September 11, 2008

Hello everyone! I have recently returned home after a successful tour in China for Peak. I kept a running diary of the daily activities. Here is the first part. I will post the second part of my tour soon. I hope you enjoy it; I really had a great time.

We are in the middle of my third PEAK China Tour as I write this. We are in Chengdu on our way to visit the earthquake stricken area of the Sichuan Province. It has been an amazing trip thus far. We arrived in Beijing with much fanfare and hoopla. One of the best moments for me is getting off the plane and seeing how excited my Chinese fans get. I definitely don?t get that reception in America, ha-ha. The reception I receive make me smile every time. My traveling partners, Terese Smallwood and Justin Turner laugh at me, because to them, I am normal Shane, not anyone that people should get excited about!!! I just laugh.

     We went to the press conference to the unveil the Battier 3 shoes. They are great shoes, I think that everyone will really like them. After a round of question and answer, we then conducted interviews with CCTV and and the other sports media that were in attendance.
     
It is always a fast paced trip. We try to squeeze as many interviews, autographs, and pictures into a very short schedule. This year is no different. We also have our translator, Shaan Price (who kind of looks like me and people mistake him for me all the time, :) , who is traveling with us. 
     
     
     
After my third trip to China, I want to become even more familiar with the Chinese language. I know a few phrases, but I think it would be great to interact even more with all my friends here. Shaan has been helping me with my pronunciation, but it is difficult. I will do my best to get better in the language and it is a goal to be able to have an entire conversation with somebody someday totally in Mandarin.
   
Yesterday, our second day, started very early. I woke up @ 6:00 am to get my morning workout in (training camp is near, I must stay in shape!!!!). After my workout, we had a couple of interviews with Sina.com, my blog partner, and Titan Sports. Many of the writers from Titan cover the Rockets during the year, and it is great to catch up with them in the summer and see them in their hometown.
 
     After our press conference, we were able to eat dinner with my teammate and good friend Yao Ming. I really felt honored that Yao made time for me and even stayed an extra day in Beijing just to have dinner with my friends and me. I know how busy he is and he is the most famous person in China. It?s not easy for him to have a casual dinner.

     We had dinner at a beautiful restaurant that overlooked the west gate of the Forbidden City. It was a gorgeous view. At dinner, we talked about his Olympic experience (which he said was the highlight of his career). He was proud of the spirit that his country showed both in basketball and the Olympics. We also talked about the upcoming season for the Rockets. We both agreed that we have much potential for success, but the road in front of us is long. We are both excited nonetheless!!!
     

     
He also wanted to hear all about my son, Zeke. He wanted to know all about being a father and all of the work that is associated with it. I know Yao just got married and I don?t know when he will decide to have children, but I think Yao will make an excellent father when the time comes. After a delicious dinner, I told Yao that I had an extremely busy day tomorrow. He understood. Next time we?ll go out on the town.
     
After the Sina.com interview, we headed to the Peak photo shoot for all of the photography that will be used in the upcoming year. We took some great photos and I look forward to seeing the ad campaign in the fall. Most people think that photo shoots are simple and easy, but there is a lot of work that goes into obtaining the perfect photo.

The lighting and angles must be perfect! It is a lot of work for everyone from the photographer to the make up artists (as well as the model......me!). After a long day of photographs, flashing lights and makeup, the beer with dinner tasted especially good! I had to get to bed because the toughest day of the trip was tomorrow..........the commercial!

Stay tuned as I will tell the story of the second half of our trip next week!

It was great to see China again and great to see many familiar faces. Thank you for your hospitality. You really made me feel welcome.

Talk to you soon,

Shane

翻译如下——

大家好！我刚刚结束了中国之行回到了家里。我每天都坚持写日记。这是第一篇。很快我会传上第二篇。我希望你们会喜欢；中国之行让我感觉真的不错。
     
     这是我的第三次匹克中国行。我们去了成都，访问了地震受灾地区。这是一趟激动人心的旅行。我抵达北京后获得了许多球迷的热情欢迎。我感觉最棒的是走下飞机看到球迷开心的样子。在美国我从来没有过这样的待遇，哈哈。这样的礼遇让我时刻都很开心。我的同伴Terese Smallwood和Justin Turner都笑我，因为在他们眼中，我只是一个名叫肖恩的普通人，不是什么值得别人追捧的大明星！！！对此我只能笑笑。
     
     下飞机后我就去了巴蒂尔三代球鞋的发布会。这些球鞋非常棒，我想每个人都会喜欢。在接受完媒体提问后，我又接受了央视和其他体育媒体的专访。
     
     我的行程总是排得很满。我得接受许多访问、签名、拍照等。今年也一样。今年我还带了一个翻译Shaan Price（他长得挺像我，总是有人把他错认做是我）。
     
          由于来过中国几次，所以我的中文水平已经提高了不少。我的词汇量不多，但这对于跟中国球迷互动很有好处。Shaan帮我纠正发音，不过太难了。我会努力学习，希望有一天能够用中文完整地进行一次对话。
     
     昨天是我们此行的第二天，我起得很早，6点就起床做热身了（新赛季训练营临近，我要保证自己以最佳状态出现！！！）。在训练营结束后，我们去新浪做客聊天，我在新浪做了许多聊天，我的博客也安家在那里，当然还有体坛周报。体坛周报有许多记者在休斯顿采访火箭，很高兴能在夏天在他们的老家重逢。
     
     在结束了新闻发布会后，我跟队友、好哥们姚明吃了顿饭。我很开心姚明为了跟我吃饭专门在北京多呆了一天。我知道他有多忙，在中国他多么有名。对他来说，临时安排时间招待朋友吃顿饭并不容易。
     
     我们在一家能够俯瞰紫禁城西门的豪华餐馆吃了饭。窗外景色很美。在餐桌上我们聊了聊他的奥运经历（他说这是他人生中一个荣耀的时刻）。他很高兴他的国家在篮球和奥运其他比赛项目上展现出的精神面貌。我们还谈了谈火箭队的新赛季。我们都认为火箭有获得成功的潜力，但我们前面的路还很长。不过我们仍然很开心！！
     
     他还希望了解我儿子Zeke的情况。他想知道如何当一个父亲，以及与此相关的一切事情。我知道姚明已经结婚，我不知道他什么时候决定要孩子，但我相信姚明会成为一个出色的父亲。在吃完那顿美味的晚餐后，我告诉姚明明天我的行程很忙。他表示理解。下次我们再好好聚聚。

在结束了新浪聊天后，我去拍摄了匹克的宣传照，这些照片将被制作成新一季的广告。我们拍了许多不错的照片，我期待着在秋天看到新广告。许多人都觉得拍广告很简单，但要拍出完美的效果很费时费工。

灯光和角度都必须非常完美！参与拍摄的每个人——从拍摄者到后期处理人员——都有许多工作要做，当然也包括模特……我本人！在度过了一天漫长的拍摄后，晚饭和啤酒让我觉得非常可口！明天我要迎来更加艰难的工作……广告片拍摄！

后事如何，且听下周分解！

再次来到中国看到许多熟悉的脸孔让我感觉非常棒。感谢你们的热情款待，你们让我觉得自己很受欢迎。

回见，

肖恩