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On My Way Home

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

I arrived back in Hong Kong today. The drive back was more tollerable. The country side here is really beautiful. Such lush trees and mountains. I do wish the drive was one hour and not four though.

I really like this part of the world. One day I would like to own a home in Asia. I want my family tobe introduced to this culture as I was.

I have always been influenced by Chinese culture. When my great grand parents emigrated to Winnipeg from Ireland they lived in downtown Winnipeg, China Town. At this time, both Chinese and Irish emigrants were poor. I had five great aunts. Only my grandmother married, the others war brides.

All five sisters were heavily involved in the Chinese church. They helped many Chinese emigrants when they first arrived to Winnipeg.

When I was young, my Grandma’s Chinese friends were invited to every Christmas dinner. My dads friends growing up were Chinese as well.

Its not surprising that my career lead me here or that I live in downtown Winnipeg.

I am leaving for Canada tomorrow morning. I’m ready to come home. I will be bringing the holiday collection back with me.

You can view some of the styles on my facebook page

I really have not updated the site recently, too busy. I have a photoshoot scheduled for when I return. The site will be updated soon after.

The next few weeks are going tobe really busy for me. I have a trade show this weekend and after that I have to start working on opening the new store at St Vital Centre.

Travel Log

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Dinner was good last night. I like seafood, especially here. Its really fresh. The shrimp is about the size of a small lobster. The crab was good. It’s called hairy crab and it does have little hairs growing on it. They serve it plain and its steamed. No sauces and it’s really tasty. Not a ton of meat though.

We both ate and drank too much. So that was fun.

I bought a detox foot-bath online before I left. I bought it in China and they delivered to my hotel. I bought my first one in a year ago. I’m totally into it. It is the coolest thing I’ve ever owned. I use it every second day.

If you don’t know anything about the ion foot-bath. It’s a detox machine. You soak your feet in a tub of tap water with a bit of table salt. You hook your self up the the machine and it drains the toxins from your body through your feet. The feet are considered the second heart. I think it is because of all the pours in them. You could soak any part of your body but the best results come from the feet.

The sessions are a half an hour. That is the time it takes your blood to circulate once through your body.

I used to have alot of food allergies. like yeast and glutton. Using the bath has cleared that up. I had skin problems. There gone too. It also drains the fat and sugar out of your blood system so it is good for weight management as well. There is literally a layer of fat on the water when I am finished. It cleanses your organs so your metabolism can work efficiently.

The water looks pretty gross after. Sometimes its green or black or brown even red. Depending on how you have treated your body before the detox. The colors of the water mean different things. Like black specks in the water means you have heavy metals in your system. I think this comes from prescription drugs. It also can be tar if you are a smoker.

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