DADDY AND ALEX VISIT MACAU

                        

On the 24th of November 2011, Henry and Alex went to Macau (a special administrative region close to Hong Kong) for a special father-son time.   They spent two days there and had a great time.  They lodged at Rocks Hotel, a victorian-style,                                                                                                              5-star hotel located by the ocean.  They had a special lunch at the 360 Cafe, a rotating restaurant on the 344m-high Macau tower.

Henry and Alex at the Macau tower.

Fun ride 

Relaxing outdoor 344m high

 They also did sky walk at the tower, and later visited some other places of interest such as the Race-car Museum, and the Fisherman's  Wharf.  

Alex at a park near the Grand Prix Museum

Alex driving a Grand Prix race simulation

Henry at the Fisherman's Wharf, Macau.

Furthermore, they had important discussions regarding growing up into adulthood.  Alex is growing up to be a young man and we are grateful to God for that.

SUMMER 2011 IN MAINE, U.S.A

The boys had fun at the Chicorua pool.

We spent our summer 2011 vacation in Maine, U.S.A.  It was a wonderful time.  We arrived in mid June and a few days later, went camping with the Mcarthys.  We camped at the Chicorua Camping Village, a place that had many conveniences for some of us who are not serious campers.  The have good bathrooms, a tuck shop, game room, and even a swimming pool.  The Mcarthys brought a huge camper vehicle and two boats with them.  We took many rides and went fishing in the Chicorua river.  We had many meals together and shared quite some fun time.

Alex and Andrew going fishing.

Our local church family, Christian Life Church (CLC), was very gracious.  We are always ncouraged by that church family.  They accepted us as though we had never been out of the country.  Yet we had been gone for two years.

Harlon and Chika relaxing after breakfast.

Back from camping,  we spent the rest of the time with Joni.  There were many household parties, some hosted by us, others hosted by our friends.  The Mcarthys and the Wengerts had us over a number of times.  Also, we were invited to a Hawaiian Luau hosted by Sheila and Tom in Rochester, New Hampshire.  In addition, Alex and Chika had a number of sleepovers with their friends.

Tammy and Christine at Water Country.

Joni and Tammy at the Hawaiian Luau

Alex learning to use the riding lawn mower.

Breakfast with the Mcarthys.  In the background is the Chicorua river.

We are back to Hong Kong now and have started the new school year.  In fact, the first quarter just ended last week and we have now enter into the second quarter of the first semester.  We are well.

Anniversary At Cheng Chau Island

Tamari and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary two weeks ago at Cheng Chau Island in Hong Kong. We went to a quiet resort-type place known as Bethany House, right at the peak of Cheng Chau Island. Our actual anniversary date is March 23rd, but I was in Nigeria for my dad's funeral and Tamari was in Malaysia at that time.

It is amazing to realize that we have been married for 15 years. It feels like we just got married 'yesterday'. We are grateful to God for His blessings over our lives and family and for the gift of our our wonderful children, Alex and Chika.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

My dad, Mr. Apollos Eze Alozie passed away on February 20, 2011. He was about 105 years old, the oldest man in my hometown.

Despite his age, he was in good health and sound mind up t

ill few weeks to his death. He was a kind man. Although he put himself through school, as his parents did not have much money or fully understand the importance of education, he was generous. He took many of his nephews 'under his wings' and ensured that they got, at least, a basic education by taking them to live with him and paying their tuition as they went to school.

He later got married and started his own family. He cared for his family and made sure that we, his children, were educated, even though he was not rich. I remember in 1981 when he was preparing to build a new house and had even prepared many cement bricks for the house.  I had even gone once or twice to help clear out the construction site. Then the result of my university admission test came out and I had passed. My dad left the whole idea of building a new house and channeled his money towards my university education. He never built the house he had intended.  However, I praise God that today we have a better family house than the one my father had planned. 

Christmas 2010 & New Year Vacation

The Christmas/New Year vacation was spent in Hong Kong. We visited a few places of interest inHong Kong such as the Science Museum and also did some fun things such going on a bicycle ride. We rode a total distance of about 30 km to and from Tai Po and had a family picnic while out there.

We also went to a location called Lion’s Rock to a public barbeque area and had a barbeque. It was a funny time because we got there and realized that we had chosen a wrong day to be there. The whole place was full of people and we could not find a BBQ pit to use. It was New Year’s Day and almost everybody was on holiday. So many people were getting together with their family or friends or club members and having a BBQ that day. We ended up sharing a pit with another group of people.