“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY INVITED TO THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR A FRIENDSHIP TOUR

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RORY INVITED TO THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR A FRIENDSHIP TOUR

We were having a leisurely breakfast in our suite at Raffles Singapore. Bob was planning a walk in some nearby park with plenty of shade. We had invited Raffles the Westie greeter at the hotel to join us.

Over a pot of jasmine tea, a favourite of Bob and mine too, he received a call from the Canadian ambassador to China, Mr. Won Ton. I repeatedly heard Bob emphatically stating, “No way sir. Rory has been through enough. It’s time to click those red sparkly shoes and make a wish to be back in Toronto.”

Fifteen minutes later after this ambassadorial rejection Bob received a call from the Prime Minster of Canada and lo and behold the Canadian embassy in Beijing would be sending a jet to transport us to Beijing to discuss a possible Friendship Tour with the Canadian ambassador to China and the Deputy Premier of China.

 Bob summed up the call with the Prime Minister by saying due to the political and economic extortion attempts against Canadian society and its economy relations between Canada and China must urgently be repaired. Hog farmers and canola producers required unfettered access to the Chinese market. There were numerous thorns in the relationship that required smoothing over and a goodwill visit to select Chinese cities by Rory Dylan Stephen a brave Canadian Westie would be a step in the right direction. Bob cited the United States in 2018 pressuring to detain Meng Wanzhou the CFO of Huawei Technologies which in a spirit of “co-operation” between Canada and the United States was a massive mistake by Canada. Do a favour for an ally and then get shitted on by it.

I am confused about my “bravery” in all this abduction rigmarole. All I reckon is that as cute White Highland Terrier puppy in the midst of a maelstrom I attracted global attention. Attention for being a victim? Was it a bit of a competition between Singapore and China as Singapore awarded a medal of valour to me now China wanted to join the bandwagon and honour me.

A Canadian manufactured Bombardier executive jet would arrive to pick us up at noon the following day.

Lordy smordy it looks like I am going to be used yet again.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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