Some kids have an off-beat sense of humor and L. and her cousin S. are prime examples.

A while back L. watched a Cantonese-subtitled movie with her dad called, "Mr. Vampire." It's a comedy featuring Chinese vampires who are a rest with a scroll on their foreheads. When the scroll comes off, they come to life and hunt people. With plenty of martial arts, the good guys always coming out on top. The vampires were fairly harmless anyway as they couldn't walk when they came to life, they could only hop with the arms outstretched in front of them.

The reason I explain this clearly B-movie is because L. thought it was one of THE funniest movies she had ever seen. She's a fan of Asian movies in general (she still laments Mothra's death) and since "Mr. Vampire" was still fresh in her mind, she had to share every detail of the movie with her equally spunky cousin S. while in New York City.

Then the dynamic duo proceeded to hop around Manhattan for two days like the Chinese vampires. I am really not exaggerating.

And the highlight of the entire trip for L. in NYC was not the American Girl Store (our planned highlight) but her discovery of a poster in Chinatown for another "Mr. Vampire" sequel.

Walking around Chinatown

Some kids were just made to keep life interesting.