Happy Holidays
I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone 圣诞快乐 (Merry Christmas) from China. My posts have been lagging quite a bit lately, and I just wanted to let all of you know that you are in my thoughts and that I miss you.
Things here are going quite well and I will try to start posting to the blog regularly to fill you in on all the new stuff. Christmas has been…..ummm….painful. I detest the Chinese version of the holiday in which people do nothing but spend cash. Many people think that the holiday in the states has been comercialized. The holiday in China is at a whole other level. I detest the shopping centers that have transformed the day into a spend-a-thon via dozens of sales and promotions, and I detest all the hotels that offer banquets at 10 times the normal price. Anyway, we are almost through the holiday season, and life will be back to normal (until Chinese New Year starts 
)
My love to all…..
Andy
December 24th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Andy! So good to hear that you are okay and still alive in China. Give me a call when you get the chance, preferably at a normal hour Hawai’i time! Happy Holidays! Love and Aloha and Big Hugs.
December 24th, 2006 at 11:56 pm
Good to hear you’re still alive and well
Sorry the holiday sucks so much there, but hey, just look at it this way: even if banquets cost 10 times as much as usual, that’s still half what they cost here on a normal day!
December 25th, 2006 at 6:20 am
Way to go, Andy! Those lines from you mean so much. Keep ‘em coming. We love you and miss you. Mom
December 25th, 2006 at 7:44 am
Can’t say that the holiday season here has been any different. E-mails telling you of sales, sales, sales and more sales. I’m sure that its on a whole new level over there though. Hopefully you are getting some good quality time with your girlfriend. It’s nice to see a post from you in such a long time.
I know that you’ve been following along at least on my side of things. Wish me luck this week as I head to class at ASA. Should be fun. At least I’ll be having buddy passes and such and even be able to ride on any skyteam aircraft. Maybe this year round, I’ll be able to visit. I’m suppose to be based in LAX. We’ll see if that changes in the next 3 months knowing the business.
Talk to you soon!
December 25th, 2006 at 8:51 am
It was great talking to you last night! Nice to hear everything is going well at your end..looking forward to seeing you in April! (grandpa’s still unsure about his schedule). Mikey emptied the pool….its very difficult to drink and pee at the same time you know….he also left you a present in the jacuzzi. Weather is great for december, only in the 50′s…Krista still needs 3 winter coats though. We share your views about the holiday’s being an excuse to take advantage. Up yours….ching chong
Rachel and Grandpa
p.s did you get the chanukah bush into your apartment?
December 25th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Hola Andres!!
Estoy muy contento de recibir noticias tuyas. Me alegra mucho que estes bien y entiendo tu descontento con esta comercializacion de las Navidades alla. Sin embargo esto pasara muy pronto y todo volvera a la normalidad. Te deseamos aca en Casa Medina todo lo mejor en estas fechas Navidenas y mucho triunfo en el ano venidero! Tu amigo, ‘el anciano’.
December 26th, 2006 at 7:50 am
Hi AJ – Glad you’re starting to blog again. Happy Holidays from everyone here. We miss you. We played catchphrase last night – could have used your talents.
December 26th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Well 圣诞快乐 to you!
Aloha Uncle Gary
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Glad to hear from you again AJ. Hope to hear more from you in the future! Have a great year!!!
January 11th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Cousin Summer….same to you. The communications here are still majorly messed up so it might be a while before I can get calls out….much love
Justin…..good point
Sara….miss you too
Elijah…..Good luck at ASA….hopefully you will get in the air soon!
Rachel & Grandpa Jerry……Nice talking to you too…..and no Chanukah bush this year
El Viejo……lo mismo para ti
Dad…..Miss you too
Uncle Gary….thanks
Alan Strauss…..Same to you