Trajectory

For some reason, some have doubts that I'm ever returning to the US. Don't be silly now! Everything in life is transient, and so is my stay in Bangkok. The reasons for me to be here are wrapping themselves up and I have family and friends to return to. Here are my plans for the next month.

I have one week to say goodbye to my Capoeira group, to my Salsa community, and all others who are a part of my life now, as I fly to Hong Kong next Friday, the 6th. I'm going to visit my friend Hang in Guangzhou, China. Guangdong is a region that claims the record for having the most factories (density) in the world. The area is so dense with factories that Hong Kong's skies, far far away, have turned hazy as if forest fires were raging all day and all night on the hillsides of Lion Rock and Victoria Mountain. Recently elected Tsang, the first to be elected rather than appointed since the Chinese turnover, has promised to clear up Hong Kong's skies. Empty political promises I think.

After my time in Guangzhou, I'll fly to Taiwan where I'll observe my father doing consulting work. I should have been interested in his work a long time ago, for without it, I would not have such a lucky life as I have today. "It's never too late," is a saying that doesn't work here. What about when he passes away? If I wait and wait, it could be too late.

Finally, I should be arriving back in the US, taking care of some business in Albany before May roles around.