Celebrations!Columbia, MO Columbia, MO March 9 was the great day when our son Didi (Ryan) married the beautiful Liz Lukehart. Over 200 family and friends gathered at Columbia to help with the celebration. We had a grand time. Sister Mei-Ling along with husband Srin and our little ring bearing boy Kaanan came home. Our downstair …
Family Reunion In YunnanYunnan, China Yunnan, China In anticipating the arrival of Ling Ling and Srin, DiDi and Liz for our family reunion in Lijiang after Christmas, Ray and I left Luang Namsa, Laos and crossed the border to Jihong, China on Dec. 22. We took our first “sleeper bus” from Jihong to Mengzi – …
Happy Birthday, Ray!Shanghai, Hangzhou, China Shanghai, Hangzhou, China My brother Jack, sister-in-law Teresa, two friends from Beijing, and I celebrated Ray’s 70th birthday by doing ballroom dancing at the oldest Shanghai Dance club, Bai-lu-man (Paramount). This club was the “Hot” spot for warlords, high government officials, movie stars, and rich businessmen in the 1930s. Its …