Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year.

How time flies!!!!  The holiday seasons is finally coming to an end. Living in China means that holiday doesn't end with the New Year. There is always the Chinese New Year to top it off. 

Christmas was spent lovingly in Shanghai. Low profile at best. I enjoyed the low key environment.  

@Waldorf Astoria Shanghai. 

@ Charles Gremillion's holiday party. 

NYE took us to HK. But I got sick for 3 days since Jan 1. What a damper!

@ NYE dinner at Blue Butcher with David Kilpatrick. 

@Savva to do my final farewell to Michael Luk. He moved back to Shanghai for a job at Hyatt. :-(

Then there is also my birthday. 3 separate celebrations was tiring me. 

With Jenny Chen celebrating OUR birthdays. 

@ El Patio with Daniel, Julia and Mark

@ Kappo Yu with Zarra, Amanda and Serina. 

A week later, work called me to attend an internal conference in Istanbul!!!  How marvelous to have someone pay for me to visit one of my top 3 wish list?! I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a bit short for me. But I still cherish my visit. 

@ Hagia Sofia

@ Basilica Cistern

The Bosphorus Straits. 

Anyway, this was a quick recap of my last month. It was fast but highly memorable.

We are off to Melbourne and Sydney for the Chinese New Year holiday! Seeing family and revisiting old stomping grounds with Jim will be an interesting break for sure. And the warm weather! Yeah!