Sorry for the late reply. I just came back from Cambridge, England, (May10-May19). I was invited by my sister to attend my niece graduation from Queen's College, Cambridge University. She got her PH. D. in education research after five years of hard work.
The congregation was on May 12, on the same day, the Wu-xia Fiction writer, JinYoun (金庸通過英國劍橋大學碩士論文口試，取得碩士學位。) received his master degree. We did not see him, because there are thirty one colleges in Cambridge University. Jin Yong belongs to San John's. and the time of congregation was different. They divided into five times, my niece was at 1pm and I not not sure what time Jinyong's college congregated. It was a memorable experience, very solemn. The language they used during the ceremony was in Latin, but the diploma was written in English. In the United States, when I received my master degree, it was written in Latin. The ceremony of commencement is usually in English.
After the congregation on May 12, we went to London to take a four-day tours around Britain, from England, to Scotland, to northern Welsh. I had been to Britain three times, but this time, we covered four hundred miles. I have visited many places that I did not visit before, such as Shakespeare birthplace, York, Chelsea,..etc. Britain is such a lovely beautiful country, and I strongly recommend you take a trip, visiting the green field of England, the highland of Scotland, and the valleys of Welsh. I have been to Lake District twice, and each time, it reminded me of our teacher, Liu, Chi-feng. I remember he was the one who taught us the poetry of Lake District, such as William Wordsworth,...
Catalina, Aurora,A-guang, thanks you for all the nice comments on SL, me and my daughter Connie. A-Guang, she was the little girl that accompanied me back to Wen Tzao's reunion 12 years ago. She just turned 20 this April. She will be a junior at UIUC, majoring in Psychology. In July she will take a trip to Taiwan with the Christian Church to teach blind students English. She has a golden heart.
Rita, SL's professorship investiture took place on April 11. It was a big celebration for us. According to the Department news, professorships are the highest honor bestowed on campus faculty. They tell the world's academic community that members of our faculty are prominent in their fields. They also help the department recruit the best new faculty and retain the world-class professors already here.
Sorry again for the long report. I hope you have a wonderful summer.
I have to find a nice picture of my two boys. My younger son told me that I have to get his permisson to post his picture in this blog. He is quite peculiar...you know as any teenager...
因疼痛部位在右下腹， 起初疑是盲腸炎， 但是其它診狀又與盲腸炎狀況不合。 幸好現在有進步的儀器， 院方即時做CT (CAT) SCAN， 才確定是 【医学】憩室炎。 Diverticulitis (a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine) (From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverticulitis )。
Wow, I have not been visiting the blog for few weeks and I was surprised to find out that there's so much going on between May 10 and now. My best regards to Ting Huei; I am sure the ordeal was over and under your husband's tender care you will be well and strong again soon. It seems A-ti had a beautiful trip in England; thanks for sharing! We are all very proud of you and your husband's achievemnet. Do you know which orgainization/school where Connie is going to be this summer in Taiwan? The service-learning component is strong among colleges; I may check in to it and see the possibility to bring my students to do the service-learning project too.
It's great to see all your postings, friends, and it's a relief to know that though we are aging, we are still going strong and enjoying life.
You are gardening already? My house is rather shady, so I can only buy pots of floweres. Well, I live very close to university vegetable gardens where many Chinese parents plant all sorts of Chinese vegetables and sell them just to earn some pocket money. Usually I go there in the afternoon to buy fresh veges. When Ursula came to stay for two weeks a couple of years ago, she had fun buying from those amateur farmers. As a city girl, she had fun living in the country style "Orchard Downs" as a graduate student. Rita stayed there overnight too.
A-guay lived in Orchard Down for five years. I guess in her time there was no "veges" for sell. Now the garden is getting more popular. A-guay, do you miss your student days in Champaign-urbana?
Gardening? No, I have been weeding! The whole yard/garden had been neglected for more than a year; so it's time to do a huge clean up -- weeding, trimming, prunning... I don't do much veggie gardening (some cold weather varieties: peas/lettuce..). Since we won't be here during the summer, there's no point to plant other staples -- tomoatoes, green beans, peppers... As you said, they are available at the farmers' market anyway. We planted trees to replace the loss from the ice storm, and will plant more during the fall after we come back. Mainly, I tend my flower beds; bulb flowers just finished the season, so as peonies; coreopsis, primroses, oriental poppies, Asiatic lilies, roses & lavenders are blooming right now. I can see the round buds on cone flowers and shasta daisies; they should be blooming in three weeks (I will miss them).
The lovely colors help us forget the horror of the ice storm few months ago.
Thanks for the info. regarding the service trip. I didn't know Connie is a Christian. I am just curious which schools they are going to. I guess I can find out when I return this summer.
Wonderful news. So glad the surgery is behind us. With the care of 福財 and your children, I am certain 翠先 will recover well. Be patient, 翠先. After a huge surgery as this one, it will take quite a long while to regain strength.
Today is the first day of Summer and I feel like singing Summer time, and the living is easy....
Early this morning, I took my daughter to take passport picture and then to the post office for a new passport. What happened was SL sent her passsport to the Taiwanese Office in Chicago for a visa and it got lost in the mail. SL was frustrated, as he was such a careful person. How could it got lost? He forgot to ask them for the track number on the returned mail.
In the post office, they told us that something is fishy, that someone must have snaped the passport and according to their record the Taiwanese passport and Chinese passsport are the most wanted(snapped). I said, no, it must be Chinese, the guy said, no, Taiwanese too.
So the lesson is: Next time, if you want to send passport, use certified or express mail so they can track the number....
It has been a stressful week dealing with the passport. At this point,we don't know wheather she will be able to make it. This morning I sent her to Kentukey with the church for a week. They are helping built a new house. She was there a couple of years ago. She helped painted. This time, she brought a hammer to do some kind of job. It was a wonderful experience. I wish I had the courage to go.
Will keep you update on her passport.
Please give my best regards to Margarita. She is a sweet heart in our hearts.
With expedited service (double the fee -- money can do wonder), one can get a new passport within 10 days. You'd not need Taiwan visa if you only stay less than 30 days. Weilong didn't get a visa, since we will be leaving Taiwan next week for Vietnam.
If she has to leave before her departure, the Passort agency can give her a temporary document for entering to Taiwan. I am sure you probably already contacted the agency and got the updated information.
We just emerged from our dark and cool backyard, surrounded by fireflies. We were drinking champaign outside in the dark, as SL was in the mood to celebrate the coming of summer....
SL wanted me to say "Thanks" to you, for the information. We are trying our best as I said in the email. Will let you guys know the outcome.
Hi, everyone, Didn't come to the blog for a while. Hope everything goes smoothly to all of you. Right now we are in Mountain View CA my daughter Beth's home; yesterday we attended Aaron's commissioning ceremony. Aaron is my seond child, graduating from UC Davis this summer, joining Army ROTC in the campus too. He is now a Second Lieutenant, will serve in the Ordnance corps in a base near Seatle after several months training in Geogea and Maryland. As a mother, I am not happt about the military stuff, but I repect my son's decision and am proud of him. Lih-Jane 6-26-07
I lived in Cupertino for two and half months in l999. SL was workin for NASA in Mountain View. I used to drive him to work so I could have the car. My family enjoyed the nice vacation there.
Say hi to Beth and Aaron. Aaron will grow up to be a strong young man with the training.
滿惠, I had been a mother-in-law for a little while. Aaron married to that pretty girl in our family photo posted before. They were divorced 3 months later, because the girl's parents strongly against it. I didn't think it was a good idea in the first place though, but I respect their decision and gave them my blessing. They went married in Las Vegas. It's Aaron's fault; he shouldn't rush in a relationship so fast. 短期内，Aaron won't be sent to Iraq, but he intends to join the combat. He tries to attend a ranger training after his basic soldier training in Maryland. Arron said,now he has no wife to worry, so he can go to Iraq. I told him, you still have a mother to worry. Seems like mother is not as important as a wife or girl friend. Lih-Jane 6-28-07
He must be heart-broken. It will be good that he gets to do what he wants for a while. He may meet someone else soon. Wish Aaron good luck.
I know a friend, whose son is in Iraq at this moment. He is an emergency room nurse aid.(I don't know the right terminalogy). I real pray for his safety. He has a big heart to help other people. I guess he is happy even he might be in danger.
Oh Lord! Where in the world you've been to? You look just as the same we were back int he old days. No wonder people were mistaken you as your daughter's sister! Glad to meet you and your family.
Are you talking to me? If so, the picture I posted here was taken at my husband's professorship investuture on April 11th this year, at University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. The professor next to him is the Dean of Engineering, professor Adesida.
Thanks for the compliments again. I am lucky to have a good Korean hairdresser.
Sorry for the late reply. I have been suffering from backache for over a week. It is painful. I was working in my backyard garden, transplanting some flower pots, and when I got up, wow, a terrible pain happened. I am also under the presure to finish a translation project that requires a lot of sitting, which is bad for the back.
Well, we all have to take care of our body. It needs fix-up all the time.
Margarita, hopefully you heart is jumping as happy as before by now.
Due to some severe technical problems, Peilin and I have difficulty to access this blog, therefore, we can't post more photos on this blog. To keep our communication going on forever, I opened a new blog account. Peilin and I will post more photos on that new blog in the future! In the meantime, leave your new postings on the new blog!
http://wenzaogs.blogspot.com/
I apologize for the incoveninece; but it has been an awful experience for both Peilin and I to try to get on our old blog lately! It took so much time and energy (without any success). Opening a new account is probably the easiest way to deal with the tech frustration!
56 Comments:
才子佳人旁，還有溫文貌美的女兒相陪。
很美的照片。謝謝。
8:48 AM
Lolita, 真高興能夠分享你們家人的照片!
( 更感謝常有機會欣賞到妳寫的文章). 歲月在妳身上一點都沒有留下痕跡, 我被妳優雅的氣質& 幸福的笑容給吸引了! 站在妳身旁漂亮的女兒 跟妳就好像一對姊妹花喔!
Aurora (5-10-2007)
11:19 AM
Lolita,
这是你带去参加20年回文藻的康宁吗？真是女大十八变。好漂亮！ 可不可以找一张真的全家福来post。
阿娟。5-10-2007
12:49 PM
Lolita:
恭喜你家莊兄得獎,給我們介紹一下該獎的背景吧.女兒越來越有乃母之風.
在此並祝各位做母親的同學,母親節快樂!
滿惠96.05.14
7:35 PM
Dear Folks, Catalina, Aurora, A-Guang, and Rita:
Sorry for the late reply. I just came back from Cambridge, England, (May10-May19). I was invited by my sister to attend my niece graduation from Queen's College, Cambridge University. She got her PH. D. in education research after five years of hard work.
The congregation was on May 12, on the same day, the Wu-xia Fiction writer, JinYoun (金庸通過英國劍橋大學碩士論文口試，取得碩士學位。) received his master degree. We did not see him, because there are thirty one colleges in Cambridge University. Jin Yong belongs to San John's. and the time of congregation was different. They divided into five times, my niece was at 1pm and I not not sure what time Jinyong's college congregated. It was a memorable experience, very solemn. The language they used during the ceremony was in Latin, but the diploma was written in English. In the United States, when I received my master degree, it was written in Latin. The ceremony of commencement is usually in English.
After the congregation on May 12, we went to London to take a four-day tours around Britain, from England, to Scotland, to northern Welsh. I had been to Britain three times, but this time, we covered four hundred miles. I have visited many places that I did not visit before, such as Shakespeare birthplace, York, Chelsea,..etc. Britain is such a lovely beautiful country, and I strongly recommend you take a trip, visiting the green field of England, the highland of Scotland, and the valleys of Welsh. I have been to Lake District twice, and each time, it reminded me of our teacher, Liu, Chi-feng. I remember he was the one who taught us the poetry of Lake District, such as William Wordsworth,...
Catalina, Aurora,A-guang, thanks you for all the nice comments on SL, me and my daughter Connie. A-Guang, she was the little girl that accompanied me back to Wen Tzao's reunion 12 years ago. She just turned 20 this April. She will be a junior at UIUC, majoring in Psychology. In July she will take a trip to Taiwan with the Christian Church to teach blind students English. She has a golden heart.
Rita, SL's professorship investiture took place on April 11. It was a big celebration for us. According to the Department news, professorships are the highest honor bestowed on campus faculty. They tell the world's academic community that members of our faculty
are prominent in their fields. They also help the department recruit the best new faculty and retain the world-class professors already here.
Sorry again for the long report. I hope you have a wonderful summer.
I have to find a nice picture of my two boys. My younger son told me that I have to get his permisson to post his picture in this blog. He is quite peculiar...you know as any teenager...
---lolita
12:38 PM
似乎好久未上留言版,也不知忙些什麼!
英國是很迷人的,尤其是劍橋大學學區,在河道撐篙遊園,很美,想起徐志摩"再別康橋"....莎士比亞的故居,議會,倫敦塔,鐵橋附近
Tula剛來電說,夏神父給了很多資料,她想轉寄給同學,等兒子下課後再轉
阿杜,我學妹現在高雄,昨天陪她逛,下星期一回美國,現開餐館很能幹
梅瑾
5:42 PM
Querida Eugenia:
I wonder what kind of information Tula obtained from Padre Antonio. Occasionally I receive jokes from him.
Please say hi to your "school sister". It's not easy to manager a restaurante.
Cambridge is indeed very very lovely. As you know, we lived there for six months in 2002. I used to say that I left half of my heart in Cambridge.
See you in the summer.
--lolita
7:05 PM
Lolita 和 Dr. Chuang 是人人稱羨 敬佩的一對佳人才子。
恭喜Dr. Chuang 學術研究 教學開發 更上層樓。
藉此分享前幾天Anna生病住院，雜記一二。謝謝。。。
《太座生病記》》
上週三太座渾身疼痛，原以為是感冒傷風，就熬了薑湯喂服之後，早早就寢，第二天清晨， 太陽尚未出來，她即痛醒。而且疼痛加劇，右腹下方尤為劇烈。
我們無法等候家庭醫師上班， 於是緊急送醫急診；平日嬌柔瘦弱的太太，突受病痛折磨，面對著她， 不知如何是好， 只得努力說些自以為是溫柔動聽的話。
太太疼痛加劇， 直說好痛，好痛。我看好話溫柔都沒有用， 更加急的要命， 不知如何是好‧‧‧‧‧直到最後她說: 你壓到點滴管的針口了!
前一陣子在伊媚兒廣為流傳"踩到氧氣管"的笑話，想必真有其事。
這回陪太太急診是生平頭一次進醫院。才瞭解醫生處藥須兼顧病人的心理與生理，即所謂的對症下藥。 而各式各樣的醫療器材和設備都新穎奇特，全是科學研究的新發現與發明，
人類智慧的結晶創造，感到我們人類真奇妙。
太太生病，我跟著學了不少功課。今後我更要學習珍惜時光，要學習溫柔，要學習忍耐，並要記得隨時: 感謝和感恩。
王中光 05/24/2007 於密西根州蘭莘
8:16 AM
Dear Brother Chong Kuang:
Thanks for your compliments.
I wonder exactly what happened to Ana. Is she completely recovered?
Best wishes,
lolita
10:53 AM
中光兄﹐
一定是真的把你給急壞了。您敘述了半天﹐就是沒說丁慧到底怎麼了﹖是盲腸炎﹖
腸絞痧﹖她現在情形如何﹖希望一切平安無事。阿娟。 5-26-07
6:42 AM
因疼痛部位在右下腹，
起初疑是盲腸炎，
但是其它診狀又與盲腸炎狀況不合。
幸好現在有進步的儀器，
院方即時做CT (CAT) SCAN，
才確定是 【医学】憩室炎。 Diverticulitis (a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine)
(From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverticulitis )。
先使用抗生素抑止發炎，再減少腸胃負荷，
從禮拜四進醫院到禮拜一(四，五天)都是以點滴代替進食。
出院後要遵照醫師指示:採用 low-fiber diet 。
要等完全痊癒後才能開始 high-fiber diet 。
謝謝你們的關心和問候。
請大家多珍重。
王中光
2:14 PM
Dear Ana and Chong Guang:
Glad to hear that Ana is discharged from the hospital.
Take care. I have recovered well with the tender love of my family and friends. I believe Ana will have a speedy recovery.
lolita
3:11 PM
謝謝光中的詳細解說﹐ 知道丁慧已無大礙﹐深感欣慰。她原本就瘦弱﹐這下子更要
減好幾磅。等痊癒後要好好補回來。辛苦光中了。祝福丁慧早日恢復健康。祝大家
有個平安的暑假。阿娟。5-26-07
7:24 PM
哇! 太感動了! Ana 的先生(中光兄)能在 blog 上留言. 也請 Ana 多休養保重身體!有健康的身體才有原動力喔!
祝:早日康復!
Aurora
12:07 PM
中光兄說丁慧得的是憩室炎﹐ 這讓我想起幾年前我也有類似症狀發生﹐只是沒有嚴
重到送醫院。最嚴重的那一次﹐白天我吃了炸雞翅﹐到了晚上肚子絞痛﹐有‘裡急
外重’的現象﹐我一直按摩肚子﹐慢慢的﹐把它排泄乾淨就不痛了。後來去annual
checkout ,問醫生﹐醫生說﹐可能腸子裡有pocket, fat 跑到裡面﹐發酵發炎﹐導
致腹痛。我發現只要吃 fat 的東西﹐比如雞皮﹐豬皮﹐鴨皮﹐肥肉﹐ 就會有症狀
發生。 阿娟。5-27-07
6:16 PM
丁慧及中光兄:
很高興丁慧沒什麼大礙,更感佩中光兄細心照料.夫妻當如是也.
各位親愛的姊妹及先生們,身體用了50年,就好像機器用了50年那有沒有小故障的,像我又高血壓,高膽固醇,每天要吃二種藥,我可是每星期二次有氧舞蹈,星期天又走澄清湖,可是藥還是得吃,醫師說如果運動可治好,那就不需藥品了.
大家好好照顧自己吧!
滿惠96.05.28
1:25 AM
Wow, I have not been visiting the blog for few weeks and I was surprised to find out that there's so much going on between May 10 and now.
My best regards to Ting Huei; I am sure the ordeal was over and under your husband's tender care you will be well and strong again soon.
It seems A-ti had a beautiful trip in England; thanks for sharing! We are all very proud of you and your husband's achievemnet.
Do you know which orgainization/school where Connie is going to be this summer in Taiwan? The service-learning component is strong among colleges; I may check in to it and see the possibility to bring my students to do the service-learning project too.
It's great to see all your postings, friends, and it's a relief to know that though we are aging, we are still going strong and enjoying life.
Keep the good things going!
Hue-ping
1:33 PM
Oops, I meant A-tu (not A-ti). My tired fingers have become very stiff after working overload in the garden.
Wish you all well, healthy and happy.
Hue-ping
12:45 PM
Dear Isabel:
You are gardening already? My house is rather shady, so I can only buy pots of floweres. Well, I live very close to university vegetable gardens where many Chinese parents plant all sorts of Chinese vegetables and sell them just to earn some pocket money. Usually I go there in the afternoon to buy fresh veges. When Ursula came to stay for two weeks a couple of years ago, she had fun buying from those amateur farmers. As a city girl, she had fun living in the country style "Orchard Downs" as a graduate student. Rita stayed there overnight too.
A-guay lived in Orchard Down for five years. I guess in her time there was no "veges" for sell. Now the garden is getting more popular.
A-guay, do you miss your student days in Champaign-urbana?
----lolita
7:44 PM
Deqr Isabel:
This is the information that Connie gave me. You will find out about the organization and activities. Best wishes, --lolita
http://www.intervarsity.org/gp/project.php?row_id=220
--
8:33 PM
Gardening? No, I have been weeding! The whole yard/garden had been neglected for more than a year; so it's time to do a huge clean up -- weeding, trimming, prunning... I don't do much veggie gardening (some cold weather varieties: peas/lettuce..). Since we won't be here during the summer, there's no point to plant other staples -- tomoatoes, green beans, peppers... As you said, they are available at the farmers' market anyway.
We planted trees to replace the loss from the ice storm, and will plant more during the fall after we come back. Mainly, I tend my flower beds; bulb flowers just finished the season, so as peonies; coreopsis, primroses, oriental poppies, Asiatic lilies, roses & lavenders are blooming right now. I can see the round buds on cone flowers and shasta daisies; they should be blooming in three weeks (I will miss them).
The lovely colors help us forget the horror of the ice storm few months ago.
Thanks for the info. regarding the service trip. I didn't know Connie is a Christian. I am just curious which schools they are going to. I guess I can find out when I return this summer.
Best wishes to all of you.
Hue-ping
11:49 AM
Illionois 的土壤肥的不得了，有次不经意，吃西瓜吐西瓜子到appartment 前的小花圃，过了一星期，瓜蔓长了满地。阿杜说的菜圃，老早就有了。农学院把它租给学生，教职员。我和几对夫妇朋友承租了几个学期，很是享受了一番老农的乐趣。那时没人卖菜，只供自己和亲朋好友。倒是十分想念farmer's market.once a week. 物美价廉。阿娟。
12:14 PM
各位親愛的同學:
經和翠先電話連絡後,經她同意向大家報告一個消息,或許有的同學已知道,她的右心室長了個瘤必須於6/8開刀,她說很高興去年有回台灣和大家相聚,我說等開完刀恢復了,要再回台灣幾次都可以.
希望大家幫她向神祈禱或向上天祈求,祝她渡過這個難關.也希望大家注意自己及家人的身體.
滿惠96.06.02
4:09 AM
貝神父上個月腿又開刀住院,與梅瑾去看他
因氣喘加上糖尿病很虛弱
前幾天打電話去問候,已康復成為一尾活龍回西班牙了,8月才回來
貝神父幾乎每年都要住院,他都安然面對加上有強烈的信仰,所以能化險為夷.
到了我們這把年齡,器官也都老舊了,總會出些狀況,要學著面對"它"不要怕"它"以現在的醫學科技一定可以戰勝
很高興知道丁慧已康復
翠先有開朗的個性和信仰一定可以渡過難關的
~加油...翠先,一定開心成功~
佩玲 6/3
3:21 AM
Querida Margarita:
We will pray for you.
Wish your operation a success and a speedy recovery.
lolita and SL
2:34 PM
Margarita,
加油! 祝妳一切平安順利! 並且能很快地恢復健康!
Aurora
6:31 AM
翠先,
我同意佩玲, "翠先有開朗的個性和信仰", 再加上先进的医疗科技, 你一定可以顺利康复的.
放心, 宽心. 寄我会无限的祝福.
啊呀, 貝神父真是"老当益壮".
蕙萍
12:31 PM
翠先要我告知大家, 她定於六月八號清晨六點開刀, 摘除右心房內三公分大小腫瘤. 真正開刀大約兩小時, 其餘是準備及復原過程. 大約住院五,六天. 一般需要六星期左右可復原.翠先可以申請三個月病假.
翠先心中有平安, 各地教會弟兄姐妹也為這事禱告. 在台灣新信主的父母也為這事同心祈求, 是何等美好. 等手術完後再告知詳情.
福財代筆
6/4/2007
8:16 PM
Margarita:
我們會妳禱告
期望一切順利!
Fuzai, you take care too.
Good luck!
lolita and family
6:25 PM
剛和翠先老公通過電話,翠先今早七時進手術室,十時半手術結束,現在加護病房恢復,仍在半昏迷狀態,並很疼痛,因為嗎啡不能給太多,須要她清醒,所以可以早日拔掉肺管,自己呼吸. 這兩天她會在加護病房,所以也沒法去看她.會繼續和郭財連絡的.
丁慧 06/08/07 16:55
1:57 PM
翠先恢復的很好,請同學大家放心. 剛和郭財通電話,翠先已可以下床走一下,點滴也已拿掉.但仍需導尿. 明天再電話聯絡.
丁 6/10/07 19:45
4:43 PM
Glad to hear the good news.
Cheers!! Margarita.
lolita
6:00 PM
很高興一切順利,翠先,繼續加油.
福財,請你多費心,費力了.
滿惠96.06.11
7:23 PM
好消息, 翠先已出院. 神聽了我們的禱告, 感謝祂.
丁 6/11
7:27 PM
Wonderful news. So glad the surgery is behind us. With the care of 福財 and your children, I am certain 翠先 will recover well.
Be patient, 翠先. After a huge surgery as this one, it will take quite a long while to regain strength.
Hue-ping
7:45 PM
秦,可惜這次在台灣碰不到面了. 丁
9:22 AM
昨天和中光去看翠先,恢復的很好. 看到她腫脹的傷口,多處因針頭留下的淤青,還能談笑風生,很佩服! 丁 6/13
7:34 AM
翠先縂是以開朗的笑容迎人，律己嚴而待人寬容。翠先加油。阿娟。6/13
1:04 PM
Ana,
I guess Margarita is recovering well? Any more update?
lolita
3:04 PM
Dear All:
Today is the first day of Summer and I feel like singing Summer time, and the living is easy....
Early this morning, I took my daughter to take passport picture and then to the post office for a new passport. What happened was SL sent her passsport to the Taiwanese Office in Chicago for a visa and it got lost in the mail. SL was frustrated, as he was such a careful person. How could it got lost? He forgot to ask them for the track number on the returned mail.
In the post office, they told us that something is fishy, that someone must have snaped the passport and according to their record the Taiwanese passport and Chinese passsport are the most wanted(snapped). I said, no, it must be Chinese, the guy said, no, Taiwanese too.
So the lesson is: Next time, if you want to send passport, use certified or express mail so they can track the number....
Got to go, SL is hungry.
--lolita
4:30 PM
希望康寧的行程不會耽誤. 明天計劃再去看翠先. 電話中聽她的聲音中氣很夠, 應該恢復的很好.
丁 6/22
9:08 PM
Querida Ana;
It has been a stressful week dealing with the passport. At this point,we don't know wheather she will be able to make it. This morning I sent her to Kentukey with the church for a week. They are helping built a new house. She was there a couple of years ago. She helped painted. This time, she brought a hammer to do some kind of job. It was a wonderful experience. I wish I had the courage to go.
Will keep you update on her passport.
Please give my best regards to Margarita. She is a sweet heart in our hearts.
lolita
9:48 AM
Lolita,
With expedited service (double the fee -- money can do wonder), one can get a new passport within 10 days. You'd not need Taiwan visa if you only stay less than 30 days. Weilong didn't get a visa, since we will be leaving Taiwan next week for Vietnam.
If she has to leave before her departure, the Passort agency can give her a temporary document for entering to Taiwan. I am sure you probably already contacted the agency and got the updated information.
Good luck.
Hi, Margarita:
Hope to see your smiling face and photos soon!
Hue-ping
8:52 PM
Isabel:
We just emerged from our dark and cool backyard, surrounded by fireflies. We were drinking champaign outside in the dark, as SL was in the mood to celebrate the coming of summer....
SL wanted me to say "Thanks" to you, for the information. We are trying our best as I said in the email.
Will let you guys know the outcome.
Best,
lolita
7:47 PM
Hi, everyone,
Didn't come to the blog for a while. Hope everything goes smoothly to all of you.
Right now we are in Mountain View CA my daughter Beth's home; yesterday we attended Aaron's commissioning ceremony. Aaron is my seond child, graduating from UC Davis this summer, joining Army ROTC in the campus too. He is now a Second Lieutenant, will serve in the Ordnance corps in a base near Seatle after several months training in
Geogea and Maryland.
As a mother, I am not happt about the military stuff, but I repect my son's decision and am proud of him. Lih-Jane 6-26-07
5:54 PM
Hi, Lih-Jane:
I lived in Cupertino for two and half months in l999. SL was workin for NASA in Mountain View. I used to drive him to work so I could have the car. My family enjoyed the nice vacation there.
Say hi to Beth and Aaron. Aaron will grow up to be a strong young man with the training.
--lolita
6:31 PM
Dear All:
最近blog有點難進來,佩玲說是因賣給google的關係.阿娟,那時要當婆婆?Aaron訓練完,應和伊拉克沒關係吧?
阿杜,希望一切順利,我們高雄,台南的同學在7/21或22會聚會,不知你趕不趕得上?
滿惠96.6.28
11:03 PM
Dear Rita:
What a pity, we won't make it to the class reunion.
We will be in Shinchu for two nights and Taipei two nights.
Will call you on Wednesday.
Thanks.
---lolita
4:18 AM
滿惠,
I had been a mother-in-law for a little while. Aaron married to that pretty girl in our family photo posted before. They were divorced 3 months later, because the girl's parents strongly against it. I didn't think it was a good idea in the first place though, but I respect their decision and gave them my blessing. They went married in Las Vegas. It's Aaron's fault; he shouldn't rush in a relationship so fast.
短期内，Aaron won't be sent to Iraq, but he intends to join the combat. He tries to attend a ranger training after his basic soldier training in Maryland.
Arron said,now he has no wife to worry, so he can go to Iraq. I told him, you still have a mother to worry. Seems like mother is not as important as a wife or girl friend.
Lih-Jane 6-28-07
1:56 PM
Dear Lih-Jane:
He must be heart-broken. It will be good that he gets to do what he wants for a while. He may meet someone else soon. Wish Aaron good luck.
I know a friend, whose son is in Iraq at this moment. He is an emergency room nurse aid.(I don't know the right terminalogy). I real pray for his safety. He has a big heart to help other people. I guess he is happy even he might be in danger.
Take care, do not worry too much.
--lolita
6:12 AM
Oh Lord! Where in the world you've been to? You look just as the same we were back int he old days. No wonder people were mistaken you as your daughter's sister!
Glad to meet you and your family.
Feilee
6/29/07
8:01 AM
阿娟:
兒孫自有兒孫福
這些挫折和經歷對他是個鍛鍊
翠先:
知道妳開心手術成功,真是放心多了....
妳是個好心人,老天爺必定會還妳顆好的心
好好的養病,下次同學會等妳回來
大家再來一起玩瘋,想念妳的笑聲,哈哈....
佩玲 7/1
5:51 PM
翠先:
先祝福你開心後一切順利,等你下次來台灣再來個日月潭或那兒的同學會.
阿娟:
看了你的留言,心裏實在難過,做為父母,對於成年的兒女也只能站在他們身邊給他們support,希望Aaron能走出傷痛.也希望你能繼續保持你的樂觀.
滿惠96.07.02
5:35 PM
Feili:
Are you talking to me? If so, the picture I posted here was taken at my husband's professorship investuture on April 11th this year, at University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. The professor next to him is the Dean of Engineering, professor Adesida.
Thanks for the compliments again. I am lucky to have a good Korean hairdresser.
Sorry for the late reply. I have been suffering from backache for over a week. It is painful. I was working in my backyard garden, transplanting some flower pots, and when I got up, wow, a terrible pain happened. I am also under the presure to finish a translation project that requires a lot of sitting, which is bad for the back.
Well, we all have to take care of our body. It needs fix-up all the time.
Margarita, hopefully you heart is jumping as happy as before by now.
Take care, folks.
lolita
6:06 PM
My dear friends,
Due to some severe technical problems, Peilin and I have difficulty to access this blog, therefore, we can't post more photos on this blog.
To keep our communication going on forever, I opened a new blog account. Peilin and I will post more photos on that new blog in the future!
In the meantime, leave your new postings on the new blog!
http://wenzaogs.blogspot.com/
I apologize for the incoveninece; but it has been an awful experience for both Peilin and I to try to get on our old blog lately! It took so much time and energy (without any success).
Opening a new account is probably the easiest way to deal with the tech frustration!
Hueping
1:24 AM
您好：
很不好意思,我是在高醫地下室誠品書店工作的靜茹...,因為我寄給Lolita小姐的e-mail似乎被退回來了,想請教您她的e-mail是否是CHUANG.LOLITA@gmail.com呢
先在此感謝了
靜茹
3:29 AM
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