Reply #1047 TonyToro's post
i'll admit that while i have a general idea of the 3-number system, remember it's not entirely clear--pls do me a favor SEAJ, go ahead and spell it out. i'm sure it's in one of the China reports, but once u get to 14...what exactly do u get for yr 1400 RMB?
given the exchange rate and increasing numbers, i'm not sure i can afford to visit China...and has anyone noticed that HG rates seem to be creeping up too? the previously 700-800 HGs are now up to 900, and one even crossed the orange-note barrier. combined with reports that read "oh hurry up she's leaving saturday," which i don't get around to reading until Friday, not to mention the B&S and the lack of rooms, doesn't inspire mongers like myself to run around in the rain trying to book 'em.
fortunately, i was invited to the house of a good friend for dinner. his Thai wife (not a WG, he was doing NGO work in Thailand in the 80s, they've lived in Thailand/US/Philippines and now here and have two teenage sons) is the best Thai cook on the planet. i'm not kidding--she's an alchemist. she teaches cooking classes and i've taken two--i challenged her with difficult dishes and a "pick the ingredient" challenge (she had to make a larb--Isaan-style Thai dish--with something no one had ever used before). her creation was so good that it's now become a staple, and she served it tonight, along with penang muu and haw mok, stuff that's hard to find on ANY restaurant menu, even in Thailand. i'd forgotten how good her cooking is. best meal i've had this year. sat around and talked a lot...quality time.
so i gave up any thoughts of mongering, got a cab back with my pal, in a satiated mood and thought i would post a Mystery Pic...
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a few notes:
1) this is among my top five WGs ever. i was far from her only fan. she outshone her environs by a factor often or twenty.
2) this is a selected closeup of a larger portrait, taken on the last day i ever saw her. i have heard her further circumstances from a trusted source and am delighted to report that she's happy/healthy and living very well.
3) in this particular time-slice, wealth was stored by her and her peers in the form of gold-bracelets on the arm. there were no ATMs. none of them had access to safes. what are you are seeing is not "bling," it was her savings account. and yes, this photo was taken THIS century.
i'm not going to explain any further, or it wouldn't be a Mystery Pic now would it!
JtB
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