Act I — A retro hotel lobby, evening, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Ms. Suitcase: “Hi, I’m here to check in.”Hotel Man: “Yes, I’ll just need your passport.”Ms. Suitcase: “Here you are.”Hotel Man: “Your reservation is for the 29th and 30th?”Ms. Suitcase: “No.”Hotel Man: “Check out the 31st?”Ms. Suitcase: “No, check out the 3rd.”Hotel Man: “Ok, but…
Rescue in Hong Kong: A Play in Two Acts
Happy Japanniversary!
Chris and Mari are celebrating their First Japanniversary…in Hong Kong! When we moved here I envied the multicolored passport stamps in everyone else’s passports. And they’d only been here maybe a year! I would NEVER have that many stamps! WRONG!! In addition to exploring Tokyo, Kyoto, Sasebo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Yokohama, Kawasaki and of course Yamato…
Falling for Japan All Over Again
Sunshine!! Yay!! The Scoop and I zipped off to Koryo Park by Atsugi Base’s west gate to see if it was fall yet. The park was just on the verge. There were some leaves on the ground, but most were hanging out on the trees still. This makes sense. This week will mark our First…
Historic Pursuits in Tropic Isles
Chris Krueger on Corregidor Island, Philippines Tuesday, 11 August 2009We pulled into anchorage, and waited the normal several hours before we were able to get on the liberty boats to head off to the pier. As usual, there was lots to do before I could leave. But JB, JPATT, and I headed out to Manila,…
Beleaguered by Tropical Storms Etc
October has been a raw-ther stressful month. I try not to sound whiny all the time, which is why I haven’t blog-vented, but I will summarise by saying THREE tropical storms in two hemispheres have conspired to stress me out, plus we had to get rid of our car because of a combination of taxes,…
Four O’Clock! Tea Time!
One of my favorite things about being home is having an almost daily afternoon tea party, especially as it’s getting cooler. Between 3-4pm my mom, sister or I heats up the kettle and someone selects one of the Lupicia tea samples I brought home. Each sample is a perfect amount to brew one pot, and…
Around Town in Texas
The Katy Tigers creamed some team at the high school football game this weekend. What fun! And I don’t mean watching football. Eating nachos with my sis and her beau and our folks and discussing the merits of having kids so we could be those annoying Spirit Moms because it’s probably fun. I forgot to…