a lesson in twisting the facts

For those of you who have been reading this blog since the beginning, you will remember the post “adventures aren’t always fun“ about the Sanda tournament in Taigu, often referred to by friends and family as “that time Sarah got kidnapped by the Chinese government.”  If you are a newbie to my blog, or need to refresh your memory, feel free to read it now (warning, it is a bit long).  Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up again is WLE recently did their own write up about the trip, which can be found here and either scroll down or click where it says “WLE MA – Zhongyuanwei Cup Championships”.  I don’t ever go back to their site, so I never would have known about it had a friend not emailed to tell me.

Ummmm, that’s not exactly how I remember it.  “Highlight of the trip”?  They didn’t want to fight!  Notice there is no mention of the black eye Sam received which you can see in this picture.

Mauro, me, and Sam

And while I do remember the opening ceremony (how could I not considering I roomed with one of the performers), I sure don’t remember any “calligraphy and painting demonstrations” or “an introduction to the culture of the Jin Merchants.”  Not to say they didn’t happen, just that we were never told about it.  Oh and that picture with me where the caption says, “in high spirits before the Championships” was actually taken more than 24 hours after the Championships had ended.  We were in high spirits because we were finally almost home!

“Don’t believe everything you read” is a well known cliche, but the point really sinks in when you are reading about yourself!