Jan-Feb, 2011/Taipei & Florida

We returned to our normal routine of being the world’s most active youth soccer parents.  By the time Jay and Rowan finish high school, Rajjina and Sareet will have gone to over 1000 youth soccer games, but we are sure we will miss it when it is all over.   Rowan was particularly proud to put up the life-size poster of his soccer idol, Lionel Messi, in his room.   Jay took a break from his club season to play on the JV High School Team, and he was moved up to Varsity at year end, which was an exciting experience for him.   He did that with his friend Austin, who dad’s both played Varsity Soccer together at the same school over 30 years ago.

Sareet took a quick business trip to Taiwan and China.  It was interesting having a free weekend in Taiwan to visit the National Palace Museum.   In the 8 years, since we lived in Taiwan, the most amazing change is the number of Chinese tourists that visit now.  Ironically, they are able to see many of the treasures that were “saved/stolen” from China by Chang Kai-shek in 1949.   The irony is that much of this would probably have been destroyed by Mao and his followers during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960’s, but now it is preserved for Chinese tourists to see in Taiwan.  Sareet also was able to attend the company Wei Ya or  Chinese New Year’s party for the first time in several years.

During the short President Day long weekend, the Kinlins were our guests at Camp Rajjina.  It was fun to hang out with our Shanghai friends at our new house and spend the days jet skiing, water skiing and tubing. Having 6 young boys and two old boys (Sareet and Clark) on the lake for the weekend was a great time.  We hope to see many more of our friends come down to Florida and visit.

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The Majumdars