Overdue update!

Darn that Facebook! That's where I've been doing most of my updating, so I apologize to anyone who likes to follow along here.

No news on the medical front, but it is getting time to have a follow up with the doctors. Not my favorite thing to do. I feel fine, and have not been experiencing any problems.

I am continuing in the credential program at Brandman University (nee Chapman), and just took my most recent round of CSET tests. These were on Preliminary Educational Technology and were pretty lightweight for anyone with decent computer experience. Oddly enough, they didn't ask about keypunches or batch processing in Watfiv...

Unfortunately my class this term falls on Tuesday nights, which means I have to take a leave of absence from Camerata. 8 weeks with no singing! Que lastima...

On a more positive note, Elaine and I had a terrific trip to visit Derek in Hong Kong over Christmas break. We were there for 10 nights and enjoyed every minute of it, seeing many of the sites. Probably the most impressive was the giant Buddha at Ngong Ping on the island of Lantau. That is one big Buddha! The cable car (overhead tram) back down to Tung Chung was remarkable as well. It was very cloudy, and there were times we were practically fogbound. I would love to do it again on a clear day. From some videos I have seen you get a view all the way back to Hong Kong Island.

We stayed in an apartment in the midlevels with a gorgeous view of the skyline. It was right off of the "travelator", which is a combination moving sidewalk and escalator that goes down the hill in the morning and up the hill after 10 am. It was a godsend! We would go back in a heartbeat, despite the 19 hour flight.