Congratulations to my cousin Connie Swenson (nee Hsu) and her intrepid archaeologist husband Ed, on the arrival of their new bundle of joy, Ellie! She is my paternal grandmother's first great-grandchild and my first "first paternal cousin, once removed".

--
Banazir

Lee Family Reunion 2006: China
A Tronkie Travellogue
Day 21: En Route (Beijing, China - Manhattan, KS)


Beijing International Airport - one of my usual "farewell" snapshots.
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( China, all the way to New York )
( Morning: DVD shopping )
( Early afternoon: getting ready to go )
( Movies on a plane )

--
Banazir

Lee Family Reunion 2006: China
A Tronkie Travellogue
Day 15: Beijing, China


My fifth aunt (Kai-Ming), uncle (Kai-Fu), grandmother, mother, and cousin Melody, at the Temple of Heaven.
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( Ten Below: family whereabouts )
( Dinner visitors )
( Farewells )

--
Banazir

Lee Family Reunion 2006: China
A Tronkie Travellogue
Day 9: Beijing, China



( A day at home )
( Memento )
( Caveat emptor: airlines and ISPs in China )

Lee Family Reunion 2006: China
A Tronkie Travellogue
Day 7: Beijing, China



( Another day at home )
( Dinner at the Jade Garden )

--
Banazir

Lee Family Reunion 2006: China
A Tronkie Travellogue
Day 3: Jade Garden Restaurant, Tian An Men Square and the Great Hall of the People



( Wee hours: the neighborhood )
( Morning: Secret Asian Man )
( Noon: a visit from a family friend )
( Lunch menu )
( Discussions on the Internet in China )
( Afternoon: open indoor market )
( Evening: a concert at Tiananmen Square )

( Computer problems update )
( Corruption in WinXP MSDN-AA images )
( Good replacement power supplies for Dell Dimension desktop PCs )
( A better way to reboot a VOIP box )

--
Banazir

Happy 2^6th birthday to Banamum!

As it happens, I am 2^5th this year, so from now on, she will always be less than twice my age.



( More photos taken or scanned this year )

--
Banazir

My cousin Flora Peng (Peng Buo) in Champaign, IL, on 22 Aug 1993, age 3
(Click for full-size photo.)

( Flora in January, 2005 )

In other news: My hp psc 1350 All-in-One works now. And it only took 6 years for me to get a stable, fast scanner!

--
Banazir

Pursuant to these stories about my great-great-grandparents, here is a picture from Pingdu in 1929 to inaugurate my LiveJournal Scrapbook:


(Click to enlarge.)

My father's mother is pictured among the seated, third from the left. She's nearly 16 in that photo, though she doesn't look it.

--
Banazir