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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Fred's 40!



Video made by Haleigh

Haleigh has some SERIOUS movie making skills.
I really LOVE every second of this -
her latest creation for Fred's 40th B-day.
Good Job Haleigh!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE!!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Jumbo Floating Restaurant


Friday night I met Fred at the
Star Ferry after work.
From there we jumped in a taxi
and headed for
OUR DATE
at
the Jumbo Floating Restaurant.





The only way to access the 
restaurant is by boat.
(How ROMANTIC!)




On the menu


Bird's Nest Soup  - a very expensive
Chinese delicacy.
One bowl was priced at 
$780HK  -  $100US.

It is made of
the nests of a swiftlet
soaked in chicken broth.
Instead of twigs and weeds
the swiftlet uses it's own gummy saliva 
to create the nest.



When we were in Thailand
we saw the spot where the nests
are harvested.

We DID NOT eat
Bird's Nest Soup.
Not only because of the
high price tag,
MOSTLY because of the
bird saliva
GAG FACTOR.


A BEAUTIFUL tile mosaic lines
the stairway to the third floor.


It's definitely not your typical 
American Chinese Restaurant




Next time --
we'll take the kids!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

JUNK (Boat) Trip

We, with a few other families,
rented a JUNK for a day.
We boarded ship at 9 a.m.
at Wan Chai pier.






After an hour ride
we put down anchor 
just off Lamma Island.


It was the perfect spot to 
ENJOY the water!






Some enjoyed more than others.





As we were pulling up anchor
a Chinese fishing couple
came sailing by.
I was relieved to see
their nets had very few,
and TINY, fish.
(I had been worried about
what had been swimming below me.)


We requested our ride home go
through the Aberdeen Canal.
Aberdeen harbour is home to hundreds of people living on fishing junks. Their traditional lifestyle is dramatically juxtaposed against a modern high-rise community spread over the nearby hillsides.
(discoverhongkong.com)

It was AMAZING to see tiny
make shift wooden junks
in the same harbor as
multi-million dollar yachts.


JUMBO - a floating restaurant.


The only way to access the restaurant
is by boat.





Back to port at
5 p.m.
What an FUN and AMAZING day!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

My VIEWS on LUNCH





DELIGHTFUL!

All the way in Hong Kong?

I found the book pictured below
 in a LITTLE
book store in Discovery Bay's
North Plaza.
What a surprise!!
Those Mormon Moms 
really get around.


It's going for $188 HK
$24.15 US
I didn't purchase -
BUT I'm thinking about it.

Monday, July 4, 2011

4th of July in Hong Kong

It was strange for Fred not
to have the day off work
BUT we made the BEST
of the 4th with a BBQ
when he got home.






HOORAY for
the RED, WHITE and BLUE!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Nam Chang (By AMMON)

The boys took a trip Nam Chang.
As we were looking from the top floor Dad was asking a worker what some of the buildings were.  Then it was dead silent. all you hear is a little....................stuff (gas) coming from the rear of the worker. How unusal for a girl. Dad thought it was Caleb so he sent us away. when he was done talking He walked over to us and said Caleb you have to learn to hold it in. Caleb started laughing and said it wasn't me, It was her.
Dad whispered out Oh Crap. we all had a good laugh.

That night we got the best missages and waxed. Since they loved me so much we got them for 2 hours. We only had to pay half price. The people who missaged us revued there english leasons. Hello Class, Hello Teacher,1,2,5,9,10,5,4,7,6,20,14,18,16. I yelled out in Mandarin yi,are,san,su,wo,lio,chi,ba,jio,shu (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10).OOOOHHHH cute boy. The girl on TV who yell the score would say the score and the missagers would repeat 4-7. At the beginning they said you want massage for 1hour  and 2 hour. She really ment to 1 hour and 20 minutes. 

Dad said since they love me so much getting a job as a model. IPAD'S GALORE. :D So if anybody needs me to advertise there products for there job you know who to call.     

Friday, July 1, 2011

Honor Freedom!

TODAY - July 1st
China celebrates 90 years 
of Communism.

ON MONDAY - July 4th
We will HONOR FREEDOM
and celebrate 
LIBERTY!


GOD BLESS AMERICA
Land that I LOVE!