不孤單的農曆年 Chinese New Year

這是我親愛的老婆大人陪我過的第一個新年與情人節
去年的此時 我們依然只有email的緣份而已 ... 今年的此時 I couldn't ask for anything more

2.12 五 小年夜
我半夜還要上班...Work Work Work 一點都不像過年

2.13 六 除夕 
和叔叔家人朋友一起吃年夜飯 很感動
沒有真正的在加拿大過年 很喜歡許多人團聚在一起的感覺

2.14 日 初一 情人節
帶老婆參觀Pacific Mall和看Avatar 3D
Mall有點無聊 不過喝了很多珍珠奶茶 吃了很多魚蛋和牛肉丸
下午太無聊 就決定看Avatar了 $14.50的電影票看三個小時 電影還不錯看
晚上到T&T買菜 大概是老婆一天最高興的時刻了 努力的採買

2.15 一 初二 Family Day放假
在家看新年綜藝節目 休息吃飯睡覺

2009 Recap, 2010 Resolutions

I am still slowly accepting the fact I am back in Canada and returning to normal life

I have organized most of the photos, but choosing what to upload (or blog about) are the difficult parts

Before 2009 has disappeared from me, I want to recap a truly unexpected 2009, and plan great things for 2010

What I Did in 2009

• Celebrated my first Chinese New Year in Taiwan since 1996, with extended big families
• Bought a "new" used car
• Travelled to: Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls, Bruce Peninsula, Montreal, Quebec, Mont Tremblant, Hong Kong, Taiwan
• Volunteered more at Tzu-Chi/慈濟, and attended community events and Pearson Runway Run
• Recovered in equities and more, and able to donate more
• Watched more Blue Jays, and last season of Roy Halladay as a Jay
• Obtained Microsoft database certification, to improve myself
• 結婚了 Found a girl, made her my fiancee, and married her
• 開學了 只是要唸三年

Funny, I actually met most my 2009 new year resolutions, except losing weight

What I Want To Do in 2010

• Lose weight (will try anyway)
• Do even better financially
• Finish the basement in the house (not doing it myself)
• Travel to: London, Greece, New York, Washington DC
• Honeymoon, aiming for Greece
• Perhaps become a Dad-in-progress ;-)
• Spend my life with Wendy in Canada, and forever!!

Funny, now I'm talking about becoming a dad....

Memorable 2009-2010 Vacation and X'mas Wedding

I have a detailed version of the vacation, down to each day, but that's not what's memorable. These are

2009.12.25 - My beautiful wedding reception
No words can describe that day, or the days of work leading to it, so I'll let the photos speak for me
Wedding Reception Photos
Flickr
Flickr Slideshow

For references, here are the Engagement photos (there are differences!!)

2009.12.31 - Celebrating 2010 with my wife, and our families
Vacation is good, but able to spend it with families (now bigger) is much much better

2010.01.02~01.04 - Enjoying Hong Kong together with my wife, creating new memories
Travelling alone is never fun, so I found my soul mate to travel with me. It has ups and downs, but all I remember are the ups, the food, the view, and most importantly my love

This is one X'mas I will always remember

I am back

Like any vacation, this one is too short, and I miss Taiwan dearly, mostly the people, then weather, and the food. It is a drastic change after flying for 20 hours, from +20C to -20C weather and from vacation to lots of work. And despite being the cheapest flight I have ever paid at $860 CAD after tax, it is still $860 I don't have anymore.

I am glad I made this trip, spending time in Taiwan over Chinese New Year is amazing as you get lots of food all the time, and you meet relatives you haven't seen in a long time without much travelling. I am beyond the ages of expecting red bags as children, however I am grateful for receving them, the thoughts mean more than the money inside.

Jan 23-24, 2009
Travel day

Jan 25, 2009 除夕
回芳苑 紅包

Jan 26, 2009 初一
拜拜 姑姑姑丈 表弟表妹回來

Jan 27, 2009 初二
拜拜

Jan 28, 2009 初三
回母親娘家

Jan 29, 2009 初四
回芳苑

Jan 30, 2009 初五
北上

Jan 31, 2009
花蓮慈濟精舍

Feb 1, 2009
休息 逛街 吃飯
MagV

Feb 2, 2009
Travel day

Feb 3, 2009
Back to Work, lots of it

From Taiwan Chinese New Year

新年快樂 Happy Chinese New Year

It has become a habit to write the unsaid things before I travel, just in case. As I am heading home for Chinese New Year, I can't help to be anxious but at the same time grateful for many things in my life.

To my parents, and grandma, and relatives
Despite getting older and near 30, I still miss the sight of all of you, the feeling that I belong to a bigger family, and I love you all very much. And of course this includes my brother as well.

To my friends
It's another year past by, another year we have known each other, and getting older. It is funny, interesting, complicated, but I am proud of our group, our relationships, laughters and memories

Sincerely yours
Jerry

祝大家 牛年快樂 牛年發財 春滿乾坤福滿門