Another weekend, another race. This time, we got 3rd in women’s (out of eight), and fourth in mixed (out of 43!). I don’t remember what the men got, sorry!
But the weather was nice, and now we have a nice long break till we race again in mid-June.
So what is this race really all about?
It’s that time of year again… the time when all my weekends are consumed by dragon boating racing. We kicked it off Sunday with the Lamma 500 — the best race in the world, obviously.
Last weekend and through the early part of this week, I went back to Boracay — again for the Boracay International Dragon Boat Festival. Continue reading
On the last leg on my most recent trip — and the impetus for all the travel — I stopped for a long weekend in Chicago for the wedding of one of my good friends from college. The wedding was a blast, and it reunited my college roommates and me for the first time altogether since college — not exactly an easy feat considering we are now spread out across Chicago-San Francisco-London-Hong Kong!
As part of my five-city/two-continent quick tour, I also got to go home to Indiana for a very brief (less than a week) stopover. I didn’t have time to do much other than hit the driving range with my brother, play with the dogs, and eat Mexican food, but really, what else would I need to do?
The weather in Indiana was fantastic while I was there — spring was just unfolding. Just look at the beautiful spring colors looking out from the front yard at my parents’ house!
Sorry for the long hiatus. I went on a three-ish-week tour of five cities on two continents. I was a little busy and then a lot sleepy.
On the first leg of my trip, I finally made it to Chengdu! The wait was totally worth it. A laid-back city, with fantastic food, temperate weather and THE PANDAS. (All photos here.) Continue reading
