Media village # 2

We'll here it is, i went outside today and took some pics of were i am living and the surrounding area. Its a pretty rad place... the pics really don't do it any justice.

As for work these days...today was a good day, we had our first slower day probably since we got here...we were tying of loose ends everywere so a lot of time was spent travelling from venue to venue today but we did get to wrap up 4 events which i think was a great thing. Seeing one of those venues was my venue...so lets keep pur fingers crossed.

We went out for our first official chinese meal...i mean official one was not so tasty this one was picked by a local who knew what to order and were to take us. Everything was awesome from the food to the location. The menu had some interesting items on it but all in all the options we picked were really really good. I tried peking duck which is the trade mark of beijing...and it really is an amazing dish.

I have started drinking fresh lichy tea with roses at night, no sugar, no milk this tea one an award out of 500 other teas in an annual competition. it really is that great...ill bring some home for people to try if they want.

We have a giant party this saturday for my room mate Adam...there will be like 200 people from the media village attending this at the duck and goose. Its a crazy bar were they have dancing cheer leaders and batting cages indoors and golf indoors....plus some crazy street ladies....lol. and chinese singer that sounds like Janis Joplin...hahhaa ill take pics.

The smog here is nuts its like the worst day of fog you have ever had but every day, but china is doing things to try and change that wich is good but its certaintly not like home!!!

The Media Village

Hey everyone how are you, sorry i havn't been able to update this for a while but, i have moved to the media village and havn't had internet untill now...it will be pretty sketchy from here on in, bu ti got hook ups for that kinda stuff so it should be easier from now on...the media village rocks, we have a pool on the 27th floor, our own little village with bars and restaurants and laundry and we kinda seem to get what ever we want its awesome...mom you wont want to here this....but if it wasn't china i probably wouldn't come home...also the fact that i wouldn't get this treatment if it wasn't for the olympics!! i don't have any new pics as off yet but i just wanted to give you and up date on things....mom and dad i will send you a big email soon and just so you know you can call my cell I DON'T PAY FOR IT SO CALL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you have the number so please use it cause i can't call out!!! Give it to Amy and tell her to call me as we'll

Im getting an awesome tan, we have new works clothes and then we have out transportation clothes...haha work clothes is our skin...i also ate a retard sandwich for lunch and cut my hand with a box cutter and then forgot to put sun tan lotion on. But the everything rocks im feeling at home finally and its awesome.

I have no new pics right now but will up date that soon!

Miss you all!

The Great Wall!!!!

Hey everyone, so my recent adventures has been the great wall, its an amazing thing, you truly have no idea the scale of it untill you have stood on it and walked on it...its un imaginable! At the same truly beaufiful and inspiring.... also packed with tourists...lol. We also went to mings tomb and the imperial gardens and then participated in a ceremonial tea service, although some people didn't quite get the importance of what there doing, i was we'll aware of how special that moment was and tried my best soak it up as much as possible. We tried a 5 different teas and were tought how to drink it and what there properties were .... it was once in a life time thing thats for sure.

As for work, we are now doing 12 hours days as things are starting to ramp up here more and more, i have seen the venues and they are truly beaufiful pieces of artwork and I wish you could all be here to see the scale of them, they are amazing truly amazing. Its a testament to what these people can do and how fast they can do it.

Im starting to slowly fall in love with this place, why cause they have such a passion for who they are there way of life and they celebrate it...from the tea ceremony to the food, to the local culture , they just are willing sacrifice those things...its something we don't get in canada or understand.

Oh and everything in negotiable here, never pay full price...its a fun challenge to see how cheap you can get things...they jack the prices up cause your northern american and they expect you to talk them down!!!!

Anyways im gonna go i miss you all will put more posts soon!

Oh and the night life here is friggin awesome...."china doll was fun" killer club...

Dinner out in china!!!

We'll we went out for an authentic chinese dinner!!! We are still not sure what we ate but we have decided that we have chicken Knuckles, Colon, stomach and some form of anus cause it smelt like crap!!! lol and then some salad deal that was so spicy you swore you at habenero pepper straight, and we had a giant beer all for 8 dollars!!! we also went to a bar owned by a 22 year old American from the east coast and he gave us free beer and we had the hugest pizzas ever.

As of today it was our first fill work day, pulled a lot of cable and i seem to be meshing in we'll with the guys. There awesome people and have made me feel right at home and im so stoked for the rest of the trip because of them. I have officially been in the water cube and the gymnastics, we can't take pics of the inside so i cant show you any but the water cube is up. its so hot hear like 90+ and super humid, you sweat and sweat and sweat....but i love it, I get at bad ass walkie with a mic on it, and i was up on 40 feet so scaffolding today with crazy harnesses on slinging cable, Byron took a pic and im pretty sure i looked tough as hell...

So untill later im off for some beers with the crew and maybe a massage, and not one of those massages allthough every guy here seems to think I should. Im holding strong against the $200.00 foot massage.. P.S. there is no such thing as a $200.00 foot massage if you get my drift....hahahahahahah

Oh and the building with funny swoosh at the top its a series of 5 building the look like a dragon and they friggin huge, i mean huge and in the one of the pics you can see the scaffolding that i spent half a day on!!!

Allright i just added a special pic, its the view from my hotel room!!!

First Days in China

We'll lets start here, I almost missed my flight due to some information issues, I don't want to get into to much details but lets say that i almost didn't make it to china...it was pretty intense lets say the least. But i am here in china i have attached a few pics, china is nuts the landscape is beautiful, the country is beautiful and the women are even more beautful....lol. Did my first bit of cable installs today and it was awesome. check out the pics...but i love china its an amazing place!!

The Crank Crew @ hardwood hills

We;ll just thought this deserved a little props, cause it was the best day of riding all summer...... so to the people who made my days in uxbridge a better place to matt and nikki who i will soon be seeing in BC. you rock you are awesome people and truly great people to have in someones life!!! To Ted @ africycle i can't wait to come back and help you build some bikes and thanks for all the great rides we will have to continue the epic journeys when i return so i can try and kick you ass on the trails...watch out buddy im gonna be in some serious as kicking shape when i get back!!

Going away Party

I would like to say thankyou to everyone who showed up to my going away party, it mean't the world to me. Its great when you realize the people who truly care cause they show up they take the time and make the effort and to be honest it was absolutely amazing to see you all tonight. You couldn't have made me happier to see you all before I leave. I can't wait to come back and have drinks with you and chat about my experiences, ( kim you are excluded cause your just kim and i know you wanted to be here).

special thanks to Andrea and Kurt for giving me a home to 4 days, you truly are amazing people and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for throwing me a party. It truly means more to me then you will ever ever realize.

I will miss you all more then you can ever imagine, and you make my life a better place and I thank you for that.

You truly are the greatest group of people a man could be blessed to have in his life.


Love Brodie

2 days before take off

We'll the reality has fully set in, i actually realized that i am going to china now, when i was at the HSBC trying to get Chinese money and the entire plaza was written in Chinese and I panicked and said o crap....lol. so i pick up my Chinese dolaroos on Friday and i am excited to see what they actually look like...

Accomodations

We'll i was bored today so I spent some time trying to figure out what my accomodations will be like in china and I found the attached picture i also discovered im rich in China and beer costs $0.73 a bottle in a fancy restaurant. So can you say trouble, cause I can! So lets just say, im a rich western, young and good looking guy and booze is cheap, can you say " Houston we have a problem" hahahaha

Hey everyone i just got some emails of were i will be staying roughly. These are some out door pics of the general area in beijing its pretty cool looking, some unique trees by the looks of it. So im officially moved out of my apartment and now and a transient for the week. I will keep everyone posted, ive emailed a local riding club in china to see if I could go for a ride in the mountains with them...how cool would that be mountain biking in the china in the mountains...common talk about a story for the kids! We'll when i was mountain through the himalayas...LOL!!!!!