Haha... I'm still here!

 Boy, it sure has been a long time being here to bark.

Been to busy being "HAPPY" with my LaoPo!

Also trying working on my Book, which is almost done with Chapter 6 now. Having a large screen TV now doesn't exactly help with writing..haha.

What is also worth mentioning, is that Qing now is "Certified" nationally not only for "Phebotomy" but for "Medical Assistant" too and is starting her Job in Pasadena soon. A place where her Mandarin is very useful, especially hence the Doctor is also Chinese and the People she met at the Interview are sooo nice.... she said!

So, she is of course very excided and eager to start. Don't blame her one bit, she's been studying so hard for a long time now. She really deserves it!
 

This week has two (2) reasons for being special!

First "Special" day is tomorrow May 6th! As this would have been Nancy's and My 37th Anniversary. A date that I will never forget and always hold close to my Heart. It carries a lot of Memories between us both. Especially hence we mostly celebrated it every year in
Carmel/Monterey, where we had such wonderful time on a almost yearly Trip up the coast.


Second "Special" day is going to be on Saturday the May 9th.
This is when Qing and I will now celebrate our 7th Anniversary, having actually Married at the "Registry" in Shanghai. Our wedding ceremony was three (3) months later (August 8th 2008), thus giving us really two special days for us..haha.
We now make fun of the fact, that we survived the 7th year.. as many say that will be the toughest. To tell you the Truth, all the years have been like the ..1st--2nd-- ect. ect.! 
If there is a "Heaven on Earth".. I certainly find it in my Arms on a daily accord! 

Well.. after my last Post, I will keep my writing within my Blog's Title and nothing else.

As everyone can notice, I've cut way down on my Post's here. The biggest reason for this is Qing being so busy with her Medical Classes/State and National tests, that by me helping out more at home there is very little time for it.

I truly can not say enough about the effort she put's into this, now being more than a year and a half. What has me mostly surprised, is the fact that she has "Out-done" the majority of her (born here) class-mates. English being her third language, I find it amazing (as Huell Howser would say.. hehe) that out of over fifty (50) test's/assignment's she managed at least forty-five (45) with a score no less than a 100%.
What's even more amazing, is that she actually thinks she could have done better!

Away from all this, we are planning to take a break and visit Paso Robles (Minnie) and on the way back maybe Susan and David&Sandy also. We all need a long weekend away from all this hassle that's been going on lately.

I will make an effort to Post more, but I also do have to work on my Book. That actually is getting a great response from Friends, as I let them read the first four (4) chapters. Which is encouraging to continue on with it!

Remembering....

Today was a day/date to remember (a day I will always carry in my heart), January 24th!

It now has been exactly 8 years since Nancy passed away. As I can never forget the many wonderful years I have spend with this great Wife, I of course went to the Gravesite to place some Flowers down. With each visit, it beaks my heart... seeing that I have only once seen somebody else put Flower by her side. I lift the Vase out from the Grave-marker and all I see is Spiderweb from not being used.
She was a devoted Mom to so many Children and Grand-Children (some living close by) and not seing some of them paying their Respect is hurtful in my Book. I can not believe it and the funny thing, Qing even less. She's always willing to go with me and pay her respect to a Woman she only heard about! I now have (and I quote) a most "Wonderful" Lao Po that some Men can only dream about.

Anyway, this we did today after we had Breakfast at the "Way Station" in Newhall.. one of our favorite Breakfast places.

To work off some of the Calories we consumed, we headed to Vasquez Rocks Park for some serious climbing to the very top of some of these beautiful rock formations. Something we definitely need to do again, but spending more time there.


Ps: To Nancy; Our wonderful time together will never fade or leave my Heart and we still to this day share a Kiss through the "Rose" that hangs in our Bedroom. 

Finally have the Spa Cover all finished

Today, I put on the final touches on my Spa Cover project. It feels good to be over and done with it! To think, I had this plan in my head for nearly 13 years now. Qing and I sat in the Spa the other day and turned on the lights..opened up the two sliding doors to give us a view of the night sky. All we both can said, it's turned out wonderful and I'm very proud of myself with the workmanship. In other words... we LOVE IT!

Now it's time to pay attention to the inside. As we want to build a room out of the single gargage and do the Kitchen counter's in granite. Not to forget the Living room in Tiles afterwards.

Work is never done.. as they say!

A little update...

Just a short Post, to say everything is going great and couldn't be any better for us.
Qing finished her Medical College and Graduated last month with high honors. She is now taking Phlebotomy classes to get certified in that field and then, take the National Test in both areas. This will open doors for her in many places, like.. a Hospital-Doctor Office's-Clinic's-Dialysis Center's-Insurance Companies-Mobil Unit's. I am sure she'll land a great Job for all the hard work/study she's done this whole year through.

As for me, besides Riding my Motorcycle on weekends... I've also continued with my Book. Something I had neglected throughout the year, but did get on it ones again and finished Chapter 4. Which covered my Trip to Germany in March '07 after my late wife's passing and back again. Chapter 5 will cover going back to work and taking care of all the finances and trying to Re-finance the House at a lower rate. Anyway, it might have been almost eight years ago, but I still have all pretty much in my Head. I do like to finish it (the Book) before I'm 65. If it ever makes it onto the Book-shelf's would of course be nice, but if not... that's okay too! It will be just something I like to leave behind (if only for a handful of People to read it) as a memento of my fortunate Life's account, having been able to enjoy not just one... but two wonderful Wife's/Spouse's in one Lifetime.

Qing's Birthday and my new Ride!

Last Friday happened to be my LaoPo's Birthday. As one can see from the Photo... she's a young 46.
It was now the 6th Birthday I have had the pleasure to spend with my Tai-Tai. Five here in the US and one in Hong Kong.
We were going to go out to Eat for her day and funny she'd be mentioning, that one of her Classmates at the College had told her about the Thai place in Palmdale. I was fast to agree to it and how appropriate..."Thai Food" for my "Tai-Tai"!   
Must say, it was quite tasty! I usually don't eat Thai too often.

Second, somehow it also felt like it was my Birthday as well. Because I became the owner of a new Motorbike. It is my second, but this one is much bigger and a 1500 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic... as my first was "only" a 650 Honda. It didn't take long for me to fall in Love with it and whats more important, Qing loves it too. So that makes us a Biker Couple... haha!
Question... do we now need "Tattoo's"?