2007
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Japanese Spiderman
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Japanese Extreme Obstacle Courses – Watch a funny movie here
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Free Flickr Pro Account
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Go to Flickr and sign up for a new account with a Verizon/SBC/AT&T e-mail address (e.g. *@sbcglobal.net for me). Current members have to “merge their account” by changing the e-mail address to an AT&T one and you should get Pro access for free for as long as you keep your dsl account! I love free…
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You Know You’re in Asia When…
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I’m still here waiting on standby at the airport. Check it, I received an email from Dianne and family today: Hey Jen, Okay, what’s his name. When do we get to meet him? Is he coming back with you in October? Have you got an earlier flight yet? Anyways, we miss you. Hope you can…
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Buddha Head in a Tree
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Ayutthaya, Thailand. Apparently, your head cannot be higher than the buddha’s so if you wanted to stand near the buddha head to take a picture, you were supposed to kneel. My friend Arnold wanted me to take his picture as he was getting up so his head would be higher than the buddha’s….so sneaky!
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Sawasdee Kaa
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Here’s Ronald McDonald doing the Thai greeting gesture. “Sawasdee Kaa” (pronounced Sah wah dee kah) is the verbal greeting used by females.
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Elephant Trek
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Chiang Mai, Thailand +- Thailand was fun. Too bad everyone tried to speak to me in Thai because they thought I was Thai. So sad. No wonder everyone in China looks at me funny, probably because I don’t look Chinese. Anyways, I learned several phrases in Thai–one of which is “mai chai khon Thai”, meaning…
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Mafia
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When the teams got together, they couldn’t stop playing Mafia. Since I can’t access wikipedia from here, you’ll have to look it up yourself if you haven’t heard of that game. Here is a picture of everyone squeezed into one of our rooms playing Mafia. You can tell it’s pretty late at night because that…
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Mt. Diablo
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Above the clouds. This was taken on the way back to SH this week. Sadly, this was one of the last pictures taken with my point-and-shoot. I dropped it on Thursday on an outing. :(
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Crazy, but good
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I’m up typing this now because I can’t sleep. I think jet lag is settling in. I haven’t even stayed at home yet, because apparently there was a gas leak so they had to turn off the gas until Tuesday. Which means I have no hot water nor can I use the dryer. So I’ve…
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New School, New Friends
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It’s been pretty hot here. Our new friends seem…well…pretty friendly. Looking forward to seeing more of the area. Will post up more pictures soon at Flickr.
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回æ¸å週年
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Check out the celebration–the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China from Britain. Too bad I was only able to watch it on TV. Must have been madness out there. Happy birthday to my dad too.
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Hot and Humid
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It hasn’t been that bad since I got here. I love those red eye flights where I sleep the whole way through. Sure makes the flights go faster. Too bad my light wouldn’t turn off, but the flight attendant was nice enough to put a plastic covering over the entire light panel. I should have…
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Too Much Chinese Food Already…
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…and I’m not even in China yet! I’m leaving for HK tonight. Guess what my last meal is…yep, Chinese food. I guess that’s what I get for eating with my family. I really wanted Red Robin or Mexican food because I know I won’t be eating burgers or tacos anytime in the next 5 weeks.…
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Graduation Lei
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Congratulations to my kids who graduated this year. It’s been a long journey working with them. I feel like a parent every year, sending their kids off. I’m proud of every single one of them.
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Damn, I’m Gorgeous
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This was a birthday card that my brother gave Mackenzie for her 3rd birthday. Shame shame. We couldn’t let her older brother read it.
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Four-part Documentary About The Shining
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A four-part documentary about the making of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining: one, two, three, four. By Kubrick’s daughter, Vivian.
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Friends and Star Wars
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So much on my mind lately. It hurts to be burned by people and jerked around time and time again. I don’t know what to say or do about things like this any more. My brother thinks that I’m just too nice. Many thanks to God for friends who have actually been demonstrating their care…
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Going to China
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Mackenzie: Can I go to China too? Me: You have to go with your mommy and daddy. Do you WANT to go to China? Mackenzie: No, I want to stay in the car. Ah, I miss working with kids.
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Control Your Kids, People
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via Gar.
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Stop Getting Junk Snail Mail
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I really hate going through my mail because I feel like I’m wasting a lot of time going through credit card offers and other unsolicited mail. My shredder is dying because I use it so much. You can call a single number to get your name and address removed for 5 years from the mailing…