Been cold lately in Beijing…I like that though. Outside in the cold sometimes and then back indoors for warm coffee…I still wake up before the sun, a habit I have had for years. Don’t want to miss a minute of the day! Some people think this is crazy! Here’s my view from my living room as the sun rises over Wangfujing!!!

Yesterday was very cool…cold actually! Love it when it snows…which is fairly rare in Beijing. Looked out the window and watched the flakes fall…and this is what it looked like…in Wang Fu Jing…

Wow! Started 2008 with a bit of excitement! Went to a club in Beijing and at midnite they had a small fireworks display…Turns out that as everyone was hugging and kissing in the club, the fireworks triggered the smoke alarm and then water came from the ceiling to put out the fire! The people in that area of the club were drenched with water, something they did not expect at all as they paid a lot for a table near the stage! It was a bit chaotic…but luckily no real harm to anyone. It was an unexpected beginning to 2008! Spent the rest of the first week chillin’ and getting together with friends. It’s a short week and already the weekend! Hope you all have had a good start to this leap year!   

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well, it’s 5am, Dec 10th, and it is my usual time to get up. Love to wake up before the sun. And it’s a special day for me because it’s my Birthday!. It has been quite a year…I was visiting San Francisco a year ago. And making preparations to leave CRI end of Feb ‘07. Excellent to be away from there as I can now concentrate on other things I want to do. Life in Beijing is still exciting after being here 10 years. I’ve made some close friends, but never enough! Made a lot of friends thru JOY FM and now I am meeting many of them face to face. Focusing on writing a few books I started a while ago. Colder in Beijing now so I am rollerblading less in the winter, but working out in the gym more. What to do today? I will start with some coffee from Hawaii. I will do some English consulting in the morning, and then see how the day develops. Let’s stay in touch…

Hi…Ni Hao Are You? A bilingual greeting that sounds so familiar to those of Joy FM…It’s a proper way to start this blog. This is my start on the net…great to have a website! But I am still getting used to it.  Anyway, I am here in Beijing, doing all kinds of things…and now we have a place to share…