Happy Golden Pig

The Chinese lunar year begins February 18, 2007. It's year 4705 and the year of the golden pig. It's not easy being golden (not every pig is so lucky); it only comes around every 60 years. Cheers to all of us who are able to experience the golden pig. May everyone have a very prosperous new year!

Queen Mary 2

There was a big hoopla about Queen Mary 2, the largest ship ever to sail under the Golden Gate Bridge, yesterday. Thousands of people, lined along the waterfront, cheered and welcome her as she entered the San Francisco Bay.

This morning, as I was getting ready to start my day, I looked out the window and there she was: Queen Mary 2 docked at Pier 27. She was very pretty and HUGE. Everything seemed so tiny next to her.

I decided to check her out during lunch. I joined the crowd and walked down the piers. I thought it was a short walk but it took me almost 15 minutes to walk there.

Note to self: distance seemed a lot shorter from the 30th floor.

People, including me, were wooing and ahhing looking at her. Hard to image anything can be so big and float and move...

It was a short visit for Queen Mary 2 but she felt the love. It sailed for Hawaii tonight. There will be an empty spot on the pier when I look out the window tomorrow morning...