It's been a while since I have posted which in itself has been bad. This week, I have spent time cleaning my desk and moving into a new cubical. Always an interesting experience/event... cleaning up that is. I happened to find a copy of Top Spin that Bec Cartwright's husband signed, a business card from a talent agency from the time a talent agent spotted me in a Manila nightclub asking if I could star in some big movie or TV show (I think it was Manila's Most Wanted), some old training courses (remember the 7 Habits?) and even some CD-Rs. (These are the things that came before HD-DVDs, which are now subsequently out of date).

The first 2 months of the year have been a blur. February was a real blur. Things started with a business trip to Taiwan (specially Taipei). From what I saw, there was a lot of rain, a really tall building and some great street food. Traveling for work isn't always fun as work tends to get in the way of the travel...

I also traveled to Tokyo (where I went to my usual kebab shop in Shinjuku) and also Seoul in Korea. It was also my first visit to Korea. I got to see the office and the hotel, which incidentally is possibly the best hotel I have stayed in. The Park Hyatt rocks. I had a desire to eat Dog, but never found it.  I did manage to find Starbucks and also some Korean BBQ (though, I think in Korea, it's just called BBQ.. actually, it's probably called something else entirely considering most people don't speak English except for that lovely lady at the hotel reception that told me to call her anytime) Something interesting I ate in Tokyo was milt. It was so good, I went back for seconds. I would bore you with the details, but all I will say is that I think I have a feeling I know how women who really love their men (or are being paid a lot of money) feel while on their knees. Do I really need to paint a picture?

Winnie and I did manage to get away a couple of times during the month. Over Chinese New Year we went to Krabi in Thailand. Absolutely loved the place. The limestone cliffs were amazing. Food was cheap and the place wasn't as sleezy (I looked for the associated red light areas, but couldn't find any). I haven't updated my flickr site for a while, but this is one of the first things I will put up.

Later in the month, my family traveled to Hong Kong for my aunty Lucia and Uncle TC's wedding anniversary. It was good to catch up with family. My nephews have grown. Kevin has a lovely girlfriend that at least to my understanding he doesn't have to pay for (see photo below of Kevin trying to explain this to Nana) and my grandmother is still looking well for her age. Kevin and I are trying to tie up another Eurotrip later in the year with Nana. Hopefully this works out considering I don't need a reason to travel (I am fairly certain I inherited this trait from Nana) and Kevin is now living in London. My aunt was also looking great, considering she is still being treated for lung cancer. Seeing the number of friends and family members there that night, made me appreciate even more how the people around you shape your life and that its a cardinal sin to take for granted your loved ones.

As a family we had an opportunity to take some "professional" photos in a studio. Ok replace studio with "dodgy looking corner of a factory building". I am yet to see the photos, but I am told they looked good. What was interesting was that the camera man had an expensive camera (Canon) and used auto-focus. Now, I am not bitter that I wasn't asked to do this task (for free), but I did manage to take some semi-decent photos on the anniversary dinner night (again, I need to upload them to Flickr).

Next week, Winnie and I are off to Japan for a short trip. Tokyo, Hakone and Kyoto will be our stopping points. I am then back in Seattle at the end of March. Will update you guys along the way.