Sulzer Family Day

The last weekend in May turned into one of our busiest weekends to date. We were up and out of the house Saturday morning for play rehearsal at Dulwich. All three girls are in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". They have learned their lines and memorized their songs. Now the times comes for blocking and staging. I've offered my assistance, but the teachers don't want any stage moms just yet. The rehearsals were slated to go until 1pm, but Sulzer's big family day was also taking place. We'd already missed the morning factory tour, but since we'd already seen the place we figured we weren't missing too much. The afternoon show at the Science and Technology Center sounded much more appealing. The event was supposed to take place the previous weekend, but some government officials had swooped in and demanded the entire venue. Larry had already made arrangements and paid for a golf outing, which left us girls to represent the Whitfields.
We arrived towards the end of the buffet lunch...chinese style, leaving the girls hungry. I tried picking out bits of chicken and shrimp from the colorful entrees, but they turned their noses up.
After lunch, we were herded into one of the performance halls. The four expat families and the GM were then escorted to their VIP tables. Now, I'm all for VIP treatment, but I think there's a time and a place for it. It's not like we need any more help standing out. The girls, however, got a kick out of being seated at their own table with Larry's name prominently featured. A slide show was playing of the past year's factory construction and opening. If you look really close in the group picture, Larry's in the back right.
Presentations and announcements were made, the GM spoke and songs were sung...all in chinese. We smiled and nodded and smiled some more when folks wanted to take our, or should I say, the girls' picture. Just when they started to get a little antsy the show began. We were treated to a collection of dances, acrobatics, songs, and even some rollar skating. It was a wonderful little performance, showcasing the chinese culture and tradition. I adored every minute of it and could have stood another hour. The girls, of course, wanted more swinging people and death defying tricks. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to entertain them. It's almost as if the fact that we're living in China is no big deal any more. The sights that still mesmorize me, bore them.
"Been there, done that. What's next?"