Well, your reply is very early for me, considering my last response to you was two years late…
I have been doing well and managed to make bit money from the financial market lately, guess the
recession will be over soon, thank God. I’ve just attended a friend’s wedding in Shenyang, an
d really enjoyed the warm, peaceful atmosphere of the wedding ceremony, life is so nice, particu
larly for those in love and getting married, I envy them.
I am watching the TV drama 闯关东 in Singapore, one episode a week, have you watched it ? It is
so fascinating to follow the footsteps of those pioneer citizens of our north-east China experie
ncing the mainly painful, sometimes delighted migration history. I know there are two major migr
ation movement in modern Chinese history, 闯关东 and 下南洋. My great great grand parents were f
rom Shandong, they may have experienced the same difficulty and suffering when they migrated to
my new homeland in the north-east frontier, so I am glued to this show each Sunday night. My bro
thers some how found my ancestor’s small town in Shandong and plan to pay a visit one day, I am
look forward to joining them on the historical return trip!
I know your home town is in Heilongjiang, are your ancestors migrated from somewhere else ? It’
s always interesting to me to find out one’s family origin.
Talk to you again, take care…