A China Experience

This happened about 2 weeks ago but I have to share it because it is so "China".
My back was bothering me from all the standing to teach and stooping because of low counters, etc, so I called and thought I scheduled a massage for Tuesday morning at 1000. I took off to get a cab about 0940 which was a bit late already. I showed the cab driver the business card for the massage place and he nodded and said "dui, dui", yes, yes. So off we went, a different way than I was used to going. We drove in the general direction but when the driver stopped it was not at the right place. He was puzzled so started driving again and stopped to ask another cabbie. After he was confident of where to go, off we went again. He again stopped at an unfamiliar place. He again stopped and asked someone. This time I remembered a very good way to get us there. I called the business phone number and handed the phone to the cabbie. He talked for several minutes and with the help of who knows on the line got me there about 10 minutes late. I got to the door and it was closed and the curtains were closed. Hmmm, I tried the door and it opened so I went in. At the front desk was one of the female massage therapists standing in her pajamas putting on her makeup with a hand held mirror. The light was good there. She looked at me and didn't seem phased a bit and called the therapist, John Paul, who can speak some English. He came out of one of the rooms with bedhead and said he just got up, he did massages late into the night. I am wondering why he is not ready for me since I had made an appt and he had just talked to the cab driver. The manager who is called Dr Zhao was also supposed to be there because he was the one that did my massages. I told him I had called and made an appt and I thought all was well. He said if I talk to Dr Zhao he doesn't speak English but will agree to anything. Hmmm. The Dr was not coming in until this afternoon, he was also up late last night. Ok, so I asked if John Paul could do my massage. He said, no, all the beds were taken, people were still sleeping..........The workers live there. Ok, so we set up a time for next Sunday afternoon. I was about to leave and John Paul says that I am in luck! The Dr is coming for me. So, mysteriously, a room was ready and in I went. The Dr came in about 10 min later and I got my massage. While he was working on me I realized how he knew I was there and why he came. I had HIS cell phone number in my phone, not the number of the business so that is who the cab driver had talked to and not John Paul or anyone at the office. That is also why John Paul did not know I was coming. Mystery solved. It worked out well in the end and I now have John Paul's cell number in my phone for setting up appts in English with him. That is a true China experience!