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Published: April 3rd 2007
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Fireworks
Fireworks like this went on and on for several days. My blog Anniversary & New Year’s Eve (Lunar)
Hello World! On April 5, I will have been blogging for one year. That's the first milestone. The others are that my blog has had 5,610 hits and this is the 45th journal entry.
I never expected to reach those numbers. I swear I have not been going to my blog several times a day to get a high hit count! Thank you, world of supporters!
I missed telling you about Hong Kong. So far, I think it's my favorite city in the world. I used to say Paris, but I haven't been there in 30 years, so now it's Hong Kong.
This is the city of the future. On Hong Kong island, pedestrians have their own bridges in the sky. No competing for walking space with cars, busses, bikes, motorbikes, etc. And, the pedestrian walkways are classy. I’ll write more very soon.
February 17 was New Year’s Eve. The firecrackers, which started the day before, went nonstop all day and all night. At midnight the noise was deafening; the lights were everywhere. I actually tried calling my son, Joey, to have him listen to all the noise.
smoke from fireworks
Firworks smoke was all over the city after a few days. The sulfur in the air was strong. I closed all the windows, put in my earplugs and finally went to sleep. But it wasn’t just the noise, the atmosphere was excitement and celebration, lots of laughter. I got excited about the Year of the Pig, too.
Wu invited Linell and me to join his family for the New Year’s dinner. We went to the Nanshan Hotel dining room. (Wu’s wife is still recovering from her fall when she hurt her neck very badly, so she can’t cook.) Our meal was wonderful. Great food. Special dishes to bring good luck for the new year. We had a grassy soup, made with some plant from the grasslands; smoked duck; smoked fish; green vegetables; a special soup with lots of unusual items—delicious, but I don’t know what it was. We had some small bird that was delicious, and on and on. Something had turtle in it. We had noodles, symbolizing longevity. The lettuce (sang choy) is a homonym for making money. There were seven of us at the meal and we ate a lot, but we had a lot of food left over. In the past, the food would be left on
year of the pig
Pig shapes are on everything. Most of them are cute. the table, but now the Chinese adopted the American idea of a “doggie bag” and the left over food is packed up and goes home with the customers.
So, the day after the feast, we are on the plane headed to Hong Kong.
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Maryann
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Dear Susie, It is Easter here in the states. Katie,my birth child and your "for sure" child was home from Columbia,South America. She just left to explore Ecuador. I just got an email from her and she is spending some time on a nature garden farm where they grow all their own vegetables. She has become a vegetarian again. All organic vegetables are grown and eaten. She said that she is living in a mango tree. I guess that she won't have room for me if I go to visit. While she was in Columbia she and he boyfriend went to visit Cuba. I wish that she were back in Columbia teaching at the University but one year was long enough. She says that she must move on to concur new roads. When she was home for two months she read all of you blogs which I have saved and got all excited. She too is sure that you must be her mom. You two must meet someday. Love and Happy Easter! Maryann