Doug and I went to Beijing on Monday.  Doug had a day off while the kids were in school.  We thought it would be a good opportunity to stock up on some much-needed western foods.  During our lunch in Beijing, we came across a magazine called "Time Out Beijing in English."  I picked up a copy for the two hour drive home.  When I got to page 5, I burst out laughing when I read a small feature called "Red Cab, Black Cab."  My guess is that they pose a question every month and then ask a Red cab driver and a Black cab driver to answer it.  I have to re-print what the Red cab driver answered to this month's question, "What's the best meal you've ever eaten?"  His answer was: 

 

A family dinner on New Year's Eve will always be my favorite meal of the year.  It's not the fact that we have lots of food that makes it so special, the important thing is that it's a family reunion.  We're only all together once a year, so I usually get excited and play drinking games with my elder brother.  Last year, I drank so much alcohol, my mother had to call an ambulance and I spent the rest of Spring Festival in hospital.  In spite of that, it was still the best time I had all year.  I can't wait for this year - I am going to beat my brother...I've been practicing!