Expect the Unexpected (Sept 17, 03)

As an old saying says, “It takes a few minutes to destroy but years to build.” This is not quite applicable in a city like Beijing. The Beijing way is always an amazing thing to learn about. I stepped out of my apartment this morning and see a huge green park right in front of me. Why is it so special? Because a week ago, it was still a mud road, and couple weeks ago, it was a street of old houses. This is the Beijing way of “construction”. Last week, I couldn’t even walk out of my residential area because the road was too muddy, and as a result, I had to walk all the way around to go through the back gate to exit my residential area. During this period, my best friend Boss Wong who runs a fashion chain in HK was visiting. Going in and out of my place seeing this kind of construction takes place, she still can’t believe how this can be done because if this ever happen in HK, the government will get all kinds of complaints from the shops promptly. And this definitely has an adverse effect to their business. Well….. welcome to Beijing!