All this happened, more or less.

Had a long conversation with a friend who returned home after spending four very successful, business-wise, years in China. His main motivation for coming back was, "I want my children to see blue sky once in a while." When I didn't get it he explained that air pollution in Beijing and Shanghai is so bad that one can see the sun there only maybe ten times a year. Lots of other interesting stories, good and bad.

Need to log the conversation.