June 2010

Two signs that summer has officially begun: 1) the boys' shaved heads and 2) spending most of our free time in the pool. As we will be spending all of July in Taiwan to be with Ama and Agong and brush up on the boys' Chinese, this was our last month with the Mons, who will be repatriating back to New York in July. In addition to our usual Sunday get-togethers, we piled on bonus rounds of dinners, BBQs, scrabble games, and a special sleepover for Will and Keith. Good luck, Mon-sters! HK just won't be the same without you guys...

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Yangon, Burma June 2010

Every year around June 12 (the day we met), we try to take a trip together without the kids. Ama and Agong flew in from Taiwan and stayed with the boys while we were away - this year, to Yangon (Rangoon), Burma, via Bangkok. In its heyday, Yangon was a real crossroads between East and West. This is apparent in its architecture, a mix of shimmering pagodas and stately European columns. The people are warm and laid back and religion plays a very big part of their everyday lives, in a very secular and relaxed way. As it was a short trip, we spent all our time in Yangon, but would love to return one day to venture outside the city. The best part about the trip was, of course, returning home to our boys.

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