Sounds mega busy Lin! I am sure the 70 hours logged is not all spent on the internet forums?!!?? :P

Oh yeah, shame on you! My mom is 8 time zones away! :P Have a great time with mom!

yay!!! hiya david!!!! actually not nearly as much time perusing the forums as i would like =)

how was your visit with your family? i hope you got to enjoy every minute!!!!

i talk to my mom every day but not seeing her has been tough! i really miss her.  was getting all nostalgic for living at home?!?! holy cow!

what will i do when i move away?

It was great to see my parents and sis and cousins again! My aunt could not make it as she fractured her ankle recently (she's in the Phillipines recovering) and my uncle from New Zealand did not come as he had planned to journey with my aunt. Otherwise everything went well without a hitch! My sister just came back today all brown from top to toe from her honeymoon in Thailand!! I jsut got back from Barcelona myself. It snowed on the first day I was there....!!!

I talk to my folks once a week. You will be forced to cope no matter how tough. I am sure you will find another sort of equilibrium in your life when your circumstances change - at least you can still talk on the phone? 

always thoughtful and wise david!!! glad that you had such nice visit.  wow congrats to your sister for getting married. gung hei gung hei!!!! 

i hope that your aunt is doing well!

how was barcelona? i've actually never been to spain or italy and those two place rank high for me in terms of next non-asia holiday!

hope that you are doing well take care!