2009/01/19
It us 10:11am, and we signed all the papers to be discharged from the hospital.
Leon and Hana are sleeping, and we decided to wait until Hana wakes up.
We came to the hospital at 5am on Friday, January 17th...
and Leon came in at 6:44am.
It was such a short notice, and I just cannnot believe that we had a baby...
Hana and I went home on Friday, and spent a night at home.
It was not a easy job for me to put her asleep...she was crying so hard...and it took me long time to make her asleep.
I am hangry and sleepy...

Looking around and I just noticed I am the only Asian here…as long as my eyes can reach. I saw some Japanese tourists in the airplane…but not here at the waiting lounge…for Merida. This trip is very different from the one I usually organize…I do not know much about the city I will stay, nor I even do not have an address of the hotel. I know I can just catch a taxi or something to get to the airport…and hoping it will not cost more than $50US from the airport to the hotel. I know there is an Americn/English library and they provide free Spanish language programs every Monday, in exchange for English tutor…I might just try it out….this Monday by myself. I googled and found out that there is a Wal-Mart supercenter and a Japanese sushi restaurant. Sushi is not particularly something I want to eat, but I might try some Japanese dish there one night.

It is 3:43 in Dallas, and 2:43 in Mexico City. Yes, I am in Mexico city. Immigration and custom was…sort of easy…no problem …and my back was just checked. Yes, my suitcases did not come to Mexico City…but I was told that these bags are going straight to Merida. I went through customs and immigration, but no bags….wired. When my bags did not show up in the conveyor, I was a bit sad, and wondering what to do…as there was absolutely nobody who looked helpful around me, nor no American Airlines agents…nor AA desk….anyway after checking with at least 5 people, I was finally convinced that my bags are going to Merida not here.

The flight was just fine…I had a cheese burger for lunch, and a cup of tea. The flight attendant was just okay, but I will give him D+ or C-…just he was not into his job…but sort of tired of doing what he was supposed to do.

The other thing was…I had absolutely no money with me. I was planning to go to the bank in the morning, or get some cash at DFW…hoplely at the Bank of America ATM…and totally forgot. Well, thanks to my debit card, I could withdraw Mexican Peso, which is 8th currency this month, and there is 500 peso in my wallet…which should be around $50 in US.

November 1, 2008

I am on my way to Mexico city from Dallas. This is my very first visit to Mexico, and I should be very excited…but not really….with no reason. Good thing is…I am in the business class. Yes, almost all of short distance flight by American makes me enjoy the business class. I just ordered a good cup of tea in the real cup, not a plastic one. There should be a lunch provided in a few minutes, which will not be the case in the economy class.

Looking down from the airplane, there are millions of the houses…all look the same. Life is funny sometimes, people are struggling to make ends meet so that they can keep those tiny space or their belongings…and I am one of them.

After coming back from this intensive Asian trip, I was just feeling so weak. I was not sick, nor I was not feeling bad…just I felt so weak. It should come from the tiredness and jet-lags my body had to suck in. It has passed 7 days, but still my body is not functioning as it should be.

結婚して２年・・・とちょっと、そういえば自宅でファーストフードを食べたことはないなーと・・・。
うちのスタッフと話をしていたときにふっと出た会話ですが、
みんなは意外と１週間に２度３度は夕飯がファーストフードだったりするらしいです・・・。
それだから太るんだ・・・と思いつつ・・・・。

昨日は一花が庭で蜂にさされて・・・。
少し腫れているくらいで、
今朝にはかなりよくなりましたが、
昨日は大変でした・・・。

新しいソファーを買ったので古いソファーを売ることに・・・。
いえにたっくさん使わないもの・・・があったので
アントネラと張り切ってガレージセールをすることに。
金曜日の朝と土曜日の朝。
金曜日朝の７時にガレージを開けたらなんと、
そとで待っている人たちが・・・・。
これにはびっくり。
使わない椅子や机、
それに自分たちには・・・ガラクタ？に近いものも並べて・・・・。
椅子も机も・・・靴も・・・かなりの売れ行きのようでビックリ。
始めの３０分で１５０ドルくらいは売れたかなあーと。
アントネラは張り切って午後もする気合ですが、
なにせ１００度近くになる猛暑。
きっと午後は一時閉店するはず・・・。