Today, I saw an Anole lizard (蜥蜴) on my deck near my plants.



Apparently, it didn't like me taking a bunch of photos of it, because after awhile, it scurried off.



I like these lizards because they eat insects (like roaches and flies).

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R0X14waUhk

This year, I am planning on visiting the sites of Guilin (桂林) , Kunming (昆明), Dali (大理), and Lijiang (丽江) China.


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlZy89FOKn0

I've only seen photos of the Li River of Guilin, the Stone Forest of Kunming, The three pagodas of Dali, and the old city of Lijiang, plus the Bai (白族), the Naxi (納西族), and other minorities living in those areas.

Should be an interesting and enjoyable trip - everyone that I've spoken with who has visited Guilin has really liked it.

There are so many fantastic and historical places I'd like to visit in China, I'd better plan a trip every couple of years.  I'd like to see things such as the ice festival in Harbin, the Shoshan stone carvings in Fuzhou, Suzhou, the War Memorial and old city wall in Nanjing, the Panda Park in Chengdu, the Zigong Dinosaur Museum, The Leshan Giant Buddha, and since Americans are usually not allowed into North Korea, I'd like to go up to the border from the China side to take a look.

I just bought the Canon HV30 - it's a hi-def video camcorder.  I don't have even a standard definition camcorder, so this means I will be able to upload some video to www.youtube.com.  

I'm going to test it out this weekend - I had been using my father's camcorder.  He doesn't know how to use it very well and even taped his foot while walking around a night market in Taipei!

I also bought several blank tapes, spare batteries, and an external battery charger.  I've wanted this for awhile.

Happy Mid Autumn Festival!

(zhōngqiūjié)
中秋節
中秋节

(Happy Chuseok)
추석
秋夕

月見
つきみ

Tết Trung Thu

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA6dxLeWFo

A friend of mine told me that her mother works at a 5 year old hospital in New York City.  Strangely enough, in one room, recently 6 patients have died one after the other.  The scary part is that all of the patients prior to dying have claimed to have seen an Asian woman in the room's bathroom.  The nurses say there aren't any Asians working that department/ ward.

On Sunday night, the hospital had a bio remediation crew come in and seal off the room to begin a full decontamination. The crew went on break, but the crew chief stayed behind to work on some things.

He comes out of the room and says "look, I thought I told you nurses to stay the heck out of this room. You're not wearing safety gear, so stay out".

The nurse says, "Ummm, none of us have gone in there".

The chief says, "I just SAW one of you. I'm telling you stay out of here".

The nurse replies, "What did she look like"?

The chief answers, "She had long, flowing black hair".

The nurse explains, "Well, look, hospital rules state that any of us with hair that comes below the jawline must have her hair tied back at all times. You could not have seen one of us in the room".

The chief responds, "Whatever, stay out...ack"

He clutched his chest and collapsed. They did everything they could to resuscitate him, but he died on the floor. Massive heart attack.

That makes 7 dead, and a ward full of nurses that will no longer walk into that room.

That makes me wonder - is the Asian woman a ghost of a patient or nurse?  Does this Asian ghost even know what year it is?  Or is she a possessive ghost who wants to keep the room all to herself?  Or does the woman want justice on a crime that happened in the hospital?

Reminds me of both "The Eye" and "Ju-on: The Grudge"....

(As far as I know, this story is entirely true and happening right now....).

我 有一個朋友告訴我, 他的媽說在一個紐約疑雲有一個鬼巴七個人都嚇死了!

人人都說看見了一個亞洲人, 除那個疑雲沒有亞洲人做事!