Shan Shan's Kitchen

Shan Shan invited some classmates from the high school to her house after the 5 school annual picnic.  She prepared very nice cold noodles for us.  This really is a very pleasant and cohesive group, thanks to a number of quite considerate ladies who try to cultivate the friendship over the years.  Shan Shan and her husband Michael are very gracious host.  Shan Shan also asked Joan, Sony and me to stay over just so we do not have to drive all the way back to Baltimore from Virginia at night.  And she prepared a very nice breakfast for us too this morning.

Joshua is teething with his first tooth - 7 month old

I went to visit Elizabeth and Joshua on Friday afternoon, and later Dan came back from work and we visited a bit too.  Joshua is a very happy boy.  Elizabeth and Dan are two young happy parents all right.  I think Joshua and I developed a bit bonding during the visit.

An Old Picture

My basement has been a mess. Many boxes I brought back from the office were just sitting there taking up space.  It's time to clean-up somewhat.   But, I got distracted by the "old stuff" that brings back memories.  I found the following picture taken at a time when Edmund and I had our whole lives ahead of us, yet we had no idea of what we really want from life, or how our lives would turn out. (At least that's how I feel now that I am in my 60's).  Ed was serving in the army after graduation, and I was in my third yesr in college. We shared similar yet not completely the same experience growing up together.  The gender difference probably made us develop different perspectives. 

Now when we talk to each other, I found that we still have some similar view about life and relationship.   Painful experience in life helped us learn lessons and also helped us find peace. I guess our souls are under blessing somehow.

Playing Tourist Near Home

One could live in a place for a long while, but never visited certain places with a deep interest. I decided to spend some time to learn more about the area I live. If I were a tourist, I would want to learn as much as possible about Baltimre, Washington DC, Annapolis, etc. in a short and precious few days. So I asked Joan to go visit the Farmers Market at Fells Point with me yesterday. And Joan also invited WeiFang to come along. The three of us had a wonderful time wondering by the water front, had breakfast at Bon Fond (?)- it's bread smelled havenly, and had lunch at the Greek Town.

The follwing link posted some pictures I took during the walk:
You are invited to view Christina Huang's photo album: Playing Tourist in Fells Point 06112011

Family time and love wins

Tom invited me to join his family for Dim Sum yesterday. The food was good, and the company was great. The four young cousins really enjoyed each other, the Grands enjoyed watching them, and the four parents have to remind the kids from time to time, "not so loud!" "Don't sit on the floor!" "Be careful!" .......... So the parents enjoyed, yet carried a burden of "tough love". Me, the lucky Grand Yau Yau, just enjoyed the experience from head to toe. A walk from the restaurant, after the meal, to the book store was very delightful too.

A walk by the Elkon Lake once again

Yesterday I took a walk around the Elkon Lake like I used to do when I lived in the Dockside home. The sense of "all were in the past now" left me feeling a bit strange, but not sad. I have had some fond memories living in this environment, and still remember that "enchanted" feeling I had when I first set eyes on this neighborhood.

I saw Joshua turning over by himself for the first time

I hope Joshua can start to recognize me now. It's a nice Saturday afternoon to visit Dan, Elizabeth and Joshua. Just look at this happy young family:

Then I learned all the new tricks Joshua can do now. He knows how to turn over his stomack by himself, he likes to do the peek-a-boo by pulling the cloth off his face himself, he loves riding horses on Daddy and Mommy, he is learning how to sit and stand by himself, with just a little bit assistance from Daddy. And Grand Yau Yau taught him to do a high-five for the first time!!