Filed under: Daily Life Blurbs
Hi! I just wanted to thank you for stopping by. With over a 100 posts the past year, we’re going to be taking a hiatus until the end of the year. Melanie and I are trying to cut things out that cause unnecessary stress between us so the blog must go, lol. We’re also going to be cutting back our availability online so if you want to check in with us send us an email or look for us on Skype. Oh yeah, we can always use prayer! Javi’s growing like a weed so as soon as the semester ends I’ll try to get some new pics up. Peace be with you, Jason
Filed under: JAVI's Highlights
Hola a todos (Hello all!!)
Javi here, ….just wanted to relate a few of my thoughts on this city called Hong Kong. So, you know I am now 13 months old, right?…and getting bigger every single day!…I’ve made a few observations during my one month of residence in HK; here are some thoughts from my small frame:
The beach: The sand is tasty…gritty, but not too bad. The water is definitely salty, and watch out for those waves coming in….it’s not the best choice to crawl head-long into them!
The bulb: This has little to do with Hong Kong, and much to do with the fact that I seem to have chronic allergies or cold and my mom loves using that rubber bulb thing to suck bunchoes o’ boogers from my nostrils. I HATE this!!!! Let me repeat: I HATE THIS!!! I scream and swat and waive my head from side to side….oh, did I mention flailing? Anyway, if you are an infant or a small child who’s not yet figured out nose-blowing, you are in danger of the bulb. If you see it coming, run…crawl….flail…play dead…whatever you have to do to avoid the measure of its wrath!!!
The MTR (train): So many lights (ads scrolling in Chinese)…so many people…quite stimulating activity, actually. I’ve not found train rides too bad, and I’ve rather enjoyed a couple. My sister Ezri is not always so keen on them, it seems. Of course, I’ve been strapped onto mom or dad in the Baby Bjorn….while Ez is usually stuck in the stroller. Hmmm….
BaBa and MaMa: These are my endearing names for my folks. MaMa is the usual for mom of course. BaBa might seem a bit unusual, but this is my name for good old dad. Don’t know why I chose it, really, but it seems to have stuck–for now, at least. BaBa is happy with his new name!!!
The heat: Let’s just say that HK is very warm…okay, it is stinkin’ hot!!!! I sometimes wake up sweating a bit–even with the aircon. doing its best. And, anytime mom does anything that gets me bent out of shape (such as ‘the bulb’, nose drops, administering meds.,etc) or if I crawl around a lot…anyway, there are a number of situations in which I find myself too hot. (no pun intended!)
October 1st is China’s National Day which seems to be similar to our Independence Day (maybe President’s Day), I’m not sure but it was a holiday so we decided it was time for Javi’s first trip to the beach. We decided on Clearwater Bay 2nd Beach since it’s only about 20 minutes away from Hang Hau. We like Shek O Beach better but it’s twice the distance. Anyway if you’re heading there from Hang Hau , it’s best to go to the Po Lam station (by MTR) and take minibus no. 16 or walk to Tseung Kwan O Hospital and take minibus 103 or 103M. Or you can take a minibus from Hang Hau MTR (MiniBus 11M or 101M) up to the roundabout at Hang Hau Rd and take Bus No. 91 from there or any of the minibuses that come through. But anyway, the reason for my detailed explanation for transport is that we had a bit of trouble catching the bus out there. We finally made out there and Ezri and Javi had a good old time, the most difficult thing was keeping Javi from eating the sand and Ezri from crawling on the rocks. It was quite packed but we got a nice spot right down by the water as I’m sure you can see. I think this marked our 2nd trip as a family unit (without Karen) since Javi has been added to the family and I think it was a success! By the way, I’m going to start posting video clips on facebook if you’re interested. It’s much easier to post clips there than on the blog so check them out.
