Post-MBET Days…

It’s been a long while since I last updated the site. I have finally moved everything back to Toronto, travelled to San Francisco, Hong Kong, China, and Macau AGAIN, and enjoyed two weeks of relaxation since my trip. It’s time to reflect!

The MBET Year

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Firstly, I’ve never lived on my own before. Even in Toronto, I have G to always take care of me. Thank you Chris for making the year a very easy one to survive.

After what seems like a lifetime and roughly five gigs of pictures later, the year is over. Only a handful of us will get a chance to see each other in the future. It’s saddening, but I am happy knowing that all of us will go on to do great things.

Family Travel

My grandparents raised me until 1994. I would say that most of my values and beliefs are based on what my grandparents have taught me. This time, while I did not get to see my grandma, in my mind she was always with me. Seeing grandpa for the first time in seven years just made me realise that I wish I can spend more time with them. In due time…

Our trip started in San Francisco. G and I visited Napa and Sonoma Valley with Camille and Jo. For the value, I believe that the Niagara wine industry is doing something quite amazing, compared to the “world-class” Napa and Sonoma.

Arriving in Hong Kong made us realise how bad of an idea it is to travel during the summer seasons. The weather was brutal! Thankfully, our friends Maggie, Frankie, and Barb were there to take us around. Thank you guys, we’ll visit again next time in a cooler season!

We visited China and G’s family. The suburbs in China is not nearly as polished as what we see in images of Beijing. Having said that, things seem a little simpler there: your family will be nice to you regardless of what happened. Seeing G’s aunt with tears in her eyes when we left was really touching. We will visit back soon!

Macau is quite an unique place. Casinos everywhere, nice cars flying down the streets, and well-dressed people enter hotel lobbies where their not so nicely dressed counterparts snooze on the sofa. My uncle and aunt, whom I haven’t seen for seven years, showed me around the city. I am very thankful of the Macau experience that my uncle and aunt had prepared for us.

Back to Toronto

With so many things happening in just a few months, I really needed some time to relax. Of course, that’s not likely to happen, with all the things going on around me…

… Maybe I’ll save that for the next posting.