Meeting WX's Parents and Sons

Monday morning, April 28, 2008 Singapore.

After lunch yesterday, WX and I got a cab to his flat at the National University of Singapore where he's a professor. We originally met in 1990 in Beijing (I think) where he was a lecturer at People's University and I was visiting with a group of students from Hong Kong where I was teaching for a year. Eventually, he made it to Anchorage to get his MPA at UAA and then he went on to the University of North Carolina to get his PhD. Then he got a job in Singapore.


He and his wife XR, who also studied in Anchorage, now have two sons. Most exciting was finally getting to meet WX's parents who are living with them here in Singapore.




He and his wife XR, who also studied in Anchorage, now have two sons. Most exciting was finally getting to meet WX's parents who are living with them here in Singapore. We took a group picture, but I think all the squirming and fussing before hand makes for a better picture.
Then XR and WX and I went to Sentosa Island, an artificial island that is now a tourist attraction, with beaches, a water and light show, cable cars, golf courses, private residential plots, etc. We had a snack at one of the beach restaurants and then went to the water and light show. Kind of touristy, but it was nice to sit and talk in the evening along the water.


I got to swim this morning before breakfast and now I'm headed for lunch with WX and some other faculty at the University. J has his exam at 2, then later we'll have dinner with some of his classmates.