Nova Glitter Gel

The sun came up this morning in Dongguan to welcome a brand new day. The morning wasn't as muggy as yesterday and the taxi I jumped in to the factory was clean. I enjoyed the entire ride with the window rolled down and watch the people all start their day at a leisurely clip. There was something in the air (or something missing from the air) that made if feel like today was going to be special.

I arrived at the factory and the taxi meter showed 1 RMB less than the normal 19. I gave the driver a 20, said thanks and let him keep the change. If I could do it in a manly way, I would have skipped, instead of strutted, through the factory gate. Parked outside the building, where there are normally two identical Hyundai Sonatas, was a brand new Honda Odyssey (not the minivan that is sold in the US, more of a X-over sedan-van). I admired it a second, but proceeded onward, fighting the temptation to do cart-wheels.

I got to the office area and started to work. When the lunch bell rang (there is literally a lunch bell) and after the workers stampeded down the stairs to the cafeteria, the president invited me to lunch. This is not atypical, but there was an underlying motive to this invitation. He wanted to show off his brand new Honda Odyssey.

Another worker from the factory joined us and he took shotgun. I sat in the back passenger side and found sitting next to me a bouquet of flowers and the Nova Glitter Gel air freshener. In appreciation for my business partner dropping some heavy coin at the car dealer, they in turn threw in some flowers and a brand new little jar of scented spontaneousness. I wanted to go to the dealer and buy a car right away.

The new owner was spouting off all the features the car has, but I was hypnotized and mesmerized and had no interest in anti-theft anything.

This is the first time I held a Chinese car cologne canister with my own hands. As you can see, I was able to get a more detailed view of the magic juice, and I can now answer everyone's question as to what keeps the things from sliding around the dash. Minnesota's own 3M double stick tape, that's what.

I can't expect every day to be all brand new like today, but it sure is nice when it happens.