Scary China

Happy Halloween!!!!

We are putting together our pictures from this weekend's Halloween-in-Shanghai celebration.

In the meantime, you can see Tiffany's inspiration for this year's costumes above. City Weekend is a weekly Shanghai magazine that all the expats read to see what events are going on that week, new restaurant and bar openings, and articles relating to expat life in Shanghai. We'll show you in a couple of days what this magazine cover inspired Tiffany to do!

In the meantime, there's nothing scarier (and funnier) than real life in China. This is no science fiction, no wild creation of imagination. Our friend here in Shanghai was working in a hospital and recently forwarded us an email he'd received. I've edited out his name to protect his safety from the rest of his employees!


Our local Chinese Purchaser just asked our friend (as Finance Director) to approve payment for a camera for the psych inpatient room. Check out her request and the heading of her email below:

From: Sammy

To: XXX
Subject: camera for the psychopath room

Hi ,

Facilities order a security camera for the psychopath room to watch the madman, make sure they are safe.

It costs RMB 1,650, so I apply for the petty cash, please approve.

Thanks,
Sammy