Jen here. Mom left over a month ago, but I still want to write more about her stay. :) We so enjoyed having company; Mom was a little taste of home and familiarity.
Roy and I wanted to have Mom's stay be similar to a holiday celebration. We'd have lots of snacks around, lounge on the couch, talk and play games. So we did. We played many a Scrabble game and a few other choice games as well (Rummikub, Pounce, Chinese Chess). Check out our travel-size Scrabble board in the photo. Also, notice the yellow chess clock on the side? Yeah, we used it to ensure I would not take hours to make my next word...It was needed.
Another fun aspect of Mom's visit was that she got to see our everyday life. Roy and I still had Chess classes to teach and our normal life happening, so Mom got to experience that. We made sure to take a few rides on the tram and walk along the streets of the less-touristy HK. Here's a bike Mom shot a photo of...we see these all the time. Did you know this bike can carry three propane tanks? Yes, one hanging on each side of the rear tire and one in the front basket? Interesting way to transport propane tanks, eh?
Roy often mentions the unique blend of new world and old world ways in HK. They have trucks, cars, cranes, construction equipment, etc...but in order to transport bricks up the large set of steps by our apartment, they put them in baskets, hang two baskets on a stick that is put over their shoulders and then haul them up the steps two at a time. They do this all the time (not just with bricks). One evening, Roy had two bags packed full of chess sets, a printer, chess clocks, etc...and he had to bring them home (and this route entails many steps). So, he borrowed one of the bamboo sticks that the workers used to carry the bags up to our apartment. I didn't know about this until the next day when Roy said he needed to return it. We snapped a picture then. Enjoy!
Roy and I wanted to have Mom's stay be similar to a holiday celebration. We'd have lots of snacks around, lounge on the couch, talk and play games. So we did. We played many a Scrabble game and a few other choice games as well (Rummikub, Pounce, Chinese Chess). Check out our travel-size Scrabble board in the photo. Also, notice the yellow chess clock on the side? Yeah, we used it to ensure I would not take hours to make my next word...It was needed.
Another fun aspect of Mom's visit was that she got to see our everyday life. Roy and I still had Chess classes to teach and our normal life happening, so Mom got to experience that. We made sure to take a few rides on the tram and walk along the streets of the less-touristy HK. Here's a bike Mom shot a photo of...we see these all the time. Did you know this bike can carry three propane tanks? Yes, one hanging on each side of the rear tire and one in the front basket? Interesting way to transport propane tanks, eh?
Roy often mentions the unique blend of new world and old world ways in HK. They have trucks, cars, cranes, construction equipment, etc...but in order to transport bricks up the large set of steps by our apartment, they put them in baskets, hang two baskets on a stick that is put over their shoulders and then haul them up the steps two at a time. They do this all the time (not just with bricks). One evening, Roy had two bags packed full of chess sets, a printer, chess clocks, etc...and he had to bring them home (and this route entails many steps). So, he borrowed one of the bamboo sticks that the workers used to carry the bags up to our apartment. I didn't know about this until the next day when Roy said he needed to return it. We snapped a picture then. Enjoy!
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Looks like fun, Jenny.
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