The Choi's in Philly

One of the great joys of travelling is to have friends to visit in different cities. Today I got to see the Chois: Lucas, Jenny and Greg!

Lucas is now a 2-year-old boy. It been a bit more than 6 months since I last saw him. When I came in to the house, he was running around without pants on. He looked at me for a few seconds before he put up a big smile and asked me if I wanted to play with him. He is looking more and more like a boy than a baby compared to when I last saw him and he speaks a lot more this time. Jenny speaks to him in Chinese so he is now bilingual somewhat but inexperienced as I am, I still need to rely on Jenny to interpret for me.

Kids are so lovely when you are in their accepted circle and when they are not grouchy. Today Lucas happens to be the best kid in the universe. We fed him (or rather his parents fed him while I played with him) and he insisted on eating raw onions only to find out they did not taste as nice as they look. He ran around the house and danced with daddy and mommy (man, he's got talents!) He then took a bath happily with his duckies and other toys. He smelled sooo nice afterwards and his skin was as soft as Korea tofu...(hehehe..)Soon it was bedtime for Lucas. It was Greg's turn to tug him to bed so he faithfully picked up the story book to lie down with Lucas. I kissed him goodnight and told him that I will come back to see him soon...

Now the adults... Jenny and I have known each other for almost 20 years so we can always pick up the conversation where we left off last time (even if we don't get to see each other as often as we would like to). She is the youngest in our group but she was the first one to get married and also first one to be a mother. She has certainly grown even more become mature now being a mother (she was always been the more responsible one anyways). Everytime I see her, I regret not having visited her more often and I realize how much I miss having her in my life. We have not lived in the same city since 1994 but we managed to stay close in each other's lives. I am so happy to see that she has a loving husband, a lovely child and an amirable family. I asked if she would move back to California soon and she answered with the same question for me. Well I guess it will be awhile before we settle down in the same city again. Until then, I will continue to enjoy having the Choi's to visit when I come by the East Coast... See you all very soon!