Sniffle.

Another bad day in the world of Shreeve pets. Yesterday my other kitty, Bobbie, passed away. He'd been sick for a few months, but it's still very sad. Two kitties dead within two and a half months. A sniffle and moment of silence for "Bobbie McMuff of the Heather."

Chinese New Year Parade

My favorite part of the parade was the baby lion dancers in this video. It just made me smile. :-)

Fireworks... The RIGHT Way!

Chinese New Year fireworks on the harbour! AMAZING!!

SIX MONTHS!

Today I have officially been in Hong Kong for

SIX MONTHS!

Again, seems nearly impossible, but, let the
"Coming Home Countdown" begin!
Here's to one more month (and a little bit!) in Hong Kong, China!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

It is now the Year of the Pig. So I hope y'all like Piggies.

The big light parade in TST was our Chinese-New-Year's-Day-night-activity. We stood on the parade route for two and a half hours waiting for it to start- but it was totally worth it. I LOVE parades and people watching and stuff, so I was highly entertained. :-) Grandma even stood among the crowd for a solid FOUR hours! Quite the accomplishment!

Kung Hei Fat Choi. My Cantonese is now fluent.

Who knew rollerblading was still so cool?!?!?! That's some awesome headgear, girls.

The Ever Popular "Hong Kong Jockey Club" Float

Prince Edward's Flower Market

The Bird Market in Prince Edward

For Andrea- This is us!

Hello Kitty. The Asian Obsession.
Hello Kitty OUT OF CONTROL. This ENTIRE train was decked out in Hello Kitty.

Dried Guppies, Woks, and Unabombers.

See, at Mexican restaurants they give you chips and salsa as a free little table treat...here in China they give you nuts and dried guppies.

Grandma says: "Don't wok your dog!!!"

Mom and Granny decided to play Unabomber on the boat ride back to Central...

My Life in The Victoria 1 Primary

Isabelle: "Guess what? I have you on my panties!!!"

Pink "Belle" panties displayed during Sharing Time.

Gleetings flom a Faa Aray Rand!!!!

A Work of Art Entitled: Granny Got Buzzed.

Mission: DESTROY Zurg, ladies!

Jasmine at home in the traditional Chinese dress I sent her.

Many Visitors in Hong Kong

Well helllllooooooooo. Yeah- so it's been quite a while since I actually blogged... you know, wrote about what's going on in my life and yada yada? WELL, life has been good. Busy, but very good. My time here in HK is QUICKLY coming to an end, and with all these visitors I feel that coming home is just days away. It's exciting- I can not wait to get in my car and DRIVE somewhere and to see all my friends and family, BUT I will miss the people here like CRAZY. I have made so many good friends- and the fact of the matter is that I most likely will not see many of them ever again. ANYWAY...

So two weeks ago my dear friend Dave Burton came to visit!!! We had SOOOOOO much fun hanging around HK, and he did really well on his own while I was stuck at work for a good portion of his trip. We got this really great pic taken on "The Peak," and Dave had a plate made out of it. :-) So posted is the pic of the plate. Ha ha.

Dave left on Sunday, and then Tuesday night my mom and grandma flew into town!!! It's been hilarious to see their reactions to everything so far... and all we've done up to this point is "The Peak" and Disneyland! I'm worn out from all the visitors... but it sure is nice to have a bit of "home" here in my apartment. My mom and granny leave on the 22nd... and then I only have a month and a few days left here. WEIRD!

Work is going well. Same ol' thing. I am VERY blessed to have this job, and leaving it seems insane. BUT no matter how great it is and no matter how much money I am making, I have learned that I like to be close to the people I love. I wouldn't change this experience for ANYTHING, but being on the other side of the world is an extreme that I don't think I'll do again. Who knows! Life comes at me fast and I never know what's coming. Life is beautiful!

Hmmmm... what else. My wittiness in writing is lacking tonight. I am tired. Time for sleep.