Stuff your eyes with wonder . . .live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. --Ray Bradbury
On that note......China here I come, I just got my Chinese Visa today, woo hooo!
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Merry Christmas to all my friends and familia!
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I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas, may your Holidays be filled with joy, happiness and peace. I hope that the New Year brings you all luck, prosperity and success. I am truly blessed by knowing so many great people. I hope that you are fortunate enough to have your lives’ brightened in the same way that you have brightened mine. Happy Holidays to you all! |
Thursday, December 16, 2004
"WOO HOO what a ride!"
I got this from a Holiday Eating Tips e-mail:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
today
i can't remember where i got this quote from, all i know is that its stuck in my mind:
"Don't appreciate something when it's gone, appreciate it today!"
"Don't appreciate something when it's gone, appreciate it today!"
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Saturday, December 11, 2004
I’M GOING TO HONG KONG!!
I’M GOING TO HONG KONG!!
In 5 weeks, I will be on my way to my trek to Hong Kong. I will be staying out of Hong Kong making trips to Macau, Thailand and (hopefully) Mainland China.
This will definitely be my most adventurous trip to date. As much research and reading that I have done, I don’t think I can prepare myself for what I am going to encounter and either way its going to be massive culture shock.
In all my reading, I have found some out interesting things. I had no idea that Hong Kong is on the tropic of cancer, making it on the same level as Mexico City, Hawaii and Bahamas. I never saw HK as a tropical destination and didn’t realize how intense the heat can be in the summer. HK, like Macau is considered a Special Administrative Region of China (SAR), meaning its remains its own country but under China’s rule. Up until recently HK was a British Colony, British influence is present until this day. HK has the highest cell phone usage in the world and the lowest car usage in the world, despite that last fact, HK’s roads remain to be extremely crowded. English and Cantonese are official languages of HK. It is the financial and economic powerhouse of Asia in a crazy medley of western and eastern cultures. Macau is a former Portuguese colony of China. It’s a fusion of Mediterranean and Asian culture on a tiny island where cars don’t exist. Portuguese and Cantonese are two official languages of the island. As for Mainland China and Thailand, I am currently doing research on the 2 countries. I have no apprehensiveness about HK or Macau. When I started to read about Mainland China and being a tourist there, I realized that I have to watch my back. When I started to read about Thailand, I nearly shat my pants with fear, especially once I came across the Canada’s Foreign Affairs Report on Thailand: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=290000 . I nearly had a heart attack reading it, its probably not the brightest idea for me to go there. Despite all the warnings and the $400 vaccines I’m going to have to get, I am still going, I am just going to pray a lot more to make sure that I come back in one piece. So if you don’t see any posts after February 10, 2004 here, you know why!
In 5 weeks, I will be on my way to my trek to Hong Kong. I will be staying out of Hong Kong making trips to Macau, Thailand and (hopefully) Mainland China.
This will definitely be my most adventurous trip to date. As much research and reading that I have done, I don’t think I can prepare myself for what I am going to encounter and either way its going to be massive culture shock.
In all my reading, I have found some out interesting things. I had no idea that Hong Kong is on the tropic of cancer, making it on the same level as Mexico City, Hawaii and Bahamas. I never saw HK as a tropical destination and didn’t realize how intense the heat can be in the summer. HK, like Macau is considered a Special Administrative Region of China (SAR), meaning its remains its own country but under China’s rule. Up until recently HK was a British Colony, British influence is present until this day. HK has the highest cell phone usage in the world and the lowest car usage in the world, despite that last fact, HK’s roads remain to be extremely crowded. English and Cantonese are official languages of HK. It is the financial and economic powerhouse of Asia in a crazy medley of western and eastern cultures. Macau is a former Portuguese colony of China. It’s a fusion of Mediterranean and Asian culture on a tiny island where cars don’t exist. Portuguese and Cantonese are two official languages of the island. As for Mainland China and Thailand, I am currently doing research on the 2 countries. I have no apprehensiveness about HK or Macau. When I started to read about Mainland China and being a tourist there, I realized that I have to watch my back. When I started to read about Thailand, I nearly shat my pants with fear, especially once I came across the Canada’s Foreign Affairs Report on Thailand: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=290000 . I nearly had a heart attack reading it, its probably not the brightest idea for me to go there. Despite all the warnings and the $400 vaccines I’m going to have to get, I am still going, I am just going to pray a lot more to make sure that I come back in one piece. So if you don’t see any posts after February 10, 2004 here, you know why!
Monday, December 06, 2004
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Kasia's Birthday - November 21, 2004
Kasia's Birthday - November 21, 2004
More of Kasia's Birthday Here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/natalllya/album?.dir
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More of Kasia's Birthday Here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/natalllya/album?.dir
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Friday, December 03, 2004
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