Rockets' 7'6"center Yao Ming initially had trouble adjusting to both a new league and a new culture, and his frustration showed. But he has recently begun to feel better through the power of positive thinking and a continued acclimation to American culture. Below are the Top 10 Other Things Yao Ming Does to Cheer Up in the States:

10. Treats self to lavish suit-buying sprees at Big, Tall and Chinese store.

9. Dresses Steve Francis in "Pop 'n' Fresh" costume, pokes humongous index finger into belly, induces giggling.

8. Visits Six Flags, plucks people from "Batman the Ride" roller coaster, swallows them whole.

7. Two words: Hooters girls.

6. Goes to international foods aisle at local Publix supermarket, buys out entire stock of La-Choy sweet & sour duck sauce, fills hot tub, bathes nude.

5. Smokes mail-order marijuana shipped from mysterious, Portland-based Wallace & Stoudamire Exports, Inc.

4. Has Moochie Norris over for ice cream sundaes, mud masks, "Caroline Rhea Show" marathons.

3. Attends "How to Shatter Rudy Tomjanovich's Face with One Crushing Right Hook" adult education classes, taught by professor Kermit Washington.

2. Fine-tunes evil plot to ship classified nuclear secrets back to Beijing inside Yao bobblehead dolls.

1. Masturbates.