THE FABIA CLUB

netchef · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Posts: 29

It's been a WOW travel. The lights the fun the food the city the rituals the protocols the people, the challenge of language, the liquor all have a charm, a kink that gets them each a chapter in this Rao vs Ming episode. Like Kramer vs Kramer or DEA vs Colombian Drug Lord, both have an argument, but that doesn't stop one from visiting both camps during the proceedings and nibbling a bit on cactus/snorting some of the evidence. Exchanging notes with the Attorneys. Both sides proffer a story, a unique context.

This is a paced yet neat and sterile city- from what I've seen of it. It's
called Nanning and it's near the Vietnam border in S W China. I've even tried their local Rice based liquor and discovered it's how the non-hirsute Chinamen put hair on their chestst. NEVER smoke while drinking the stuff or you'll be a flame thrower the US Army would gladly hire for skirmishes such as Guadalcanal where they preferred smoked Nips.

But I digress. Fabia, Oh Fabia- a vicarious pleasure as I obviously don't have my wheels here.
Firstly the roads are strewn with cars I don't recognize, and those I do from players that play on our turf as well- often come with higher specs than they sell us poor Indians. Gotta make a PIL out of that.

I have seen a few BIG bro Skodas here-- ie Big bro to our Fabias, and precisely 4 Fabias in the 8 days I've been in Ming residence. AND, guess what, one of them had a 1.6 badge. Bloody remiss of them to leave us out when they were passing around the goodies. The TAFE guys did mention we could expect a 1.9 or 2.0 ltr diesel soon, but I haven't heard further.

Back soon.

ps. the irony isn't lost on me that I find it easier to blog on our site from China than I do while in idli-dosai harness; let's put it down to Zen Smile

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netchef