By now, I'm sure many of you have heard about the 14 year old phenom from China that will be playing in the Masters this week. His name is Tianlang Guan. Gene Wojcechowski came to China in March to meet the kid. Here's the link to the story - it is a must read.
The kid is from Guangzhou! How about that! The picture of the airport check in is from the Guangzhou airport, and it is the exact same checkin booth that we use all the time (because we are "Sky Priority" for Delta, which is a China Southern partner). I left for Vegas on Tue, March 12; it looks like he left for the US on Wed, March 13.
Some comments about Gene's article:
- His description of Chinese Vodka (called "Bai ju", or literally, White Alcohol) as jet fuel is spot on.
- Do the Chinese lift their shirts and scratch their bellies in public? Is Tiger the favorite this week?
- The article talks about Tianlang going to the Zhixin high school, the best public high school in Guangzhou. I asked my driver about the school.
"Oh yes, good school"
Can anyone go there?
"Uh....no. only government and businessmen go there"
You mean their kids?
"Yes. Only government families and rich businessmen families can go there. You have to pay to get in....100,000 RMB" (about $15,000)
So, I wonder how "public" was translated....
The kid is from Guangzhou! How about that! The picture of the airport check in is from the Guangzhou airport, and it is the exact same checkin booth that we use all the time (because we are "Sky Priority" for Delta, which is a China Southern partner). I left for Vegas on Tue, March 12; it looks like he left for the US on Wed, March 13.
Some comments about Gene's article:
- His description of Chinese Vodka (called "Bai ju", or literally, White Alcohol) as jet fuel is spot on.
- Do the Chinese lift their shirts and scratch their bellies in public? Is Tiger the favorite this week?
- The article talks about Tianlang going to the Zhixin high school, the best public high school in Guangzhou. I asked my driver about the school.
"Oh yes, good school"
Can anyone go there?
"Uh....no. only government and businessmen go there"
You mean their kids?
"Yes. Only government families and rich businessmen families can go there. You have to pay to get in....100,000 RMB" (about $15,000)
So, I wonder how "public" was translated....
2 comments:
Anyone find it ironic that the only person in recent history to receive a 1 stroke penalty for slow play comes from the town E is currently living?
Anyone find it ironic that the only person in recent history to receive a 1 stroke penalty for slow play comes from the town E is currently living?
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