Blogs from Xiamen, Fujian, China, Asia - page 5

We are on an island called Xiamen. Its been really great as we've met a lot of people here. We've spent time visiting temples, hanging out, eating food etc. For Christmas eve we went to a get together, and for Christmas day we went for a pot luck at another apartment. The food was great, the people were really friendly, it was lots of fun. Merry Christmas!... read more

It is Friday morning here, the 18th of November, and I am just finishing up the final touches on this blog entry. I have been wrestling with it for several days having had issues with uploading pictures, making editorial/text changes and generally "polishing" it. As usual though, I will have missed little things here and there while I am packing up and making my departure arrangements. I have done my best with the pictures. They can be such a "bete-noir" with this blog. *Sigh* I am beset by melancholy listening to the rain drumming steadily outside. The last several days have been wet and uncomfortable. My new umbrella busted a spoke. Already. Sheesh. Good thing I'm on my way home tomorrow. LOL Who-so-ever amongst you who dreams of tropical or, in this case, sub-tropical paradise, ... read more

*We have had no internet service in our apartment for a few days. I have not published because of it. I am at the school using the connection there, today on November 8th. Now I know how Justin Bieber feels. LOL. Well, lol, sort of. My face was SO sore from smiling all evening, this Hallowe'en night! Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining, it was awesome! Me and the other costumed teachers starred in literally hundreds of pictures this evening. Rich, Diane, Joyce and I and a convoy of the marketing staff from Tianjiao jumped into the school's van after our evening teaching and strolled the shopping street in Xiamen in our Hallowe'en gear. Rich did say today at lunch after our visit to the antiques market that I'm a diva (pffffft! Whatever!! LMAO) I ... read more

On Friday, October 26th, at about 4:30 p.m. I was at our campus waiting for the others to show up before we departed to our Hallowe'en outing to a local mall. Well, it actually was not THAT local...lol...we had gone to see it the day before and it was quite a long way to get there--a good 45 mintues by van! We, and by we I mean Vivian, Diane, Joyce, Rich, another staff member whose name I don't know, and Bond, (NO, not James Bond, just Bond, LOL) our driver, made up the reconnaissance party. We checked out the venue because we were having a Hallowe'en "do" with costumes--basically a BIG party for our kids and also the public. I sang with Alan who accompanied me on the guitar. I was dressed as an angel. LOL ... read more

Oink, oink. That is the sound of 2 little piggies, Joyce and Carolyn. Once upon a time, on a Monday afternoon in October of 2011, there were 2 little piggies. There had been 3 piggies but one of the little piggies (Dawna) had to go back to Canada prematurely. LOL These 2 women, erm, I mean piggies, craved bad, bad food. Fast food. Greasy fried food--especially deep fried potatoes--mmmmm. With ketchup. Burgers with strips of bacon and loads of cheese. Mmmmmmm. LOL Ice-cold full sugar Coca Colas with which to wash down all the oily treats. Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Sweet, cold, real ice-cream sundaes loaded with nuts and chocolate syrup. Mmmmmm. Latte made with real whole milk froth, served up with fashion magazines and in air conditioned surroundings. Ahhhhh. Armchairs into which they could lounge and stools for ... read more