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Philip:
Like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby (and Dorothy Lamour), I am on the road to Hong Kong.
Having lived for 46 years in England (28 of them in London), I am three months away from a new job and a new life in Hong Kong in August. A year ago, I would not have imagined that I would be making such a life-changing decision. That's what China does to you. I am a naturally cautious person, so why do I feel no fear about uprooting myself from everything that is familiar?
My wife has recently got a job in a cake shop in her home town. She works 10 hours a day for very low wages. It was the only kind of work she could get for the three months to August. She says that most jobs with decent wages required her to commit to at least a year. I admire her. I hope that she will be able to get a job when we are living in Hong Kong, though there is no hurry. She would like to work there. I am not sure what prospects she has, being a Mandarin speaker, with little knowledge of Cantonese.
I think she is finding this separation harder than I am. I get strength from the emotional security of being sure of our relationship and from our marriage. I really miss her though. But she finds the physical separation very difficult to cope with. She finds it hard to sleep. She is alone with her worries. Talking with her every day only goes so far. For her, talking is a pale substitute for us being together.

Martin:
Philip...its been a lot of fun following your story since you first joined us here.  I wish you the best of luck in this new endeavor to Hong Kong.  It must be exciting and a little scary at the same time.  But, at least you will be with your wife all the time.  I am happy for you.

ttwjr32:
Philip,

Sara and I wish you well and much success in your new adventure. I to was a little apprehensive when i sold my
house and everthing had to come here. But in all honesty i havent regretted the move one bit and i think you will
feel the same. Good luck and sounds like you have a winner with your wife. When your here give me a call and maybe
we can get together at times whether here in Guangzhou or Hong Kong. Best Wishes

Ted and Sara

Willy The Londoner:

--- Quote from: 'Philip' pid='38362' dateline='1273530029' ---
Like Bob Hope and Bing Crosby (and Dorothy Lamour), I am on the road to Hong Kong.


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Philip I can see you as Bing Crosby, suave and sophisicated.  And there is no doubt who Dorothy Lamour is.

But who is playing the part of Bob Hope?

Willy

Philip:
Hi.
My wife has rheumatoid arthritis. She is 36, which I think is a little young. She has been suffering a lot of pain in her legs recently. She is over the worst now. She has only recently told me about it. She was worried that I would leave her. I told her I would never leave her. A load has been lifted from her mind and she is much happier.
Her doctor has been particularly useless. From what I understand from Western treatments, there are drugs you can take to ease the pain, and different drugs you can take to reduce the long term damage caused by bone erosion. Her doctor has given her drugs to ease the pain, which have been ineffective, and has told her that rheumatoid arthritis can be 'cured', which I know it cannot.
When we are in Hong Kong, I would like to take her to a Western doctor, to find out about Western treatments, some of which have had a good success rate. Does anyone have any advice about what I should do. I am not against Chinese medicine, but do you know about its effectiveness, particularly with regard to arthritis. I don't want to wait years while she undergoes ineffective treatment, when I can get things started in the next few months with a treatment with a proven track record in the West.

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