when we struggle

life is full of greys...

I am always struggling with that... but thank God it's not black and white.

home sweet home

Well,

Got home about a week ago... still recovering from the trip... It was good to see family and visit Beijing again. The city has changed sooo much... all the places I used to hang out are gone... not only did they disappaear, but they have been replaced by huge malls and buildings... It was sad to see all the old style homes and buildings disappear to large western style malls and apt. homes... The city is losing it's character... Apparently, the government thinks this is what is appealing to people... but most of the locals and foreigners in the area agreed that they prefer the old to the new... I don't mind a little change, but China is moving way too fast... I think it's a combination of the olympics and booming economy...

One of the central figures of the Bahai faith, Abdul-Baha, said that 'China is the country of the future...' I really understand what he means by that... anyone who visits will have a glimpse of that future...

By the way, I recently read an article on how China can control the rain... They can either stop the rain or start it up by shooting these chemicals in the sky...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/china.rain/index.html

Only in China....

ASIA CALLS

Hey hey hey,


I know it's been a long long long time since I have posted anything.... had to take a break from it all for a bit... But now I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!

I am heading to the airport right now with Day heem, we a boarding a plane to JAPAN!!! we will be in tokyo for a couple days and then head over to CHINA!!! My parents are visiting china right now as well, and they have NO IDEA we are coming... it's going to be a good surprise!!!

Will keep you updated on my trip.

Good to be back..

no mickey in this house

we have a mouse.... it's sneaky and i don't know how to catch him.... i asked my friend to bring her cat, but that didn't work (maybe the cat wasn't comfortable with his new surroundings)... Today, the arrow guy came and he show'ed me all the opening's where the mouse could have come from... he put some traps and told me he could come back to fill up the holes....

he has been killing mice for 30 years...

anyway, mickey is gonna be gone soon and we will all rest in peace...

now this is life

I have found that loving your job can really make a difference in life...

I have never been so fufilled. (well, i shouldn't say never.... it's all relative)...

orbits gum

orbits has a new flavor: bubblemint!!!

i love love love it!

the perfect combination ---

so glad i don't live in singapore today.

chickens in china

about a month ago, i called my sister because i was worried about the possibility that she had chickens for pets.... you see, in her province there was an outbreak of bird flu and it was not safe to be around live poultry... i pleaded with her to get rid of those chickens... she had already had chickens before and ended up having chicken soup (look at the earlier posts)... anyway, yesterday, she updated me and told me that she took them back to the village...


i don't understand why my sister keeps getting chickens for pets...???????

last time, before this whole bird flu thing, i was a little weary of her getting rid (by making soup) of them... this time, i was BEGGING her to do it... i guess it worked...

whew, all these bird posts are getting me tired...

at least i 'm not chicken.... but i have had the flu....

evan

evan came to visit and made my day.... nayce and tash are blessed with a creative little boy who can touch anyones heart and inspire joy and smiles that can carry on forever!!!

if you ever get a chance to meet him, ask him to sing his version of twinkle twinkle little star!! you will be impressed by his creative ability... also, ask him to draw a picture for you... you just won't believe this is from a 3 year old!!!

:)