Beijing and the Beard

I'm in Beijing with my Dad right now, until tomorrow when I fly to Hong Kong, and let me just say that I am in complete heaven. After eating some of the most terrible food of my life (which could be based upon what I am about to describe) for two months, my father and I are being treated to meal after meal after meal by the heads of Beijing's medical University. I've eaten at the most famous Peking Duck restaurant in the world, Henry Kissinger ate there, and many other high ranking political officials from around the world. I've had traditional Northern Chinese HotPot, traditional Szechuan cuisine, and traditional southern Chinese cuisine. Also I've sipped tea while watching Peking Opera, been to the Forbidden city, been asked if I like Chairman Mao Ze Dong (haha...) and want to buy a book of his quotations, and climbed the Great Wall. It has been one amazing experience these past couple days in Beijing, not to mention the past 2.5 months! On top of all that, yesterday I shaved off my beard, which was looking quite Savage (in the words of Matthias son of Zeus) and Manly after not shaving for for 2 months, because I was told I had to look proper when I visit my grandma in Malaysia. All in all, I have had an amazing experience in China, and I will be sure to come back soon...very, very soon!