Fun Stuff ;-D

Màn Màn Zǒu 慢慢走

20th June 2026 (Post-G7 & Pre-Solstice) ;-D

Dearest Ms. 昆明 Kate … 谢谢 (xièxie) for getting goofy w/ me 昨天 (zuótiān) for a super refreshing TGIF 聊天 (liáotiān) !! ;-D I hope my joy was self-evident and I’m very much looking forward to seeing you & other VIAs this summer / fall. ;-D

Show & Tell

Great-Grandma’s Shoes

Cheers for indulging my urge for show & tell !! ;-D Below is a photo of my Great-Grandma’s Ruby Red Slippers and also my aunt’s book about my Maternal Grandmother, both of which I held up for the camera during our chat …

“There’s no place like home (家).” – Dorothy ;-D / Wizard of Oz

The Ruby Reds were bequeathed to me by my Auntie Dora and the book was gifted to me when I visited my mom’s childhood home in Taiwan … another story for another day !! ;-D I can’t wait to come home for true round-table TGIF w/ you and any other VIAs we can eek out of hiding !! ;-D I’m going to click the heels of my Ruby Reds 3x just like Dorothy. Cuz there ain’t no place like 家 … 是不是 (shì bu shì) ?! ;-D

VIA 家 1995 -97 !! ;-D

Life in the Slow Lane

VIAGals: Anna-Sophie, Viv, Patty, Amy in 青岛 Qingdao / 嶗山 LaoShan 1996 !! ;-D

Let’s please now 慢慢想想 (mànmàn xiǎngxiǎng)about our VIA 家, shall we ?! ;-D I humbly put forth a few snaps and names here, hoping that we can get more peeps ensnared in our VIA Storytelling Project … I’m in “hot pursuit” !! ;-D

“I’m in hot pursuit !!” – Roscoe P. Coltrane ;-D

Friendly VIA 家 Pursuit

Ok maybe I’m in friendly pursuit. ;-D I wonder if anyone is in touch w/ VIA 家’s Michael Paganucci (sp? / 青岛建功学院 / VIA Vol extradited back home in ’89). Michael had been whisked back home to California a good 6 years before my punk-ass turned up in 青岛. He was one of my favorite penpals. I hope he’s well and I’d be thrilled to interview him if anyone can find him. ;-D

廈門 Xiàmén / 福建 Fújiàn

VIA ’97 ShindiG

Alrighty … now for friendly pursuit of my VIA cohort & barely-younger siblings !! ;-D I’ve no idea who had the guānxì 關係 to organise the early 1997 VIA Vol PRC Shindig but holy smokes that was incredible … many thanx to whoever sussed that gig … Fēicháng gǎnxiè … 非常感谢 !! ;-D

I wonder if VIA could help find any of the peeps above ?! I’m in touch w/ Patty and saw her in the VIA Storytelling DB, which is fab. ;-D Below are some 1st names & (VIA posts). I hope everyone is well and I’d love to see any of these peeps w/ in the realm of this project !! ;-D

VIA PRC ’95 – ’97

Fiona (Changsha)
Yuen (Beijing)
Davina & Alex
David (Ma AnShan)
Amy (Xi’an)
Wendy (Wuhan) – not pictured on this post

VIA PRC ’96 – ’98

Bill
Neahga
Anna-Sophie (Beijing)

Special shout-out to my 青岛建功学院 FAO LiuXuMing & Jen !! ;-D

I’d love to add more photos but the process is too time-consuming due to my emotional overdrive. :-0 And I need to get serious about clicking my Ruby Reds !! ;-D

活着 (Huózhe) “To Live”

Finally. Here’s the film (trailer) that I mentioned during my interview. Shout-out to Jim (non-VIA) for getting it into my hands …

活着 (Huózhe) “To Live”

… I believe I left that VHS tape in my apartment. I hope it got played enough times that the tape eventually snapped from kindly rewinding … that’d be a venerable retirement. ;-D What an extraordinary film !! ;-D When my pal Jim insisted that I have it, I had no clue what the hell he was on about. Oh To Live. And to learn. Thanx Jim … where ever you may be. ;-D

谢谢你们的 / 我们的合作 !! ;-D

Xièxie nǐménde / wǒménde HéZuò !! ;-D

Thank you for y(our) cooperation !! ;-D

Hope to see y’all in the Golden State soon !! ;-D

XXOOXXOO … V! ;-D

Dear Humanity

Goldilocks & Adobe HQ

Get Spanky Widdit

Credentials

Helen’s 50th BDay Quiz

The Other F Word

Odile’s Playground !! ;-D

Black Mamba

Màn Màn Zǒu 慢慢走