so back from the philippines, birthday parties over, and errm, yes, my parents and kipper and nearly naked grant are here.

this is a big deal. my home is busy but happy!

yesterday was a full day, we three dames went to church, then joined the boys and kids at a rugby tournament. from there we headed to wan chai gap where we were meant to join lesley, jo, andrea and families for a hike.

my dad, never one to let a nice day go to waste, got antsy, and at 2.15 declared he was starting. i decided that it was best he not go alone and accompanied him. dad is a great walker and we went along, and had a great walk. as did the others.

dad even had the time to purchase a new shirt. much to his delight the shirt was ON SALE. much to mum's delight, the shirt was quite attractive!

we went to mannings to get some deoderant. dad is so cute. "i'm looking for mennon speedstick or old spice deodorant." he informed me.

"well, you wont find it here...this is asia!" i responded to my perplexed pa.

he soon learned for himself that his favourite staples were not available. and so we took it upon ourselves to smell out the options.

we decided the best one we could find was called PLAYBOY. graciously, dad let me choose which one he should buy, playboy VEGAS, MALIBU or MIAMI. we chose vegas.

then it was to the boat club, where sela was asleep in mo's arms. her high fever, which had been plaguing her all weekend was back. fortunately i had packed ibuprofin in my bag and i gave her 10 mls. she slept for 45 minutes and then was up and much cooler, and racing around.

the hikers gathered around, drinking and enjoying the great weather. the kids were all well behaved and it was a really nice day. we ordered dinner and quite frankly, were loathe to leave!

but eventually we did. because we had hiked to the boat club we needed to get taxi's home. jasper was on taxi alert and dashed forward when he saw one, little wrist flapping. high praise for the driver, he took jasper seriously and pulled right over for him! high praise for jasper, he got his taxi! yay!

the rest of us piled in a second taxi and all was well.

that night sela had a bad dream, apparently she dreamt that everyone was going out, and jasper told her that they were leaving. a few minutes later, she woke up from this dream and decided the whole thing had happened. she burst into tears and started wandering the hallways which (surprise) were empty and dark. it was true! we had left her! OR were the hallways empty because it was 4.45! oh right, that part!

she was burning up and charles gave her some more ibuprofin. i took that opportunity to email her teachers and my work to say " sela/I won't be in today."

it's great having kipper, nearly, daddy and mo here. it's a good visit. i am a happy hong kong girl right now...but i won't be here for long.....

 

 

Comments

[Trinie]

So where are you off to????

[Jill Swann]

It is so amazing that I can picture the places you write about, imagine the weather, feel the thrill of shopping in a foreign land, the taste of food at the boat club, the catching of a taxi....every story now refreshes my memories of our short visit to Hong Kong. Thank you for that gift. I'm smiling........

[Boulder]

Sounds like you are busy, as always, but you make it all seem like fun. That's a talent.

My special talent is determining which scent deodorant I'll allow in to my home - some of them are awful.

Playboy Vegas, seems the most logical choice, without having smelled them.

Enjoy your family and your next trip!

[Maureen Lyons]

I can't get close to Dad as a long parade of women are following him since he put on his Vegas deodorant!!! He sends his love but is far too busy signing autographs for Vietnamese celebs and others. .... prizes for those people reading this blog that have figured out that Mo is typing as Blake dictates : ) We are happily in Hoi An and feel oh so blessed. Love to all in Hong Kong. M and B xox

[joeinvegas]

Good for him, buying something Vegas over there!