Today I am not feeling well. Woke with a fever of 102.7... went directly to the local clinic had a chest x-ray, blood work, then received some IVs.
I'll be trying to catch up on this later on today or tomorrow. For now it is bed time.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Describing Jaime
I want you all to know praising your wife can reap great rewards! I won a book for describing Jaime... the following is copied from the City Weekend website:
WIN a copy of CW Parents & Kids Columnist Tania McCartney's newest book!
You can read the review here!
Answer the following question in the comment box below. The best answer will be chosen by Tania herself and win a copy of her book! Preference is given to those that are active in the City Weekend online community.
Tania says: "Tai Tai (noun. f.) wife (the word is also used by expats as a tongue-in-cheek description for a woman who lunches, shops, has her nails done and probably fills her house with orchids)"
Here's the question: Give us your own definition of a Tai Tai!
Contest ends Jan 24.
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Ohhhhh......Tai Tai.......I thought you said Mai Tai.....Hic......
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Tai Tai...the little-known substitute Fuwa, ready to step in at any moment should anything incapacitate the first five. Alas, no shot at glory came his way...
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HIS?
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HAHA.... someone about your response Smileybella is just hilarious!!!!
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someone who has lots of leisure time, lots of money to spend and lots of gossip to exchange.
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Tai-Tais ...
are Tai-Tais ... the rest are just housewives, mothers, "yellow-faced ladies" ...
are into competitive shopping to see who have the newest, biggest, most exclusive, most expensive bags, shoes, ...
are ardent fans of Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Dior, ...
love fur, lace and leather?!
form cliques (membership to groups by introduction or connection only)
frequent nail, hair, massage and beauty parlours ... to while away time, (or loneliness?)
have wealthy hubbies or hubbies with certain social status (a must)
have well-groomed children (or at least they try)
are often members of Parent Associations in their children's schools
have tea and brunches with other tai-tais
(those who work-out) have young, cute male personal trainers ... and are all dressed-to-kill in the gym!
(those who don't work-out) have young, cute god-sons that they keep for .... (use your imagination)
is a term we use, much like 'Yuppies', 'Hippies', 'Metrosexuals', etc., to describe this unique and interesting social group of homo-sapiens!
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A lady of leisure. A woman with too much time on her hands! While her husband is out working, she wiles away the hours attempting to keep busy with shopping, short courses and the gym! Generally succeeding!
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A wonderful woman with a servant heart. Giving graciously to others beyond their ability to accept, yet in a way that is humble and true which causes them to be gracious in return. A woman deserving of rubies and diamonds, yet content with love and affection.
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Congratulate to inspiresme win the Beijing Taitai Book, and thanks for all your attending.
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Thank you!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Happy Niu Year!
Happy Spring Festival! This is the Year of the Ox.
We just got back from our trip to Harbin. This Northeastern city is famous for an Ice Festival that starts in late December and runs until mid-February. We spent three full days there and stayed at our friends' apartment, which was located about one hour from the downtown. Thank you J & J! We had four students help us while we were there, acting as our tour guides were Enya, Daniel, Tony & Shirley. We really enjoyed our time together, they wonderful, cooking dinner for us every night. On our last night there they made hot pot for Andrew's birthday and picked up his cake for us. We attached a photo of them below from the night of Andrew's birthday. Please pray for them. Two of them are Christians, and two of them are not. They are staying in Harbin for the Spring Festival/Chinese New Year. Tony is a college graduate and is looking for a job, Enya and Shirley are both Juniors in the local school, and Daniel attends a school about 2 hours from Beijing. We were very blessed to have them with us.
Sunday our worship was in the evening due to folks heading back to work this weekend. We had a great time on Saturday night celebrating Gray's 50th birthday at Gary & Danita Jackson's home. Danita cooked a great Mexican feast, we played games together, and ate cake. There were about 30 people that attended.
Ski Trip: Before we left for Harbin we went skiing with Andrey, a brother from church. We had a great time with Andrey. Andrew could not find a ski boot to fit him, so he decided to snowboard instead, which he has done once before. There was one ski lift and one long trail. The other much shorter trails for beginners were on the same hill, which used skit tows.
Orphanage and plans: Almost every week Jaime goes to the local orphanage and spends time with the children. She enjoys exchanging English lessons for Chinese lessons with the children. This week will be her last visit for awhile, because she is heading back to the States to visit family for one month. Please pray for her to have a safe and enjoyable journey. Also please pray for her cousin, Kathleen, who was just diagnosed with Acute Leukemia. Kathleen is getting treatment now and has to remain in the hospital for 30 days. Please remember to pray for Andrew as he remains in China for his continued work and studies. Keep us both in your prayers as we will be apart for a month.
Trip to Sichuan: Gary & Danita and two members of the Wangjing church are in Sichuan this week visiting the 9 families that our church is sponsoring. Please pray for their safety and time with them.
Marcus & Julia Rodriguez: Please continue to pray for Marcus & Julia as they have gone to Julia's hometown for Spring Festival and will be enjoying hiking in Yunnan province too.
Facebook photos:
Skiing in Beijing
Harbin Ice Festival
Harbin's Songhua River & St. Sofia Church
Harbin's Tiger Park
We just got back from our trip to Harbin. This Northeastern city is famous for an Ice Festival that starts in late December and runs until mid-February. We spent three full days there and stayed at our friends' apartment, which was located about one hour from the downtown. Thank you J & J! We had four students help us while we were there, acting as our tour guides were Enya, Daniel, Tony & Shirley. We really enjoyed our time together, they wonderful, cooking dinner for us every night. On our last night there they made hot pot for Andrew's birthday and picked up his cake for us. We attached a photo of them below from the night of Andrew's birthday. Please pray for them. Two of them are Christians, and two of them are not. They are staying in Harbin for the Spring Festival/Chinese New Year. Tony is a college graduate and is looking for a job, Enya and Shirley are both Juniors in the local school, and Daniel attends a school about 2 hours from Beijing. We were very blessed to have them with us.
Sunday our worship was in the evening due to folks heading back to work this weekend. We had a great time on Saturday night celebrating Gray's 50th birthday at Gary & Danita Jackson's home. Danita cooked a great Mexican feast, we played games together, and ate cake. There were about 30 people that attended.
Ski Trip: Before we left for Harbin we went skiing with Andrey, a brother from church. We had a great time with Andrey. Andrew could not find a ski boot to fit him, so he decided to snowboard instead, which he has done once before. There was one ski lift and one long trail. The other much shorter trails for beginners were on the same hill, which used skit tows.
Orphanage and plans: Almost every week Jaime goes to the local orphanage and spends time with the children. She enjoys exchanging English lessons for Chinese lessons with the children. This week will be her last visit for awhile, because she is heading back to the States to visit family for one month. Please pray for her to have a safe and enjoyable journey. Also please pray for her cousin, Kathleen, who was just diagnosed with Acute Leukemia. Kathleen is getting treatment now and has to remain in the hospital for 30 days. Please remember to pray for Andrew as he remains in China for his continued work and studies. Keep us both in your prayers as we will be apart for a month.
Trip to Sichuan: Gary & Danita and two members of the Wangjing church are in Sichuan this week visiting the 9 families that our church is sponsoring. Please pray for their safety and time with them.
Marcus & Julia Rodriguez: Please continue to pray for Marcus & Julia as they have gone to Julia's hometown for Spring Festival and will be enjoying hiking in Yunnan province too.
Facebook photos:
Skiing in Beijing
Harbin Ice Festival
Harbin's Songhua River & St. Sofia Church
Harbin's Tiger Park
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