I don't think I could get Brad on board with that, way to go Pete!

Love this entry
Am really enjoying catching up with your blog. Whetting my whistle for Hangzhou life. Interestingly, I just went to a conference on China here at the University of Denver and one paper was given by an American who teaches at Zhe Da. Around 40, very tall, named Gregory Moore (got his card). First lao wei hired there (think there are two others now); married to a Chinese. Bet it was the same guy who emceed at labor Day event. Small world:-)

\"You get what you pay for....... \" exactly! here in the US, my son (3 years old) went to the ER, waited for 3 hours, the doctor finally came, took 2 minutes and sent us home. then the bill came in, 550$ (we pay 50$, the rest went to METLIFE). and if you get a Appendicitis Surgery, the cost will be around $16K or more. (in China, Appendicitis Surgery will cost you 200 to 400$) In China, there is a term called \"以药养医\", that means the hospital need to sell more medicine to cover the cost (because seeing a doctor and get a small treatment basically cost nothing). that\'s why you see so many IV in chinese hospitals. a lot of time you really don\'t need a IV (Tylenol will do the work), but the doctor will insist you to get an IV, that\'s how the hospitals and doctors make money. in many places a doctor will get a percentage of the Prescription he give his patients.

Yay!
So excited to see you guys in Illinois but I definitely have to come and visit in Portland :)