Hong Kong 2002, Pt. 2

 April 7, 2002  Posted in Uncategorized

This documents my travels to Hong Kong to visit some good friends overseas. Also travelling from Japan is Maki Takeuchi who decided to take a few days off as well to all gather. It’s been about 4 years since I last visited, and everything is pretty much the same as before, except we’ve all grown older.

Oh yeah of course the most important thing about this trip – my good friend Tom and Jess have named me the godfather of their daughter Megan Lin… plenty of baby pictures in this travelogue, April 2002.

Woke up next morning, and there was super cute baby, Megan Lin-Zhi-Shan. All baby pictures here. Thanks Jess for teaching me how to hold a 2-week old baby the right way.
View from Tom’s mid-levels apartment
The tram going up to The Peak has its tracks right behind my room
Megan’s mom and Tom’s wife, Jess. She was drawing me a map to the place I should pick breakfast up for us that morning. At the time they were still interviewing for maids to eventually make us breakfast…
Hong Kong taxi
Breakfast was found in a little store selling yummy congee and noodles
The kitchen
Menu? What menu – look on the wall and decide wat you want to eat!
A typical street market in Hong Kong
The insides of another restaurant.
That afternoon I met up with Joseph Chen, who was spending a few weeks vacationing in Hong Kong before heading back to Los Angeles for work…
Megan, Tom, and Joseph
“I think she is asleep…”
“Joe – check it out – she is trying to climb out! “
“Let me take a picture of her”
While no one was watching..
Megan raises her left hand
Tom amazed at how strong his baby girl is…
“I bet you she is going to be just as smart as her dad”
One of the girls was interviewing for the position as a maid, and we decided to give her the ultimate test – cook for a bunch of hungry Taiwanese guys!

The dinner was great.
Jess and the maid-candidate
Next morning, going with Tom and Jess to the pediatrician for the two-week checkup
Grandma Lin.
The first picture I have taken of the new Lin family, Megan, Jess, and Tom
Remember to ask the doctor about the rash, her eating patterns, her sleeping patterns, her baths………..
Checkup time!
Oops – baby drool
Tom and the doctor discussing Jess’ (and Tom’s mom’s) concerns about the baby
Baby looking out the window…
Getting ready to go home!
The building on the left always reminds me of the rubrick’s cube-snake I had when I was a kid…
Taxicabs in Central
Street vendor selling curry-flavored fishballs… even though it was above 100 degrees, it smelled/tasted so good I could not resist
Of course, businessmen as they are, perfect product placement – next to the spicy hot fishballs are ice-cold watermelon juice.