Alcohol

The following joke among friends in China is popular.

Alcohol

After a long distance hike in the forest, the hiker was hungry and thirsty. He was eager to sit at a table. And just at that time he spotted an inn. Energy and strength came to his legs and he got to the inn.

Hiker: Hello, is anybody in?
Boss: What are you going to do?
Hiker: I'd like to have something to eat, please.
Boss: Tell me what you want.
Hiker: Well, I'd like a bowl of meat and of course a bowl of rice.
Boss: Is that all?
Hiker: Um, I'm afraid I'd like a bowl of alcohol if you have.
Boss: Wait here.

After some time the boss came back with the meat and the rice.

Boss: Here you are.
Hiker: But could I ask where my alcohol goes?
Boss: Ah, I forgot.

The boss went away and came back in no time.

Boss: Here is the alcohol.

The hiker slowly sipped at the alcohol and then,

Hiker: I'm very sorry to tell you that I felt something wrong with it.
Boss: Really, let me have a try... Is there anything wrong?
Hiker: Frankly speaking, there is water in it.
Boss: Well, if you insist, I'll bring you another bowl. Anyway, you'll have to pay for the both bowls.
Hiker: Yes, I promise I will.

The boss came back with another bowl of alcohol.

Hiker: I claim that this is not alcohol.
Boss: Impossible, definitely it is.
Hiker: What about having a try yourself?
...
Boss: Oh, I forgot pouring alcohol in the water this time!
...

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Hello and best wishes to you!

This is a special day in China. Today family get together and have a good time. It is known as Mid-Autumn Festival, which is one of the important traditional festivals. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar the day falls on the 15th of August, which is at the end of September or the beginning of October. On the day there's always a full moon (what we say 'a round moon' in Chinese) and people often eat fruit and moon cakes as a major part of the celebration. A moon cake is something like a pie, a thick pie with fillings in the middle. And there are also characters of some best wishes and patterns on the cake.

I'm here again.

Frankly speaking I am not familiar with this blog as I felt it hard to reach here. I'm on my broadband network connection and I still find it slow to access the pages when surfing/editing. I'm from China. I'll be pleased to hear from you telling me if you also have the same problem.