Day 27 - December 14

I have to share "after work" activities before work activities! For that's where the real work relationships are built! The Taiwan team took Debi and myself out to dinner tonight --- all by themselves! Tom had Chinese language classes tonight --- so he couldn't go! So, his team and us walked these narrow dark streets in the rain ... where they suddenly led us into this most wonderful Chinese restaurant ever. The Taiwan team had already pre-ordered ... and it was such a fun night. We had roasted chicken, red pepper soy sauce, steamed fish, wasabe sauce, egg drop soup, giant fried prawns with the heads still on, big crabs with "nutcrackers" needed to get all the sweet meat out, noodles, sticky rice, stir-fried pork, browned dessert dumplings ... and as an end .... the "keep you looking young soup" --- which was chicken broth, bamboo shoots, fresh mushrooms, onion, and a spate of noodles! From what I understand, the Chinese do not end a meal with dessert, but instead a soup! Much more healthy!