Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Mar. 6 2007 - Only in China...










...Canada/US/Mexico, etc are on the RIGHT hand side of the world map
...fake Vodka is available (eg. Absolut APEACH) - and it freezes
...Corona isn't always available - because "it is out of season right now"
...chocolate doesn't really melt when heated
...envelopes are addressed with TO in the top left corner and FROM in the middle of the envelope
...scissors cannot be used in the bedroom if you are pregnant
...men smoking around a pregnant lady is not a cause for concern, but pregnant women cannot eat ice cream
...snake and dog meat are good for pregnant women
...oranges & orange juice are not a way to prevent / help with a cold
...instead of buying self-tanner, Chinese women buy skin whitener
...at 7:03 am everyday I hear what should be the music of an ice-cream truck, but really it's the music of the garbage truck
MORE to come when I think of them!
..."She must be rich...she changes her clothes EVERY day!"
...Boys play basketball to become taller. All of the running and jumping makes them grow.

Mar. 06 2007 - Hong Kong


DETAILS COMING SOON!!!!!

Some photo's of Hong Kong can be found on facebook (of course)

Feb. 16 2007 - Countdown to Hong Kong

Bus tickets are purchased. Hostel is booked. A tour to see Pink Dolphins is confirmed for Friday. We have some city maps and are well researched (in my opinion). Things are falling into place quite nicely for our little getaway. And our good friends Robby & Amber are also going to be in HK at the same time. So I'm sure there will be some great adventures with the two of them.
Here are some websites of the places we are going:
www.oceanpark.com.hk - Hong Kong's Theme Park - Check out the video of the
www.np360.com.hk - Hong Kong's Cable Car - we hope to do the whole tour - there & back, Buddha tour and Monkey Theatre
www.avenueofstars.com.hk - Hong Kong's "Walk of Fame" - The statue of Jackie Chan is the big attraction for me
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/touring/experiences/ta_expe_138508.jhtml - Dolphin Watching tour - these dolphins are PINK!
And OF COURSE we will be shopping!
Stay tuned for plenty of pics & stories!
p.s. My co-worker at Siemens sent a bunch of pics of her house the morning after the huge snowstorm (thanks Suzete). I'd just like to say that on the same day as the snowstorm, I was running around outside with just a tee-shirt.

Feb. 13 2007 - In the Mail


I mailed a few postcards home a few weeks ago. I have no idea how long it will take before they arrive, but check out Richard putting GLUE on the stamps!!

Feb. 10 2007 - The Whistler

Go to youtube.com and check out the video Max and I took the other day. You can click on the link below or search THE CHINESE WHISTLER.