That was the nickname John gave Hong Kong. >_< I guess after being in a country, where he is limited to communicating with <5% of the population, a weekend in Hong Kong was just what the doctor ordered. We visited with old IU buddies (Go Hoosiers!), were able to communicate in English, bought American snacks like Cool Ranch Doritos, and had a USD steak! Huge thanks to Maggie, who was the perfect tour guide and host!!Previous to visiting, I imagined HK as a modern, but overly condensed and polluted city. And while it is modern, condensed, and even a “bit” polluted, it is also situated on mountainous islands and blue green ocean. Another oddity of the city is it’s obsession with material goods, i.e. shopping. The airport alone is like a miniature 5th Avenue. Needless to say, I am still recovering (financially) from that 2.5 day trip. @_@
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HI JEN & JT, MISS BOTH OF U VERY MUCH! BEEN OFF 4 A WK & SICK 4 2 DAYS. ALL OK NOW. GREAT PIC'S OF U TWO & YES, THE DOG-CLEO. NETT TOLD US OF URE PAD (MANSON) HAHA! THANKS 4 SHOW'G NETT A GREAT TIME. CAN'T WAIT 2 VISIT U GUYS. WE R BOTH LOOK'G 4WARD 2 C'G U 2. TOUGH SAY'G GOODBYE AGAIN 2 NETT- DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER ON ME 2 DO THAT 2 ANY OF U GUYS- BUT I HAVE 2 JUST DO IT! HOPE ALL OK W' U GUYS. ALL OK HERE. JUST SOME NEWS UPDATE- SUSAN SOLD HER FRANKLIN H 4 WHAT SHE ASKED- GREAT. 1 H PAYMENT!! GOING 2 TX. THIS MO. 2 C SUSAN'S KLAN. B GONE 4 4 DAYS. PLAN'G ON FLA SOMETIME AFTER THAT-2 C KELLEY KLAN. GREAT C'G NETT, STEPH & BRENT 4 A FEW DAYS LAST MO.. STEPH/BRENT WILL B BACK HERE IN JUNE, I THINK- ANOTHER WED'G. REST OF THE KELLEY KLAN R OK. GUTTERS SHOULD B ON THE GARAGE IN THE FEW WKS. & THAT DETAIL WILL BE FINISHED- THANK GOD!!! GOT HAVE SOME PLACE 2 STORE MY KIDS STUFF- HA! HA! DON'T MIND- GLAD I GOT A GARAGE IN THE 1ST PLACE. BASEBALL SEASON HAS STARTED & PLANE 2 C SOME INDIANS GAMES. WOW, RELIEF JUST SHOWED UP SO I'LL CLOSE & FINISH THIS SUN.. LOVE U GUYS, DAD
umm, excuse me but why did we miss this great city during my visit?? kidding, but we're going next time! glad your trip was fun. and i'm so happy he finally got his cool ranch doritos:)
nanette
HI JEN/JT, MISS U GUYS VERY MUCH! NICE PIC'S. JT, WHAT R U PLACING URE HANDS IN ON THE SIDEWALK PIC?? NICE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE-IS THAT HK IN THE BACKGRD?? PL. READ NETT'S BLOG- INTERESTING INFO ON HER'S SO I WON'T HAVE 2 TYPE IT AGAIN. NICE FEED BAG PLACE- THE 1 W/ THE WAITRESS BETWEEN U 2- WHERE? GREAT PIC W/ NETT- LOOKS LIKE THE MIDDLE OF WINTER- NETT SAID IT WAS FREEZING- WAS IT?? HELL, ANYTHING UNDER 80 DEGREES IS FREEZING 2 HER. JT, NETT GAVE ME URE BUS CARD W/ THE SHAVER (TRANSFORMER) INFO WRITTEN ON IT,SO I CK'D W/ ROBERTS DWNTWN INDY ABOUT WHAT U NEEDED & THEY SAID -NO GOT! GO 2 TARGET 2 GET ITEMS. SO, I WENT 2 2 TARGETS STORES & NO LUCK. THEY CARRY THAT BRAND BUT NOT THAT MODEL. OH YA, WHAT URE LOOK'G 4 IS MADE IN CHINA!!! ALL THE OTHER MODELS SAY "MADE IN CHINA" SO, U PROBABLY FIND IT FASTER IN CHINA.SORRY! I'LL KEEP URE BUS CARD SO I CAN SEND U THINGS U MIGHT NOT B ABLE 2 BUY IN CHINA. CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT BUT WHATEVER. SUSAN SOLD HER FRANKLIN HOUSE- THANK GOD. HOUSING MARKET SUCKS HERE IN THE USA. NETT'S PIC OF URE PLACE IS VERY NICE. GREAT VIEW. IND. GOV. DANIELS IS IN CHINA DRUMM'G UP BUS 4 INDIANA- GO FIGURE. TIME W/ NETT WAS JUST FANTASTIC. HATE 2 SAY BYE AGAIN- GET'S HARDER & HARDER. SAME GOES 4 U 2 ALSO. CAN'T WAIT 2 COME OVER 2 CHINA & C URE OPERATION. ALL OK HERE. HOPE ALL OK W/ U GUYS. PL. B CAREFUL!!! LOVE, DAD
HI JEN/JT, JUST A LINE 2 SAY I'M THINK'G OF U 2. MISS MY KIDS!!!! GLAD URE C'G THE WORLD ON CO. DIME. PL B CAREFUL!! ALL OK HERE. YEP, @ WORK. THINKS R SLOW-GOOD. WAIT'G ON ANS. 2 ALL MY QURRIES IN MY 2ND 2 LAST E-MAIL. B IN TEXAS NEXT WK 4 4 DYS C'G SUSAN'S KLAN. I THINK STEPH/BRENT DUE HERE IN JUN & U GUYS IN JULY. PL CONFIRM THAT 4 ME-THANKS. HOPE U FOUND THE TRANSFORMER U WERE LOOK'G 4 4 URE SHAVER. IF U NEED ME 2 DO SOMETHING 4 U JUST ASK. I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN. WILL YAK LATER, LOVE U 2 ,, DAD
HI JT/JEN, HOPE THESE MES'G R GET'G THROUGH 2 U GUYS. HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING SINCE B4 MAY 6TH. I'M @ H TYP'G THIS BUT THE OTHER MES'G HAVE COME FROM MY WORK COMPUTER. ALL THE OTHER MES'G HAVE GOT'N THROUGH. HOPE U GUYS R OK. ALL OK HERE. GO'G 2 TEXAS THIS WK 4 4 DAYS 4 A REUNION W/ THE DEAN KLAN.JUST WANTED 2 DROP U GUYS A LINE. SUSAN SOLD HER H IN FRANKLIN 4 WHAT SHE ASKED 4. CLOSED ON IT LAST MON PM. GLAD THAT COMPLETED. WX. START'G 2 GET HOT. WILL CK. THIS SUN PM 2 C IF U RESP'D. MISS U GUYS. LOVE YOU, DAD
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