Around the world

While we poke fun at the president/vice-presidential candidates who may be our elected leaders oh the United States, children, women, and men face countless daily attacks... the Darfur conflicts continue... and natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, continue to afflict southeast Asia...

Yet another excuse?

men can't sleep as well, so they lose "brain power".Why can't they just admit that women are smarter than men! :) hehe.

Korea and China

Actually, in response to a comment to my previous post, the hairdo was double the price as I flew to Korea (not Switzerland) to get it done!

As always Korea was magnificent. I stayed at the lovely Lotte World Hotel (but did not pay for it as my father did! :) and did not attempt to go to the attached amusement park). But how much I love shopping, getting my hair down, and meeting hot Korean male models while I'm there. Yes, the last bit is true. I went to a bar which apparently a model agent owns and where only model wannabes are hired. just for looks ladies. No worries, I also had the chance to take a more educational trip to a village - GwangJu - famous for its historical landscapes, including temples and kings' cemetaries. While the sites were interesting, I ate sooo much because the food was incredible! We paid a driver about 80 USD to drive us around all day to the different sites. 1 1/2 days was enough I think. but some people stay longer.

Then I was off to China - Beijing only. The smog was the first thing I noticed. I ended up going with a Korean tour group. Yes Korean. so the tour guide talked for HOURS in Korean about the different sites: Forbidden City, Great Wall, etc. My favorite? the great wall of course. the pictures are breathtaking but being there and seeing the expanse of it for myself... even more incredible.

My other fave part was meeting a famous New York Chef - Daniel Boulud. Thanks to my friend who happened to be out there while I was there. and by happenstance, his friend who knows Daniel was also there... so wha-la. I visited his new restaurant in Beijing, had delicious coctails, and toured the kitchen... my first restaurant kitchen tour ever. how excited was I?

So those are the highlights to my 2008 Asia visit. 2010, see you in Korea and... :)

Another year

Wow, has it already been a year? how time flies! Keep your eye out as I am going to update my blog with some more travels this year. And well, apparently I still bug my friends with the random articles so rather then filling in the in-box, I'll be posting my randomness here.

I only hope this year's trip will be just as relaxing and peaceful as last year's trip to Switzerland... well, at least I will get my hair done the way I like it...:)

Until then my friends, if anyone is still reading...

I don't know why

but it always strikes me when a well-known leader, such as Boris Yeltsin, passes on... an end of an era... and yet another sign of my aging...

Yeltsin was a contradictory figure, rocketing to popularity in the Communist era on pledges to fight corruption — but proving unable, or unwilling, to prevent the looting of state industry as it moved into private hands during his nine years in power.

Yeltsin steadfastly defended freedom of the press, but was a master at manipulating the media. His hand-picked successor, Vladimir Putin, has proven far more popular even as he has tightened Kremlin control over both Russia's industry and its press.

Where are the single men?

for us wonderful, beautiful, successful single women? according to this map, hello Texas and CA, here I come! ;)

R.I.P.

Mr. Kurt Vonnegut.

The author of at least 19 novels, many of them best-sellers, as well as dozens of short stories, essays and plays, Vonnegut relished the role of a social critic. He lectured regularly, exhorting audiences to think for themselves and delighting in barbed commentary against the institutions he felt were dehumanizing people.