Boozing, stealing cabs from little old Shanghainese ladies, telling dirty jokes and basking in the fresh mountain air. Ahhh, ’tis the life when you work for a nature resort. City Weekend spent the day with with naked Retreats sales manager Teun Hanegraaf.

06:30 Jamie Lidell’s “Multiply” blasts from my phone. Shouldn’t have had that second bottle of wine last night. Snooze once and then I’ll get up.

07:15 Those nine minutes turned into 45, as per usual. Run downstairs for granola and end up having breakfast under the shower once again.

07:20 Thinking over the day that is to come. Meeting–check. Pack bags for Moganshan– check. Wow, this redbean-blueberry flavor granola is surprisingly good.

07:45 Big presentation today, so no flip-flops and shorts. Don my new tailor-made suit and a new shirt. No shaving, no tie.

08:00 Step outside into hot, humid Shanghai and fight for a taxi with my old Shanghainese neighbors.

08:06 On my way to the office. Send a text to my friend Jon congratulating him on the great breakfast: “Granola made my day–I’m sure it will be hot selling. Might have to add it to the naked menu.”

08:15 Catch up on emails, which I should have done in the 45 minutes I was snoozing. Inquiry for an outing in October–must be from a German company; one next weekend–sorry, fully booked; one from a Dutch group–it will be good to have some fellow countrymen out at Moganshan.

08:45 Coffee? Yes, please. Our brand manager Glenn knows how to get my attention. We have a quick chat about web design for one of our projects, naked Stables.

09:10 Throw bamboo, folders and promo material in the taxi and head off to an HR demo we’re sponsoring today. Finishing up last-minute presentation changes in the cab makes me wish I had some more German planning in me.

10:00 Delivering the presentation about the events that are possible at naked Retreats. I end with the line “and I hope you will be getting naked with us soon.” Some smiles and laughter ensue, which is good; this joke is always a bit tricky with a Chinese audience.

11:00 Coffee break. Judy from IKEA, Carie from AXA and Cherry from a corporate training company are interested in an outing to Moganshan. I’m glad the presentation (and the joke) paid off.

11:20 Grab a taxi back to the office to pick up my stuff before heading off to the train. This driver makes me feel like I’m on a boat in the ocean during a hurricane–accelerate, slow down, accelerate, slow down.

12:35 Hop on the train and answer some emails from friends at home. Makes me miss my good mates, but they’re visiting soon.

14:03 Arrive in Hangzhou and search for my driver, Mr. Zhu. He’s waving enthusiastically and I spot him in the crowd of people. Stuck in gridlock, I immediately conk out.

14:44 Wake up surrounded by a bamboo forest. We’re nearly there so I open the window: fresh air.

15:00 Walk into naked Home, where I stay, and greet hotel manager Doug before sneaking up to the balcony for coffee and freshly baked banana bread with a mountain view.Have to love my job<.

15:20 Running an artjamming session, in which we lead a visiting group in creating one big painting by having each person paint a single canvas.

17:15 Enjoying a beer by the little stream next to our resort and sending out some emails on my phone. Sales prospects for the coming six months look fantastic; we’re going to be able to hire another team member.

18:00 Go over the itinerary for tomorrow. Thankfully the weather looks good; one of the groups is going to build a raft.

19:30 Join a group of my friends who are spending the weekend at Bamboo Bungalow, one of our houses. Tired and incredibly hungry, I devour our ayi’s delicious rosemary roast chicken.

20:30 We move outside for a drink around the bonfire and I realize how nice it is to have great conversation instead of the normal Friday night clubbing.

00:30 Walking back to naked Home while gazing at all the incredible stars.

00:45 Tackle some more emails from job applicants. The screen of my computer is the only light that disturbs the darkness of Sanjiuwu village.

01:15 Complete and utter silence. I fall asleep to the sound of nothing.

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