A bunch of folks went out to Da Mei Sha (one of Shenzhen’s beaches) on Saturday afternoon, all at different times.  From where I live, it’s about an hour and a half bus ride.  I split the distance though.  In the early afternoon, I met up with my local musician friend who’s helping me with a re-release of a CD.  We spent about three hours tweaking the recording.  We might be able to finish in two more sessions, if all goes well.  After we finished, I hopped back on the bus and made my way to the beach.  I met up with Davide and his wife.  Paul and his girlfriend showed up later.  We hung out on the crowded beach while waiting on our Chinese friend, Mike, and his crew.  At one point, I noticed someone trying to sneak a photo of us.  So, I waved to them.  This prompted all sorts of excitement and lots of people joined in on the picture.  Check out the photos.

Contrast the crowds on this semi-pretty beach with those in Costa Rica.

Later on, we enjoyed an excellent “business meeting” dinner at a Hunan restaurant (my favorite) then spent the rest of the evening on the beach playing the popular Chinese “Killer” game, sort of a bluffing game that’s popular.  Folks in my office used to play over lunch.  Basically, a judge who runs the game you secretly  and randomly assigns roles:  one killer, one policeman, and civilians.  The game is based on rounds and each round begins with everyone closing their eyes.  Then:

1. The killer is allowed to open his eyes and point to someone that he wants to kill.  The judge notes it and then the killer closes his eyes.
2. The policeman is then allowed to open his eyes and can have one guess at who the killer is.  The judge either nods “yes” or “no”.

Everyone then opens their eyes and the judge announces who’s been killed.  That person is then out of the game, and gets to watch how the game plays out.  It’s the policeman’s job to ferret out the killer, and the killer’s job to eventually kill off the cop so he’s safe.  In between each round, the judge goes around the group and gets feedback from everyone about who they think the killer is and why.  If a majority of the people guess who the killer is, then the killer loses the game as well. Makes for a fun time late into the night on the beach.