This is the third weekend in a row that we have gear piled up on the floor: on Thursday night, Mud throws climbing gear and camping gear in the middle of the room. We talk about going away for the weekend and climb. On Friday, we come home realizing we can’t really just go away, so we spend …more…

前文讲过小奶猫的来历了。不罗嗦了。
星期一长周末出游回来天还亮，心中大喜。鼓足勇气到邻居家问，“我可不可以和小猫们玩儿会儿？”（这岁数一大把，问这样的问题，没有勇气是不行的。）好心热情的邻居欣然同意，并说，“在这儿玩儿，你带回家玩儿，随便你！ …more…

我没猫没狗，所以只能望别人的止渴。常在这里(宠物乐园)偷窥，看久了没贡献觉得惭愧，就拿别人家的猫来讲故事。这次也不例外。最近天灾国难，让大家都很揪心。今天我讲的就是生命的延续。
将近五个月前，我讲过邻家三只土猫–两个小姐妹和一只老黄毛–的故 …more…

[Note: This is a short post I wrote about Ron and Liz’s cat, Purr. He is the mellowest cat I’ve ever met and he is beautiful too. Oh, I love him. I wrote it up and posted on a Pets Forum I visit from time to time.]

这是朋友的猫，名字叫Purr。它是我生平见过的最友好的猫。以前我提过，尽管我非常想养猫，但是不能给猫提供一个稳定的环境，所以不能如愿以偿。 …more…

The “Brits” are known among climbers here (in the US) to be bold and tough. Then I heard my MTB riding partner Bryn referred to himself as an English man. I decided to ask, “what is the difference between a British man and an English man? …more…

Erik’s friend pretty much summed it up. It was his birthday yesterday. We went to Gochi, a Japanese restaurant in Cupertino, with our friends Erik and Jenny. We all loved the food there. My favorite were bbq eel on thin crust pizza, braised pork in cripy rice clay pot, and all the desserts. …more…

Erik and I watched Seducing Dr. Lewis recently and we both enjoyed it.  This movie is about a tiny fishing village in Canada (I thought it was France because it’s in French).  I’m not good at writing movie reviews, so I won’t even try. …more…

(Text Messaging Inbox)
Message 22: Happy Halloween!
Message 23: Er uh, Valentine’s.
From? Oh, who else!
We did not go out to a nice dinner. We did not buy each other expensive presents. Instead, we went to the climbing gym tonight. He and I do not always climb in the same gym. …more…

February 7, 2007 is the first day of Chinese New Year on the lunar calendar. It’s the Year of the Rat. A simple search can lead you to a lot of resources on Chinese astrology and traditions such as this one.
When I was little (maybe twenty something years ag0), materials were not abundant. …more…

Yesterday I was in my chiropractor’s office for my knee problem. We started talking about pronation. In my case, I have low arches in my feet, which has caused some problems in my moving around. Anyway, two points he made I thought were quite interesting:

Parents should keep babies out of shoes …more…

[Note: This is a short post I wrote about our neighbors’ cats. I enjoyed feeding them when our neighbors went on a trip. I wrote it up and posted on a Pets Forum I visit from time to time.]
好喜欢猫。但是我和LG都常不招家，周末总是也一走就是两天，所以不忍心养。正因为这样，每当我有机会和别人家的猫相处，就格外珍惜。对门邻居出门几天，让我帮忙喂猫，我好高兴。这三只猫都是散养在户外的。在我们这个被森林溪流包围的小山镇，到处有bobcats，raccoons,甚至mountain …more…

I wrote this trip report in the air plane back. Partly, this is to document our activities and my observations; and partly, I hope this TR serves as some kind of beta for others who are interested in visiting China. I will include links and resources wherever I can. …more…

Simple. Strong. Sturdy. Not pretentious. Low maintenance. Everytime I look at the ring on my finger, it reminds me of the man who presented the ring to me. And it brings a smile to my face.
I admit, it was not love at first sight. To me, an engagement ring has always been nothing but an anouncement …more…

It only took me seven months.
Last time I updated this website was mid November, 2005, when the Pinnacles season started. Well, for Erik at least. I managed to trick him into going to Joshua Tree on Thanksgiving, but not for long — we returned earlier just so that he could climb at Pinnacles …more…

I’m sorry.

For a month! Boring…

2005
Well, for sure, I will still be climbing. Besides Yosemite, Pinnacles, and Table Mountain, I hope to go to other different places in this new year in front of me. It’s always fun to explore.
It has been a pretty good start so far. …more…

It’s been a while since last time I put up a trip report. I did climb, but only got too lazy to type. We went to Gold Wall a few times and Jailhouse once — all were short trips. Sometimes, we went to Gold Wall with friends and there was lots of chatting and socializing; but sometimes …more…

It is a beautiful day. Allen and I decide to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium with his friends Jacob and Angie, Nathan, and Abrea. I am not a fish person, but I am very impressed with the beauty of the underwater world.
Do you like seafood? Well, I do. …more…

Following are my old photo reports. These were from the early days of my website when I didn’t write much.  But they marked the beginning of my outdoor adventures.

May 24-26, 2003
Climbing: Lover’s Leap

Apr 5 and 6, 2003
Climbing: Gold Wall and the Grotto

Feb 16, …more…