Updates

It's been over a month since my last post and for that I apologize.  I have been both busy and lazy.  Lazy in the mornings and busy in the afternoons.  I realize now, why I have been so lazy.  As a result of my diet, being cheap = not buying meat, except for eggs.  I have been consuming a lot of carbs and it is finally catching up with me.  That means, I am often tired and I don't feel like doing anything.  In order to fix this, I have bought MEAT!  So far it is working.  I am also doing this sweet workout from crossfit.com .  It doesn't look like much sometimes, but the way to do it is to go through the workout as fast as possible (within reason) and take as few breaks as possible.  The first time I did it, I was sore for a couple days.

In other news, I purchased a new camera.  Well, Jennifer's father bought it for me in the USA and then took it over to Taiwan to give to me.  I paid him for it.  I really like this camera, it is a brand new Canon PowerShot A1100 IS.  When I say brand new, I mean the camera came out onto the market last month.  It is 12.1 Megapixels with a 4x Optical Zoom.  The lens is 6.2-24.8mm 1:2.7-5.6 .  It also comes with a tripod.  When I heard that, I thought that it was going to be one of those tripods that professional photographers use.  Not to worry, it isn't.  It is only about 3-4 inches tall.  I haven't fiddled with it a whole lot, but I plan to this weekend, when I go to the beach.

As for my big trip that I'm planning on taking in August through Asia.  I'm still undecided about where to go in China.  Obviously, I want to hit Beijing and Xi'an.  But where else should I go if I want to end up in Vietnam.  I thought about Lhasa, but that might be a little out of the way.  The Stone Forest might be cool.  Lucky for me, I still have over 3 months.  However, the only troublesome thing about the trip so far, is the fact that I can't get a visa to China in Taiwan.  So I can do one of two things, add South Korea to my list and get my visa there.  Or, go to Hong Kong and get it.  Personally, I think South Korea would be a better option, not only have I not been there, but it is right next to China and I can take a ferry there.