Archive for ‘ December, 2011 ’
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Shopping after Christmas?
Retail stores in the U.S. are so crowded the day after Christmas. Many people come for returns and for bargains. (Probably, not as bad thes…
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Beautiful sunrise..
Today is the last day of my vacation on the island of Kauai. As usual, I went to the gym to do my daily exercise routine (In fact, they r…
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Christmas, time for giving and for hope…
Christmas, the biggest event of the year (I believe) in the U.S. is over and people are getting ready to party for New Year's Eve. As I wro…
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Taking a stock of activities…
I finished taking the stock of my own activities in 2011. This "inventory" in the last week of December has been my annual activity in the…
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Few days before I feel at home…
One thing that I have noticed whenever I travel overseas (mainly for pleasure, but sometimes for work) is that it usually takes few days for…
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Christmas spirit…
I participated in Christmas church service two days in a row. On Christmas Eve, I joined the celebration held at the Grand Ball Room at th…
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Davos in a month…
Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2012 is about a month away. As always, many notes, teleconferencing etc. have been exchanged to …
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Holidays in full swing…
Christmas Eve is tomorrow (it is still Friday in Hawaii where I am) and this weekend is such a big holiday weekend, most significant for fam…
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Christmas family party few days early..
As in the past several years, I was invited to my friend's house for the family Christmas party. This year, it was a few days earlier than…
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Celebrating 90th birthday!
December 22 is my father's birthday. It is his 90th birthday this year. As I knew that I would be out of the country, I had sent the birth…