My laptop has become a hub of activity for our on-the-road family. At one point this last week we were all using it at once: I was talking with William via Skype on a bluetooth headset, Jenny was reading and writing emails while Maeli was watching a movie in Quicktime in the corner of the screen. The demand for the Powerbook has been enough that I’ve promised Jenny that I’ll get her her own computer soon enough. But what I’m really looking for is an excuse to upgrade to a Macbook Pro and hand this one down. I think she’s on to me though.
We spent this weekend in Huwei, a small town in the middle of Taiwan that you won’t find on many maps. Well, maybe it’s not that small, but it’s close. I spent six months in 1999 in Huwei during my missionary service. It was there that I really started getting a hang of the language and made many good friends. This past weekend, We were there long enough to see some old friends and make plans for Chinese New Year. We’ll be back in Huwei this Thursday for the holiday.
Rather than go through the whole packing ritual just for a one night trip, we kept our room in Hsinchu, left most of our luggage there, and just took a few necessities to Huwei. Oddly enough, we ended up with the exact same room number in Huwei as Hsinchu. Weird.
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Pete is supporting your decision to go pro :) He covets everyone he sees… Just to let you know, with FedEx he gets a pretty decent discount on apple.com, better than the one he gets from Pitt, so if you do decide to go pro, let us know! Hope everything is going well.. and if it’s tomorrow over there, Happy Birthday Jenny!!