Seven years past...

.... "In Loving Memory"!!!

To my late Wife "Nancy", as to this day seven years ago... my first Chapter of my Life ended with her passing due to Cancer.
Of course I think of her often. The Memories of all those years spend together will never fade from my Mind.

I was blessed then... and I am today ones again!

Something I wanted to do for a long time...

This truely was something I wanted to do/see for years and years.

Hence Saturday was a day off for my LaoPo, I checked on the Computer... how to get to this place I wanted to see for such a long time. Ever since I saw that place on the "Luell Howser Show".

Now before actually going there, I read up a little on how to get there and noticed many "Reviews" on the place. I must tell you, reading a handful... I had second thoughts about going. For my safety, of course Qing and
Tianchi as well.

Anybody have an Idea, what place I'm talking about?

Well, I will tell you... I was planning to visit none other than the "Watts Tower"!

This was to be early afternoon and later head to Monterey Park (very much Chinese Community) to have a feast of Dumplings for dinner. So, as we were on our way... I informed Qing regarding what Watts was all about, in the Eyes of the review posters over a period of many years.

Finding the place wasn't too hard. After parking the Car, we proceeded to the "Towers" mentioned... only to notice that they were surrounded be a Fence. Thinking this must be now "Off Limits", a Man across the street called for our attention... to tell us that we must first buy Tickets (at a little house near by) to go and get a "Tour". Which by the way, was the only way to see it up close. On my way to the little house, I thought to myself... now this Man was quite friendly and I started to feel... this place is NOT that bad after all.

Still, I would not be walking around at night- time. The Reviews did mention... your right in the middle of the "Hood"!
Anyway, it was a very nice experience to finally get to see the Towers. Along with a Video of the Man building these "One of a kind" structures, that took this Man for 33 years (1921-1954) to complete to the present state their in.

I,Qing and Tianchi really were fasinated by what was created by this one Man from Italy.

As Huell would put it "That's Amazing"!!!

Ones more.. the Holiday season has come and gone.

Yes... as we all look forward to 2014 and wishing it will be a great year for us, as well as for all my Readers likewise.

Qing and I (including Tianchi) decided to visit my Uncle for Christmas Eve ones again this year. We did have a very nice time (as we always do) surrounded by mostly Family members. In no time at all, it was time to head home and get some good sleep.. as tomorrow (Christmas Day) it was to be spend at Big Bear Resort for some "Snow" activities. Coming from Shanghai, my Sweetheart and Tianchi having never really the chance to see "Real Snow" and lots of it.

So the next day, it was all about putting on some warm clothes and be ready for some fun. Now, when we arrived (to our surprise) there wasn't really any need to be dressed as warm the way we were... haha. Mid 60's and no wind at all, only Sunshine. We couldn't have ask'd for nicer weather and have Snow anyway.

Loved the whole day, especially seeing Qing and Tianchi having such a great time. One exception I must mention, Qing was afraid looking at the "Snow-runs" for sitting on inner-tubes and speeding down scary hills, so she decided to pass on that. That left Her in charge taking Photo's instead. Funny thing to add, she also paid for our Ticket's (which she was very insistent about). One does not argue with a Chinese Woman, when she made up her mind on stuff like that.

Anyway, here are some Photo's of both day's.