Sunday, March 29, 2009
I decided to be nice and let you stay in bed instead of dragging you to church for the 11am service. BUT… somehow we managed to be late even for the 2pm service… The pastor was pretty good. When everythings seems to go wrong, the feelings of God abandoning us is real. BUT, we can't always go with our feelings or logic. Just because we feel like God has left us or can't logically explain why God exists doesn't mean He isn't by our side. Moving on in faith is even more important when times are hard.
You got a hair cut, and I had a hair treatment at the hair salon near your office after church. After that, we went on a shopping spree at 西單...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
We woke up late as usual… but had a very full day nonetheless.
1:30 西單翅酷 near 當代商城. It's pertty obscure, so it took a while for us to find the place. But, it was well worth it coz the skewers were really good!
3:30 Arrived at 恭王府 after much traffic. This was a mansion owned by a royal family member. I was told that the place was basically reconstructured before it was reopned in August 2008. (Yes, of course in August 08. What else did you expect?)
5:00 Walked along Shichahai
6:40 Finally made it to 九門小吃. (We also discovered a nice restaurant called 紅邸.)
7:45 Went to Luce for dinner, only... we weren't very hungry after all the snacks, so we left after having appetizers.
9:15 Shopped at 家樂福
10:00 Foot massage at 良子. It felt SO good after walking around all day...
All times above are in the PM of course.... there isn't such a thing as getting him out of bed before noon when we're in Beijing.
1:30 西單翅酷 near 當代商城. It's pertty obscure, so it took a while for us to find the place. But, it was well worth it coz the skewers were really good!
3:30 Arrived at 恭王府 after much traffic. This was a mansion owned by a royal family member. I was told that the place was basically reconstructured before it was reopned in August 2008. (Yes, of course in August 08. What else did you expect?)
5:00 Walked along Shichahai
6:40 Finally made it to 九門小吃. (We also discovered a nice restaurant called 紅邸.)
7:45 Went to Luce for dinner, only... we weren't very hungry after all the snacks, so we left after having appetizers.
9:15 Shopped at 家樂福
10:00 Foot massage at 良子. It felt SO good after walking around all day...
All times above are in the PM of course.... there isn't such a thing as getting him out of bed before noon when we're in Beijing.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Decided to start filling out the blog again coz we're bound to forget the details very soon…. It's always nice to have something to go back to when we want to refresh our memories
Sunday, March 22, 2009
We watched the Sarah Brightman concert together. She has a very lovely voice, and the theatrical effects are great. Too bad we were too cheap to get the more expensive center seats.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
You took the deal to go to chruch with me on Sunday in exchange for going to the poker party today. The only thing is that it was much of a party. Charlie's wife babysat the kids, while you and 2 other guys played for hours. I had expected much more people there. After being bored fhe whole afternoon, we had dinner with Kwun and her friends because she is visitng Beijing for a few days. We tried to to to "East Shore" (jazz bar in Houhai) for drinks after dinner, but the place was super packed. Yukuan took us to "Club 31", but I didn't feel too well from the long walk in the cold.
Friday, March 20, 2009
You came back to Beijing from your biz trip to the States. To make up for your birthday, I finished writing up all the birthday cards and littered your study with all 30 cards. I ran out of stuff to say for some of your childhood years, so I just put in major world events. I also got you some ice cream and a papaya.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
I went to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb, and Summer Palace with my coworkers while you're away in the States. I passed out on the Great Wall coz I worked my heart too hard.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
I was coughing so badly that I finally gave in and took myself to see a doctor at a local hospital. The difference from this tier 2 hospital and the top hospital I went to a few years ago is stark. The doctor quickly concluded that I got bronchitis and put me on a course of antibiotics.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
It's your birthday. I had the grand plan to litter your apartment with 30 birthday cards and get you a nice set of speakers for your iPhone, but given the last-minute business trip and what turned out to be bronchitis, I wasn't able to prepare any of that... Just wrote you one card and included a drawing of speakers in it...
Since I don't know Beijing that well yet, you made the dinner reservation. We both got carried away with work and didn't head to the restaurant until 8-ish. The dinner at Park Hyatt's "China Grill" was good. Too bad they didn't have the urchin roll you ordered. You spent the night at the Sheraton with me because you are leaving for a training in the States the following morning, but my coughing kept you up all night.
Since I don't know Beijing that well yet, you made the dinner reservation. We both got carried away with work and didn't head to the restaurant until 8-ish. The dinner at Park Hyatt's "China Grill" was good. Too bad they didn't have the urchin roll you ordered. You spent the night at the Sheraton with me because you are leaving for a training in the States the following morning, but my coughing kept you up all night.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
I left for a business trip to Tokyo and Seoul. It was a very exhaustive trip because I had to work pretty long hours because of the all-day meetings. But, I did get to do a bit of sightseeting in Seoul. (Seoul pictures: click here; Tokyo pictures: click here)
