hi everyone!

i am finally back in taipei now... did anyone miss me?  still remember me?  it was very nice to be able to go back to the US, but i really missed asia! 

after performing in las vegas, we got to stay a few more days to spend time with some friends who flew out to vegas, and my dear dad.  we watched a whole bunch of great shows, including an awesome show by mr. jacky cheung.  although most of the talking was in cantonese (so we didn't understand much,) and he had problems with the head-microphone, it was still wonderful to be able to hear 學友哥 sing live again, and i also saw some familiar faces (jc fans) there who i'd like to say thanks to for being so supportive and sweet.  it was also my dad's first time to attend jacky's concert, so he had a terrific time too... however, we heard about jacky's unfortunate news a few days ago, and would like to send out our deepest condolences and support to him and his family.  i know jc fans will be a great pillar of support for dear 大哥, and i hope everyone who reads this will take the time to observe a moment of silence to pay our respects.

after vegas, i got to go home to texas for a while.  it so nice to be able to drive and walk around without wearing a hat or keeping my head down.  some of my friends from school also came to meet for dinner, and i also got to see many of my parents' friends, my 'aunties' and 'uncles,' most of which i haven't seen for many many years!  we got to go to 2 Rockets games, where i saw clyde drexler again, (the other time was backstage at the venetian in vegas.)  we also went to the space center out by nasa, and moody gardens, very cool...!

i also got to go to attend the wedding of one of my very best friends... it was really beautiful, held in costa rica.  we stayed in a lovely villa that was just a short walk to a private beach, and also got to do a canopy safari tour, which was a lot of fun, SAFELY zip-lining and rappelling over the canopy (of the rainforest) and i got to practice my spanish!  the ceremony was really beautiful and sweet and funny, and it was my very first time to be a bridesmaid...  ^-^  i also got to see my other friend's 3-month-old baby boy, he is SO adorable!  congratulations, guys!

well as of now, i am still suffering from allergies and jetlag, so i've been nearly falling asleep at random times during the day and early evening but then finding it difficult to sleep at night...  nonetheless, i will still be attending today's events in 宜蘭 and 羅東.  hope to see you all soon and hope you will forgive me if i look sleepy or swollen, bc no matter how i look, i will still be happy to see you all again!

<3 

留言翻譯 courtesy of 'cloud':

大家好

我現在終於回到台北了...有人想念我嗎？還記得我嗎？可以回到美國真的很開心，但我也很想念亞洲！

結束在拉斯維加斯的表演後，我們和飛來維加斯幾個朋友以及我父親待了幾天，我們欣賞一些很精彩的秀，包括張學友一個很棒的表演，雖然大部分是說廣東話（所以我們懂得不多）以及他的麥克風有些問題，但可以聽到學友歌現場演唱仍然是棒的，我也看到一些熟悉的面孔（學友的歌迷），對於你們的支持和這麼貼心，我想對你們說聲謝謝。這也是我父親第一次聽學友的演唱會，所以他有一個很棒的時光...然而，我們在幾天前聽到了關於學友的不幸的消息，想致上最深的慰問及對他和她的家人的支持，我知道學友的歌迷對於大哥的支持會是最大的支柱，我希望每個讀到這件事的人可以花點時間默哀致意。

之後，我回到德州的家一陣子，可以開車和走路到處晃而不用戴帽子或是低著頭實在太棒了，一些我在學時的朋友和我見面一起吃飯，我也和我父母的朋友，叔叔阿姨們見面，大多數我已經很多年沒見面了！我也去看了兩場火箭的比賽，在那裡我又遇見了崔斯勒（另一次是在拉斯維加斯威尼斯人旅館的後台）我們也去了NASA的太空中心和暮迪花園，非常酷...!

我也去參加了一位非常好的朋友的婚禮...真的很美，在哥斯大黎加舉行，我們在一棟很美麗的別墅，距離私人海灘很近，and also got to do a canopy safari tour，那真的很好玩，SAFELY zip-lining and rappelling over the canopy (of the rainforest)，我也練習了我的西班牙文！典禮非常的美麗，甜蜜和有趣，這也是我第一次當伴娘...^-^！我也去看了另一個朋友三的月大的男嬰，他實在是太可愛了！恭喜了，朋友！

至於現在，我仍然有點過敏和時差，所以我很容易在白天的任何時候想睡覺，但晚上很難睡著...不過呢，我仍然會參加今天在宜蘭和羅東的活動，希望可以很快的見到你們，如果我看起來很想睡覺或是浮腫的樣子，希望你們可以原諒我，因為不管我看起來如何，我依然很高興可以見在到你們！

恩...那兩句我看不太懂...所以就沒翻了...
不好意思啦...（是在樹林理學泰山用藤蔓盪鞦韆嗎？）
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reply courtesy of 'emma':
那個canopy safari tour好像真的是類似在樹林裡學泰山盪來盪去XD
這個活動是當地發明的，有興趣的可以去這個網站看看，eVonne應該就是去那兒：
www.canopysafari.com